Publications and Newsletters
Pinellas County Human Resources offers several publications to keep its employees and retirees informed. We offer the Pen employee newsletter which has been distributed for over 50 years, the Retiree Pen Connection newsletter which is a version of the Pen just for retirees, To Your Health newsletter with wellness updates, and our Annual Report.
The Pen
The Pinellas Employees Newsletter (Pen) offers news and information for Pinellas County employees. Regular content includes features on new hires, service anniversaries, retirements, promotions, Ask HR, and important announcements. The Pen Extra section features employee and family news such as births, weddings, graduations, celebrations, kudos, memorials, and free classified ads.
Email Newsletter
Look in your email box for the latest issue or access the current issue in SharePoint.
- For your easy access and convenience, the Pen is an email newsletter. You can read and scroll through the issue on your desktop, mobile device, or tablet.
- All employees are automatically subscribed to the Pen.
- A link to a printable PDF version is provided for those who wish to print the newsletter.
Pen Submissions
Use the links below to submit items for the Pen newsletter. The deadline is the 10th of the month for the newsletter published at the end of the month.
- To view previous issues, visit the Pen Archives which includes all issues back to 2018 (login to SharePoint is required). If you need issues prior to 2018, please email employee.communications@pinellas.gov.
Retiree Pen Connection
The Retiree Pen Connection is for retired Pinellas County employees and covers topics such as benefits, resources, REPCO, health, and wellness. This newsletter is a version of the Pen just for retirees. This includes all Pen articles except those pertaining only to employees such as employee surveys and learning opportunities. In addition, it includes articles pertaining just to retirees, such as retiree benefits information.
Email Newsletter
Look in your email box for the latest issue.
- For your easy access and convenience, the Retiree Pen Connection is an email newsletter. You can read and scroll through the issue on your desktop, mobile device, or tablet.
- Retirees who wish to receive the newsletter need to subscribe to the Retiree Pen Connection. Please note, you only need to subscribe once to receive all future issues.
- A link to a printable PDF version is provided for those who wish to print the newsletter.
- To access previous issues, please contact Human Resources at (727) 464-3367, option 2, or email employee.communications@pinellas.gov.
To Your Health
Access the latest Wellness Program events, activities and updates. To Your Health also includes educational well-being articles, nutrition, recipes and exercise tips.
- View the current issue of To Your Health.
- View the To Your Health archive for previous issues (login to SharePoint required).
Annual Report
Also see current employee data (demographics).
4/16/25