City names new HR director
Jeremy M. Lazarus | 2/23/2023, 6 p.m.
City Hall has named Tyrome Alexander director of human resources as part of efforts to rebuild the department and rev up efforts to recruit and retain employees.
Mr. Alexander, director of human resources for Toledo, Ohio, for the past four years, will take over Monday, Feb. 27.
“Mr. Alexander’s leadership and expertise will be invaluable as the city works toward our goal of becoming an employer of choice,” said Lincoln Saunders, the city’s chief administrative officer.
Mr. Alexander, who will report to Sabrina Joy-Hogg, deputy chief administrative officer for finance and administration, will take over an already short-handed department, as the Free Press reported last week.
Based on changes instituted before he arrived, the department only has about half of its authorized 41-member staff still in place, according to employees.
He also faces a city that is still struggling to fill substantial vacancies in multiple departments, ranging from Finance to Social Services.
Mr. Alexander is a graduate of The Ohio State University and has earned a master’s degree from Ohio Dominican University. He has 23 years of experience, including 12 years as assistant director and director of payroll at The Ohio State University and four years as human resources manager for the Columbus Metropolitan Library System.
