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Neeling used a fictional candidate, \"Jana Gardner,\" to show how the calculator combines required experience, degree-equivalents and job profile to produce a placement step and grade for hiring managers. She said the tool is intended both for HR staff applying standardized rules and for prospective employees who want to see where they would fall on the state's salary schedule.

\"I promise they're not real,\" Neeling said as she introduced the sample resume. She described the calculator's instruction tab and walked committee members through the inputs the tool uses (job profile, experience dates and degree level) to calculate an employee's step.

Neeling told the committee the live demonstration failed to populate grade profiles because the file she used was not pulling from the agency website; she said the tool works properly when accessed directly from the DAS site and offered to email committee members a completed example after the hearing. \"We normally, our analysts across the enterprise pull[ ] off of our website and they don't save it locally,\" she said.

On who can be included in the calculator, Neeling said it covers executive-branch positions only. In response to a question about legislative assistants, she said, \"legislative assistants are not populated in our tool because it's only for the executive branch,\" and that hiring managers could run the tool to get a sense of placement but that HR could later disqualify experience that is not relevant to a particular classification.

Neeling described how the calculator applies deductions and additions (for required experience and degree equivalents) to determine a staff placement step. She emphasized that the calculator is available on DAS's public website for both hiring managers and prospective employees to review and said she would send a completed version to the committee after the meeting.

No formal action was taken during the presentation; the session was informational and the demonstration ended with Neeling agreeing to provide a completed file to committee staff.

Ending: Committee members thanked agency staff for the demonstration and accepted Neeling's offer to circulate the completed calculator example by email.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Joint Committee On Ways and Means Subcommittee On General Government 02/26/2025 8:00 AM","oneSentenceSummary","Jessica Neeling, chief human resources officer at the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, demonstrated the state's equal-pay calculator at the Feb. 26 Ways and Means subcommittee hearing and said the tool is publicly available on the DAS website; a live demo failed to populate grade data and Neeling offered to send a completed example to committee staff.","taxTitle","General Government, Ways and Means, Joint, Committees, Legislative, Oregon","taxId",18636,"location","Oregon","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6310414,"DAS seeks 30% reduction of office footprint by 2027; explores sales, partnerships and childcare in state buildings",2173,2146000,4319000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2403083-65a50294e64ebc2c1b9b02b7e339a92c&start=2146&end=4319","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2403083-65a50294e64ebc2c1b9b02b7e339a92c/thumbnail_2146000.jpg","/articles/6310414/Oregon/DAS-seeks-30-reduction-of-office-footprint-by-2027-explores-sales-partnerships-and-childcare-in-state-buildings","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6310414-dab9aca2d7f29c0602cbb1a00fdc689c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770716508&Signature=C9QEv3orScLIJ5SRp5KCduHYZtoc-PZ~1Ji8xyavLqnLIjGJ6RxMX8dXU5mbX~VAZ4~fJbvXXMbLDR~iqMp1xepxhrTLF5PNzKxOPAVS75vP-sUlpjHJSWCx8M7UNLy2CYwatIIjGrmpapuKKI28gL34UFWcSIX3UCQ0eSrQD3fvBBHvvnk737h0cYyQqFheSerrtllfj2WmYehDBcfZ-EpxTTNw3pXA~n3fB01c5cNLZLHcIWVH40bKRspvCXk-w3xfxNovVwlJxuUrEBbH~Pq4uTAHWaEl5rZUDNzgkoOeHmgeZQ5dW6QratLhLCkDal0G6hwx1lc4LsiQol0tzg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Shannon Ryan, Enterprise Asset Management Division administrator at the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, told the Joint Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on General Government on Feb. 26 that DAS has launched a project to right-size the state's office footprint, aiming to identify a 30% reduction by the end of 2025 and pursue implementation through 2027.

Ryan said the enterprise portfolio includes a mix of state-owned and private-sector leased space. She told the committee the state spends roughly $128 million annually on private-sector leases and about $39 million annually on the DAS-owned portfolio. A 2023 survey of enterprise agencies showed nearly one-third of agencies were using 25% or less of their office space and about half were using 50% or less.

DAS plans to prioritize co-location of like missions, move early adopters into state-owned space where possible and use a new space-utilization policy and a calculator to help agencies plan. Ryan said the bulk of the 30% reduction will likely occur in the private-lease portfolio as those leases expire and agencies consider migration into state-owned facilities; she also said the agency is open to partnerships and public-private approaches.

On disposal and acquisition, Ryan described DAS's appraisal and public-notice practice and a \"clearinghouse\" process that gives other state agencies first priority to express interest in a property, followed by tribes and affordable-housing entities, and then other governments before properties enter the open market. Barry Leslie added that appraisal and acquisition/disposition rules require appraisals and that many equity transactions are subject to statutory or rule oversight.

Ryan described an emerging focus on security standards for public buildings and a strategy to consolidate public-facing services on first floors to improve access and to make building lobbies easier to secure. She said these measures are now a line item in construction budgets.

DAS is also exploring childcare use of state-owned space. Ryan said seismic and other studies determine suitability; where appropriate DAS would provide a basic build-out (a \"warm shell\") and lease to an external operator. The agency said the Portland State Office Building and the Public Service Building on the Capitol Mall are among potential candidates for childcare space if funding and operator interest align.

