Did you miss our Lunch and Learn on "How to Write a Great News Post?" You can watch and hear a recording of our presentation below. or view it online in Microsoft Stream.
On January 14, the Department of Digital Service and Open Government held their monthly all-hands meeting. Highlights Christine talked about a new project we are working with to develop a dashboard that aggregates anonymized public comments and sentiments about issues in facing the community. We will be working with a company called ZenCity and are going to get starting...
Digital Turns One! We had an awesome time celebrating our one-year anniversary with all those that could join us on Wednesday at Digital’s first Open House! We were so excited to share some of the projects we’ve accomplished, exciting ventures in the works, plus some fun and engaging demos! Staff members who were not able...
Digital Open House on January 8 Drop by room 207 in City Hall (aka the Enterprise) anytime on Wednesday, January 8 from 11 am to 1 pm for an open house. We are excited to share interactive demos and displays of what we’ve been working on for the past year and THERE WILL BE SNACKS....
On December 12, the Department of Digital Service and Open Government held their monthly all-hands meeting. Highlights How do we communicate as a team? During our last All Hands meetings we talked about our various types of communication platforms (i.e. email, Teams, Trello), whether or not we were using them appropriately, or even at all,...
Visualize the Process At this week’s Learning Lab, our facilitator Judi Brown took teams through the process of journey mapping. Journey mapping starts by compiling a series of actions into a timeline. This involves taking a task, such as applying for a permit, and plotting the user experience. By creating this map we’re combining two...
Welcome to our health topic for December — mind-body wellness. This month is all about reminding you to take time for self-care, with simple ideas to help you lift your mood, beat stress, and enjoy life more. The December challenge is “UnBirthday”. The UnBirthday challenges invites you to give a gift to five different people during...
Digital Digs Over the last several months we’ve been making improvements to our workspaces. In room 207, aka the Enterprise, we’ve taken down the cubicles, added a fresh coat of paint, created a big whiteboard wall, and installed a large monitor for video calls. Sean made some rad posters and installed art to brighten up...
2020 Contribution Limits Announced The IRS has announced retirement plan contribution limits for 2020. We highlight what will change in 2020: • 457(b), 401(k) and 403(b) Plans — The annual elective deferral limit for these plans will increase to $19,500 in 2020, up from $19,000 in 2019. • 401(a) Plans — The annual additions limit...
Did You Remember to Take Your Xantrion Today? Change can be scary, but with a little Xantrion, anything is possible! As of Friday, November 1 Xantrion is San Rafael’s tech support and they have hit the ground running. In a short period of time their tech support style is raising eyebrows and turning heads. “First...
We are pleased to introduce Xantrion, the City’s new technology support provider. They specialize in tech support, network administration, and cyber-security. Over the last few weeks we’ve welcomed Xantrion team members Elaine, Jerry, Clark, Mike, Marlon, and others into our organization to get them up to speed on how things run (and sometimes don’t run)...
Welcome to our health topic for November — diabetes prevention. This month is all about balanced living and healthy lifestyle changes you can make to avoid, control, or even reverse type 2 diabetes. The November challenge is “100 Thanks”. The 100 Thanks challenges invites you to say Thank you 100 times during the month! It is...
As the colours start to change, the days get shorter, and the weather gets colder, you need warmer clothing for your outdoor adventures! Whatever those may be, the Columbia Employee Store is stocked with the latest season’s arrivals from our family of brands, ready to prepare you for all of your autumn activities. City of...
Hello! Sports Basement has a MASSIVELY fun SnowFest event coming up November 2nd at the Novato location. Please share the info below with your members, followers, supporters and families so they can take part in the fun! Here is the main info: Novato Snowfest Event: Sports Basement Novato Snowfest Location: Sports Basement Novato Date:...
Xantrion; what the heck is that?! Xantrion, the City’s new technology support provider, specializes in outsourced IT services and cybersecurity. Their mission is to make effective IT more accessible to organizations like us. Over the last few weeks we’ve welcomed Xantrion team members Elaine, Jerry, Clark, Mike, and Marlon into our organization to get them up...
At the 2019 League of CA Cities Conference in Long Beach, Together San Rafael was recognized for our work in reimagining the delivery of municipal services and presented with the Helen Putnam Award for Excellence.
New Employee On-Boarding On Friday, the Digital team spent the day re-imagining our new user orientation. We dusted off our checklist and brainstormed ideas on how we can better welcome new employees to their technology equipment and resources. Our draft vision: New employees feel supported and excited about their new job. They feel like Digital...
New User Orientation On Friday, the Digital team spent the day re-imagining our new user orientation. We dusted off our checklist and brainstormed ideas on how we can better welcome new employees to their technology equipment and resources. Our draft vision: New employees feel supported and excited about their new job. They feel like Digital...
Managed Service Provider Update As you may know we have been working over the last several months on a procurement to consolidate our support service agreements with a single vendor. We currently have a staff augmentation model that has proven to have several structural inefficiencies. Our goals are to provide City employees with high-quality 24/7 technical support, improve our cyber security practices, enhance our network monitoring...
