Ryerson Base wins safety competition
Ryerson Base has won the 2015 Base Competition Award. As part of the Transit Safety Program, a Base Accident Competition was initiated in 1982. Each base is analyzed by how many collision per million miles they have had and that is compared to the previous years performance. The base with the most improved accident record is recognized for their achievement. This year the award was won by Ryerson Base who reduced their collisions by 19.7 percent.
Ideas to Boost Survey Participation Rates
Today we started our series of engagement survey orientation trainings. At the very end we did a brainstorm exercise to generate ideas for boosting participation in this year’s survey. Our response rate last year as 60% which is good enough to make the data valid, but we’d like to see more people participate. For the brainstorm exercise we asked people to write an idea on an index card and then exchange cards 3 times with people in the room anonymously rating each idea on a scale from 1 – 5 where 5… Read More
Interim HR Director provides employee satisfaction from the outside in
It’s not easy to step in to a new role, especially for a short time. It takes an understanding of the job duties, but also an appreciation of its goals and culture. Susie Slonecker has stepped into the role of interim Human Resources Director with just this, as well as an awareness of the work being done and also a positive and collaborative way to improve upon it. A northwest native, Susie first came to Washington for college, attending the University of Washington, Seattle. She returned to her hometown of Eugene, OR… Read More
Executive reaffirms commitment to immigrant and refugee services
Foreign-born residents face particular challenges upon arrival in the U.S., and King County employees have been easing the transition for immigrants and refugees in the area for nearly forty years. King County Executive Dow Constantine visited the Downtown Public Health Center in Belltown Thursday with members of the media to thank those County employees and to show examples of the important services King County provides to immigrants and refugees shortly after they arrive from Sea-Tac International Airport. In light of the national attention immigration is currently receiving, Executive Constantine wanted to showcase… Read More
Social Media Spotlight: King County Department of Public Defense blog
For The Defense tells stories about the people who work for King County’s Department of Public Defense: Their work, the issues they face, the challenges they experience and the successes they celebrate. It looks at the criminal justice system through the lens of public defense — issues of racial disproportionality, the criminalization of people who are poor and mentally ill, reforms that are needed to make the system fairer and more equitable. Finally, it looks at the clients we serve. When we can, we’ll tell their stories, too. Follow the For The… Read More
Featured Job: Industrial Maintenance Electrician
Closing Date/Time: Mon. 08/29/16 4:30 PM Salary: $39.63 – $41.56 Hourly, $82,430.40 – $86,444.80 Annually Job Type: Career Service, Full Time, 40 hrs/week Location: West Point Treatment Plant – 1400 Discovery Park Blvd, Seattle, Washington Department: Department of Natural Resources & Parks – Wastewater Treatment Division Description: This position performs a variety of highly skilled journey-level work constructing, troubleshooting, maintaining and wiring a wide variety of equipment and conducting preventive maintenance programs. This position requires the use of analytical skills in implementing various aspects of process control. The Wastewater Treatment Division is committed… Read More
Kudos! Compassion and respect earn client kudos for public health nurse
This note came to the department’s public inbox this month. For context, many state Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) offices include an office staffed by public health nurses, who are based in nearby public health centers and deliver Maternity Support Services (MSS) and limited family planning services. One of those nurses is Paddee Buzzard, from Federal Way Public Health Center. To Whom This May Concern- I found out I was pregnant early on and was completely scared. I came in to DSHS to take another test and to just talk to… Read More
Tech Tip: Self-Service Account Management (SAM) password tool
King County’s Self-Service Account Management (SAM) portal provides King County employees with a password management tool. It can be used to change your password (required every 90 days), reset a forgotten or expired password, or to unlock your account. Once you are enrolled you will be able to reset your password/unlock account via the King County Self Service Account Management portal (www.kingcounty.gov/sam) or via your Windows login screen using the “Reset Password/Unlock” link under your password box (see Windows GINA tab for more information). Read more at the KCIT Service Center
You may be on vacation, but your public records aren’t!
Three tips to make your life easier and keep our records tidy. King County Information Technology data shows that August is one of the most popular months of the year for vacation. This can result in our King County Electronic Records Management System (KC ERMS) being packed with “Out of Office” email responses – 27,357 right now to be specific! Below are some tips for keeping these and other transitory records from ending up in KC ERMS. No camping: Don’t let “Out of Office” notices camp out in your inbox. These are… Read More
KCIT initiates ad blocking to improve security
In the coming weeks, internet pages may look different as King County Information Technology begins blocking select ads. These are third party ads that can bring malware and viruses into our network, compromise security and/or privacy or take entire programs, systems or operations offline. “Security is THE top issue in our industry right now,” said Ralph Johnson, KCIT Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer. “We’ve had two major incidents in the past four months that caused King County employees to lose an entire day’s work.” This ad-blocking project will drastically reduce the incursions… Read More
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