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Best Practices in Recruitment, Retention and Organizational

Culture

One of the biggest challenges local governments are facing throughout the State is how to attract,
develop and retain exceptional talent. Constrained resources, rising pension costs, escalating housing
values are just a few reasons that impact the ability to recruit and retain talented candidates.

Cal-ICMA with the help of the Contra Costa Local Government Leadership Academy (CCLGLA) has
created a tool of BEST PRACTICES to help local governments attract, retain and grow talent. The BEST
PRACTICE MATRIX can be found below. You can access all the initiatives or go to the individual initiative
that would best help your organization.

Once in the matrix, you will find the initiatives in the left column and the best practices resources in the
far right column. Just click on the link for those initiatives best practices you would like to learn more
about. While reviewing the document, if you have any best practices you would like to add, please send
them to Nat Rojanasathira, Cal-ICMA Talent Initiative, at nat@danville.ca.gov or to the CCLGLA team at
bmorris@sanramon.ca.gov.
• All Initiatives
• All Initiatives (organized by topics)
• Recruitment Only Initiatives (filtered view)
• Retention and Developing Talent Only Initiatives (filtered view)

• Work Place Culture Only Initiatives (filtered view)
• Engaging Officials Only Initiatives (filtered view)

Special Thanks:
Nat Rojanasathira, Director of Administrative Services for the Town of Danville and Kathleen Trepa,
Assistant City Manager for the City of Concord for sponsoring this team project.

Donna Vaillancourt, Director of Human Resources at County of San Mateo and Nancy Hetrick, Partner at
Management Partners for providing guidance to the CCLGLA team.

Cal-ICMA Talent Development Team for initiating and allowing the further development of this Best
Practices in Talent resource.

CCLGLA Team Members:
Adriane Lee Bird – Walnut Creek, Jason Chen –Orinda, Mike Gancasz – San Pablo, Markisha Guillory –
Richmond, Suzanne McDonald - Concord, Brad Morris – San Ramon, Laura Wright – Pittsburg

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