Professionalizing government service; Dumaguete City LGU conducts personnel audit

CEBU, Philippines - The Dumaguete City government is pursuing efforts to professionalize government service in the city by conducting a personnel audit to see if enough and the right people are assigned in a specific job.

Mayor Felipe Remollo said this is also part of the cleansing process of his administration to make sure these employees are the right person to do the job.

He denied purging the ranks of City Hall employees–who are politically aligned with the other political groups–but he is merely validating so that, when there are more employees holding the same position, the rest have to go, and putting more employees in offices needing them.

Remollo further said that, aside from professionalizing, this can also be part of promoting employees who deserve to be promoted especially who have been serving the city for more than 10 to 15 years.

Councilor Lani Ramon, chairperson of the committee on personnel of the City Council, said the personnel audit will determine the skilled and unskilled workers in city hall so they can be placed in the right position.

"It is also aimed at making employees aware of their respective duties and responsibilities in line with the call of the mayor for good local governance," she said.

Councilor Ramon has emphasized the need to maximize and use the expertise of skilled workers presently working at city hall and to replaced those who are not fit in the position, if only to professionalize the service.

Human Resource Officer Ruperto Tenorio explained the personnel audit is in relation to the implementation of the Strategic Performance Management System (SPMS) of the city government.

During the audit, sentiments of employees will be known, their educational backgrounds, everything about the concerned employees.

Organizations have this data to help management with their strategies in preparation to the organizational development of the city. From there, city managers will know the trainings needed to upgrade their skills, among others. (FREEMAN)