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Fiscal Year 2004 Proposed Budget

Section C - General Government
Human Resources Department

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TEN-YEAR HISTORY – HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

FY 1995 FY 1996 FY 1997 FY 1998 FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 ADOPTED FY 2003 PROPOSED FY 2004
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS
 
PERMANENT
Full-Time Equivalents 49.5 47.5 58.5 58.3 57.5 51.5 51.0 45.0 44.0 44.0
TEMPORARY
Full-Time Equivalents - - - - - - - - - -
GRANT FUNDED
Full-Time Equivalents - - - - - - - - - -
 
TOTAL FULL-TIME EQUIVALENTS 49.5 47.5 58.5 58.3 57.5 51.5 51.0 45.0 44.0 44.0
 
EXPENDITURES (000s) 5,941 6,052 6,851 6,448 6,607 4,381 4,046 4,244 4,497 4,750
 
REVENUES (000s)
Fees - - - - - - - - - -
Grants - - 54 59 59 18 76 - - -
 
TOTAL REVENUE (000s) - - 54 59 59 18 76 - - -
 
NET TAX SUPPORT (000s) 5,941 6,052 6,797 6,389 6,548 4,363 3,970 4,244 4,497 4,750

FY 1995: Eliminated funding for temporary clerical support positions (1.1 FTEs).
Froze a Personnel Technician position (0.2 FTE) in the Staffing Section for part of the year.
Increased tuition reimbursement to $900 per year.
FY 1996: Added funding for federally mandated drug testing ($6,875) and post-exposure blood-borne pathogen screening ($7,680).
Eliminated funding for administrative support position (1.0 FTE) in the Staffing Section.
Reduced funding and converted from full-time to part-time a Workers' Compensation Analyst (0.5 FTE) and an accounting position (0.5 FTE) in the Payroll and Records Section.
FY 1997: Reduced the maximum benefit for tuition reimbursement from $900 to $700 per year.
Added funding for background record checks ($10,000) and defensive driver record updates ($5,000).
FY 1998: The Human Rights Office ($751,778, 11.0 FTEs) was transferred to the Personnel Department from the County Manager's Office during FY 1998. The actual revenues and expenses for FY 1997 for the Human Rights Office and FTEs are also included here.
FY 1999: Eliminated a Benefits Manager position (1.0 FTE) and a Personnel Analyst position (0.5 FTE).
Froze funding for an Assistant County Manager position in the Human Rights Office (1.0 FTE) and a Computer Specialist position (0.5 FTE).
Reduced funding for tuition reimbursement ($15,000) and County-wide employee development ($10,000).
FY 2000: Changed name to Human Resources Department to reflect the full range of services being provided to employees, managers and citizens and the change in mission to a business partner philosophy.
Completed departmental reorganization with the reduction from three divisions to two, created a single EEO/Employee Management Office, the Workforce Effectiveness Unit and the Human Rights Program Office.
Supported the transfer of the Safety and Workers' Compensation programs ($2,265,017, 4.0 FTEs) to the Office of Support Services, Risk Management Office.
Eliminated one Division Chief (1.0 FTE) position and reallocated the FTE to the Organizational Support Division (0.5 FTE) and the Workforce Effectiveness Unit (0.5 FTE).
FY 2001: Funded the Fair Housing Testing Program in the Human Rights Program Office ($50,000).
Eliminated the Human Rights Coordinator position (1.0 FTE).
Decreased Department of Technology Services (DTS) expenditures ($443,714) to reflect the elimination of DTS charges for data processing and personal computers as part of the transition of DTS from enterprise fund to general fund department.
FY 2002: Funded development of the Intranet ($100,000).
Increased Tuition Reimbursement to $950/employee/year ($50,000).
Transferred Human Rights Office to the County Manager's Office ($455,040, 6.0 FTE).
FY 2003: Eliminated 1.0 FTE from the word processing pool and reprogrammed 1.0 FTE from the word processing pool to an Internal Communications Coordinator position. Temporary employee requirements are now met through contract.
Increased funding for pre-employment background checks ($25,000), added $47,500 to support the automated hiring system purchased in FY 2002 and added $40,000 to fund desktop training.
Transferred Intranet development ($33,000) and the Department's countywide recruiting and outreach ($155,000) to the Department's countywide program budget.
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