Ryan described move coordinators DAS provides to help agencies relocate into state-owned facilities, noting the cost of moves is borne by the relocating agency, and said surplus property disposition (furniture, equipment) is handled through DAS surplus operations.

On legal review, Ryan said most commercial lease transactions and lease amendments are reviewed by the Department of Justice; DAS uses templates and submits agreements to DOJ for legal sufficiency. She cited a DOJ review threshold of $150,000 for legal sufficiency review in typical lease transactions.

Ending: DAS said the right-sizing effort is a multiyear project tied to lease expirations and agency planning; staff promised to provide additional details on specific moves and early-adopter agencies on request. No committee votes were taken during the presentation.","DAS has launched a right-sizing project to identify a 30% reduction in the state's office footprint, a plan DAS officials described Feb. 26 that relies on lease expirations, agency planning and possible co-location, sales or partnerships.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6310419,"DAS outlines four workplace categories; majority of executive-branch employees still report in person",894,708000,1602000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2403083-65a50294e64ebc2c1b9b02b7e339a92c&start=708&end=1602","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2403083-65a50294e64ebc2c1b9b02b7e339a92c/thumbnail_708000.jpg","/articles/6310419/Oregon/DAS-outlines-four-workplace-categories-majority-of-executive-branch-employees-still-report-in-person","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6310419-ee0eb9a7f33635295d8f420349fb11fa/orig.mp4?Expires=1770716508&Signature=U4PAWiSkO1igcNfzMg18u4WPSJaaGqsHoYB2tkjWyH0IzDJ1Dw93rYWVFakWbY59Z~BzEQQFwaiFnmo2FgwudCuOwqe9kOUY~ZFLkWMTsV~9SdDiGHKZCi3KdH-UgQm-cHXS4KUGeEjJ0lH-dyOMBDONWoT6LMqCRcKg9mP9OcXw9mnF-e1-nId3rTEgzW-xaXRDjrnLs4jP0e81ehzVA23F~gpA3U20XwMDh4EGnponD1KiQ3NhsHq34XLR54goGKz7A5PvFyvwPIPHNBACYr-dTUcBEMHmQVIfoslkw63G7qQFvHpucpkVgN5KfpcC5n~LvipgIcPwXEcPUPIHcw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Barry Leslie, director of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, and Jessica Neeling, DAS chief human resources officer, told the Joint Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on General Government on Feb. 26 that the agency sorts executive-branch work into four categories: full remote, hybrid, in-office and mobile.

Leslie said DAS evaluates work-location decisions using four priorities: customer service, productivity/performance, retention and recruitment, and employee engagement. \"More than a year ago, the governor said, I want to know that agencies are operating at a just a threshold of customer service,\" Leslie said, explaining that DAS asked agencies to adopt a consistent enterprise-wide customer-service baseline.

Neeling presented data pulled from Workday in January showing that just over half of the executive-branch workforce is full-time in person. She said about 15% of the workforce is full-time remote and roughly 2% of employees are located out of state (the agency counts nearby Washington, e.g., Vancouver, as out of state). Neeling cautioned that a substantial portion of in-person staff are in roles that cannot be performed remotely: \"about 68% of that 53% ... there's nothing we could do to ever have them be anywhere other than their worksite,\" she said, citing correctional officers and field staff as examples.

On screening and hiring tools, Neeling said DAS is not currently using artificial intelligence to screen resumes: \"we are not using AI in our screening at all,\" she said, adding the agency is monitoring developments but does not yet have confidence in an appropriate solution.

Committee members asked how productivity is measured for remote or hybrid employees. Neeling said productivity standards and check-ins remain the manager's responsibility and that quarterly check-ins are required but often insufficient: \"you still have to have what those standards are for productivity,\" she said. She added that managers have tools and practices for regular check-ins and outcome measurement.

The committee discussed a recent Enterprise Information Systems (EIS) expectation requiring employees to be in the office one day per week. Neeling reported that EIS gave more than 30 days' notice before implementing the expectation in January, that the agency saw less than 5% of its employees resign or retire after the change, and that EIS experienced an increase in ADA accommodation requests related to the change; some grievances are active from the initial adjustment.

Neeling said collective bargaining agreements contain telework (formerly \"telework\") language that largely aligns with the state policy and that, in many contracts, agencies must provide roughly 10 days' notice if rescinding a previously allowed remote arrangement.

Ending: DAS staff said they will continue to monitor customer service, productivity, recruitment and engagement data as they adjust workplace policies; the presentations were informational and no committee votes were taken.","At a Feb. 26 subcommittee hearing, Department of Administrative Services Director Barry Leslie and CHRO Jessica Neeling described workforce categories (full remote, hybrid, in-office, mobile), reported enterprise data from January Workday showing a majority in person, and addressed productivity, grievances and ADA accommodation trends.","actionData","errors"]

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DAS chief demonstrates state—equal-pay calculator; live demo interrupted by compatibility issue

DAS seeks 30% reduction of office footprint by 2027; explores sales, partnerships and childcare in state buildings

DAS outlines four workplace categories; majority of executive-branch employees still report in person