Directors Meesage 03.28.2007
E-mail to Mayor Alvarez (Re: Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department Recruitment)
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:19:06 -0400
From: "Garrett, Linda H. (MDCR)" <L753@miamidade.gov> Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
To: president@loafla.org
CC: "Alvarez, Carlos (Mayor's Office)" <CALVARE@miamidade.gov>, "Morales, Denis (Mayor's
Office)" <DENISM@miamidade.gov>, "Burgess, George (CMO)" <GBURG@miamidade.gov>,
"Hudak, Alina T. (CMO)" <ATH2@miamidade.gov>, "Smith, Tara (CMO)"
<TASMITH@miamidade.gov>, "Fernandez, Gladys (CMO)" <GF11@miamidade.gov>, "Ryan, Timothy
(MDCR)" <TIMRYAN@miamidade.gov>, "Guevara, Marydell (MDCR)" <CHINA@miamidade.gov>,
"Fernandez, Margarita (CMO)" <FMAGGIE@miamidade.gov>, "Klopp, Lisa (CMO)"
<LZK@miamidade.gov>
Dear President Martinez:
I am in receipt of your e-mail to Mayor Carlos Alvarez, in which you express your concerns about our
targeted recruitment efforts.
While there does not appear to be a problem with the number of applicants for the position of
Correctional Officer (over 5,000 in the past two years), we share your concern that information must
be disseminated throughout our diverse community to increase interest in employment with the
Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department. Please be aware that in addition to our
own efforts, we are also working with the Employee Relations Department and their new approaches
to help us in this area.
Within your email, you also indicated that the telephone number 786-263-JOBS had been
disconnected. While this is not the case, it does appear that there were problems. This concern has
been resolved, and a procedure is now in place to test the phone line regularly. I would like to take
this opportunity to thank you for bringing this matter to my attention.
Again, I welcome your assistance in sharing this information with members of our diverse
community as well as discussing any ideas you may have. Please feel free to contact me at (786)
263-6010 or Acting Assistant Director Nancy Vinock at (786) 263-5890.
Thank you.
Sincerely yours,
Timothy P. Ryan
Director
Miami Dade Corrections