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Holiday Calendar

*Please note: if you are a bargaining unit member, holidays are pursuant to your collective bargaining agreement and may vary from this list.

Employee Guidebook & Policies

Learning Organization Statement

The City of Somerville prides itself on being a learning organization. We believe that innovation and growth stem from learning and trying new things. Our goal is to encourage employees to be creative and learn new skills by providing easy access to opportunities for professional growth and development in a variety of ways.

Access to Training and Professional Development Opportunities

The City provides routine training on employment-related policies and best practices.

Department Heads are encouraged to work with staff to assess and plan for a variety of job-related programs to support continued learning, growth, and professional engagement of employees.

The Human Resources Department further supports learning opportunities and access when departmental budgetary constraints may arise. Additionally, the Human Resources Department administers the Non-Union Education Reimbursement Program.

Employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement may be provided opportunities and/or incentives for advancing education and professional growth as outlined in the appropriate agreement.

To make it easier for employees to keep up to date with education reimbursement applications and instructions, the City now has a page with blank templates of employee education reimbursement documents for the different collective bargaining units/nonunion groups, frequently asked questions, and contact details of the HR Admin team.
 

COVID-19 Employee Information