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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Branch
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Employee Listening Hearing - Department of Public Works
FOR the purpose of inviting policymakers from the Department of Public Works to join Councilmembers for a hearing to provide an opportunity for direct, unfiltered communication from ground-level DPW employees.
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No City policy or endeavor can hope to succeed without the concerted effort of Baltimore City?s dedicated public workers. They are the ones out on the front lines implementing policies, putting plans into action, and directly seeing the results first-hand.
This gives them a unique and valuable perspective that can be a tremendous asset for policymakers. Grassroots employees often have a clear view of the unintended consequences of actions, or the unanticipated opportunities that developing situations create, that simply could not be imagined during planning. But they do not always have a clear avenue to communicate these insights to people empowered to act on them in a timely manner; or when such an avenue does exist, their views can be inadvertently distorted as feedback travels up the chain of command.
Similarly, our hardworking, veteran employees sometimes encounter concerns and issues in the workplace that undermine their ability to effectively perform their duties. But they are not always aware of the proper channels to get these concerns address...
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