Reminder: Is Your Contact Information Current in Employee Online? Help Us Prepare for Inclement Weather Communications

As we enter fall, we know that means winter isn’t far away. And we know winter in Iowa means dicey weather conditions that may force the closure of schools and offices. As we begin to prepare for that weather, we are also preparing for notifying staff of office closures due to inclement weather.

Last spring we asked you for your preferences in how you would like to be notified of inclement weather office closings. The results of our survey told us that you would prefer to be notified by 1) text, 2) email and 3) the agency website. Going forward, we will use these three methods in addition to social media of notifying you and the public of office closures.

To ensure that you receive a text message about office closings, review your cell phone number information in the Agency’s Employee Online system and make sure it is up-to-date. To access Employee Online, sign in to Employee Dashboard and navigate to the Employee Online tab at the top of the page. Please review and update your information by Sept. 30.

We will provide more information about inclement weather as we get closer to winter. If you have any questions, contact the Communications Department.