The Human Resources Department is responsible for the recruitment, selection, evaluation, in-house training, workplace safety, and employee relations of all personnel hired by the city. The city operates under a legally adopted Personnel Plan with written policies and procedures designed to provide capable employees while assuring fair treatment of applicants and employees in all aspects of personnel administration without regard to political affiliation, race, color, national origin, gender, religious creed, age, or disability and with proper regard for their privacy and constitutional rights as citizens. The personnel system provides services for approximately 130 full-time employees.

The City of Elberton is a Drug-Free Workplace.  Policy Adopted 9/6/1990

No employee of the City of Elberton may illegally engage in the manufacture, distribution, dispensation, traffic, possession or use of a controlled substance at any time or place, including, but  not limited to, while at his or her workplace; provided however, that nothing contained herein shall prevent an employee from ingestion of medicine pursuant to valid medical prescription. Any such unlawful activity will be considered by the City of Elberton to be sufficient ground for a serious adverse personnel action, and can result in dismissal from employment with the City of Elberton.