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Fiscal Year 2004 Proposed Budget

Section C - General Government
Human Resources Department

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HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
DEPARTMENT BUDGET SUMMARY

MISSION STATEMENT: To make Arlington County the employer of choice.

The Human Resources Department accomplishes its mission by providing human resource leadership and support in order to attract, develop and retain employees who provide high quality services.

FY 2004 PRIORITIES: The FY 2004 priorities of the Human Resources Department are to:

  • Implement year two of the Employer of Choice (EOC) initiatives and continue to make enhancements to the County's total rewards package;
  • Implement recommendations of the Health Care Task Force;
  • Improve recruiting, testing, training and development through enhanced automation capabilities;
  • Develop and implement alternative compensation systems to meet the varying needs and business practices of County agencies; and
  • Continue implementation of comprehensive training and development programs that support County initiatives and the Principles of Government Service.

PRINCIPAL PROGRAMS:

  • Director's Office
  • EEO/Employee Relations Unit
  • Organizational Support Division
  • Employee Services Division
  • Office of Training and Organizational Development

SIGNIFICANT BUDGET CHANGES:The FY 2004 proposed budget for the Human Resources Department is $4,749,636, an increase of 6% over the FY 2003 adopted budget.

Expenditures reflect:

  • Increase of $150,540 for the Employee Assistance Program.
DEPARTMENT FINANCIAL SUMMARY
FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 % Change:
Actual Adopted Proposed '03 to '04
Personnel $2,892,533 $3,121,789 $3,226,904 3%
Non-Personnel 465,825 279,092 276,338 -1%
County-wide Benefits 886,020 1,095,854 1,246,394 14%
Total Expenditures $4,244,378 $4,496,735 $4,749,636 6%
Net Tax Support $4,244,378 $4,496,735 $4,749,636 6%
Authorized FTEs 45.0 44.0 44.0
Frozen FTEs - - -
Funded FTEs 45.0 44.0 44.0

PERFORMANCE MEASURES:

FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2004
Actual Actual Estimate Estimate Target
Mission Outcome Measures
Percent of customers indicating satisfaction with quality of applicants certified for consideration 92% 94% 94% 94% 95%
Percent of customers indicating satisfaction with quality of service provided by HR during recruitment process 99% 99% 98% 98% 98%
Percent of employees who indicate learning was individually and/or organizationally applicable 3 months after training N/A N/A 90% 92% 92%
County employee turnover rate 11% 9.5% 9.5% 9.5% <10%
Percent of employees indicating awareness of total EOC package N/A N/A 50% 70% 75%
Percent of employees indicating agreement that EOC package is competitive N/A N/A 45% 65% 70%

FUTURE BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS:

  • Replacement of our Human Resources Information System (HRIS) becomes more critical with each passing year. Currently, the HRIS is being evaluated as part of the Countywide Enterprise Reporting Planning (ERP) system. Estimates for HRIS replacement range from $1M for a stand-alone system to $8M for an integrated ERP that includes financial, purchasing and human resources systems. Implementation times also vary from less than one year after funding for the stand-alone system to two years or more for the human resources portion of the ERP.
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