About HR

At the City, we strive to create and maintain a positive work environment with opportunities for employees to continue to grow in their careers and experiences. We take great pride in maintaining our caring and diverse work culture to foster collaboration and teamwork across the organization to accomplish our goals and objectives.

Mission
To build, develop, and retain a high performing 21st century workforce whose work advances the mission, vision, and values of the City of Kirkland.

Department Functions
Human Resources is responsible for the successful design and implementation of the following functions: recruitment, training, employee relations, labor relations, compensation, benefit administration, risk management, workers compensation and performance management.