Human Resources

Duties and Responsibilities

The Human Resources Department works together with town officials, department heads, union representatives, and employees in a fair and consistent manner to administer policies, practices, and CBA’s.  This collaborative team is dedicated to professional successes and serving the residents and businesses of Kingston:

• Value, encourage, and support each other.
• Continually improving our individual and organizational effectiveness.
• Anticipate and meet the changing needs of the workforce and Town.
• Champion professional growth, in addition to recruiting and retaining quality employees.

The Human Resources Department is directly responsible for working with the Town leadership and serving the employees with:

• Benefits administration
• Employment opportunities
• Compensation
• Collective Bargaining and negotiations
• Employee Relations and employment policies
• Partnering with Wage and Personnel Board
• Workers Compensation, CORI/SORI, and Unemployment Insurance
• Training Initiatives

The Town of Kingston maintains a sincere commitment to the principles of equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination in all practices to employees and applicants.