HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Increase in Purchase Order for The Palmer Group for Human Resources staffing services RESOLUTION NO. 17489
RESOLUTION APPROVING PALMER GROUP CONTRACTUAL SERVICES
FOR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, the City has contracted with the Palmer Group since November 2016 to provide
supplemental staffing for the City's Human Resources (HR)Department; and,
WHEREAS, during the HR Department's staffing transition while permanent staff was
recruited, Palmer Group provided two human resource professionals to work for the City on a full-
time, temporary basis; those two individuals provided needed HR expertise and allowed for the
City's HR department to continue to support the City's HR needs while searching for capable
individuals to permanently fill the vacancies; and,
WHEREAS, one of the two professionals from Palmer Group was ultimately appointed to
a permanent position with the City, and two additional positions need to be filled to bring HR back
to full staffing; and,
WHEREAS, those positions will hopefully be filled within the next 90 days; in the meantime,
the workload in the Human Resources Department necessitates additional contracted staff time until
the permanent hires are in place; and,
WHEREAS, on May 22, 2017, the Council authorized an increase in authorized funding to
the Palmer Group from$49,460 to $80,000; and,
WHEREAS, it is now recommended that this amount be increased by $48,000 to meet
temporary staffing needs for four more months; and,
WHEREAS, this will cover the remaining time until the permanent positions are filled, and
will also allow for a degree of overlap while the new permnanent staff are trained in their new duties.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that authorization to increase the Purchase Order to Pahmer Group for Human Resources staffing
services in an amount not to exceed$128,000 is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 8` day of August, 2017.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Arm H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Nelson
Seconded by: Betcher
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corneri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 8t" day of August, 2017.