Human Resources

The Human Resources Department assists City departments in developing and maintaining a qualified, effective and diverse workforce and provides employment –related services to the City’s management, employees and to the job applicants. 

The City of Prineville is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not discriminate against an employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, national origin or mental or physical disability unless based on a bonafide occupational qualification. Please notify the Human Resources Department if you need any reasonable accommodation or assistance with any part of our application and screening process. 

Human Resources provides support to managers and employees of the City in the following areas:

• Employee recruitment, assessment, selection and orientation.
• Employee Benefit coordination and communication.
• Classification and Compensation, including development and maintenance of job descriptions and salary schedules.
• Employee relations, including labor negotiations with three organized bargaining units and a non-represented group which includes management/confidential group. 
• Maintenance of employee personnel, confidential background reports and medical records.
• Processing and maintenance of Worker's Compensation records.
• Staffing and succession planning
• Training and development