Although is it but one of eleven strategic initiatives identified by the Council warranting the local government's focused attention over the next year, it is the most important. Local government is a service organization. We can only attract and keep quality employees if we provide compensation, facilities, equipment and a work environment within which each employee can reach her or his potential. Providing these keys to employee success is a simple concept that is increasingly difficult to implement. It is especially difficult because we are part of the dynamic growth of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
Growth strains resources, especially human resources.
We are competing for quality workers within an economy that is soaking up employees at an increasingly faster rate. Some skills are not available in adequate quantities at any price. Others become more expensive by the day. Organizations are creating new recruitment tools to lure employees away from competitors. This proposed budget is an attempt to fit the funding of the Council's strategic initiatives within the existing tax rate.