Subject(s): Local government in United States in Personnel management. Civil service -- United States -- Personnel management. Local government -- United States. -- Local government in United States -- Understanding human resource management : Introduction to human resource management, historical development of human resource function, legal environment of human resource management -- Organizational considerations : Behavioral foundations of human resource management, planning and policy development -- Staffing : Organizing and designing jobs, analyzing jobs and writing job descriptions, preparation for staffing and recruiting, selecting employees -- Developing employees and measuring work contribution : Orientation, training and development, performance appraisal -- Compensating employees : Strategies and structure, pay and benefits -- Enhancing employee relations and providing security : Identity and resolving workplace problems, labor relations, safety, health and security -- Human resource management