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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuman ResourcesHuman Resources Presenters: Kathleen Hinman, HR Director Jason Bavuso, HR Manager ▪FY23-24 Proposed Budget Presentation Budget Committee Meeting | May 22, 2023 Department Overview Mission: We partner to develop people and an organization to meet the vision and objectives of Deschutes County. Department Overview •Employment Services •Talent Acquisition •Classification & Compensation •Performance Development •Employee & Labor Relations •Benefits & Leave Administration Department Accomplishments •Enhanced HR support and expertise through the transition to HR Business Partner model, departments and offices are assigned dedicated HR staff. •New HR Manager position filled, resulting in 3 staff promotions. •Succession planning and transfer of knowledge. Department Accomplishments •On pace to complete over 300 recruitments this Fiscal Year. •Completed 2 Director level recruitments. Department Accomplishments •Increased collaboration with union partners, foster a positive relationship among employees and employer. •Concurrently bargained three successor collective bargaining agreements. •DCDAA –Deputy District Attorneys •FOPPO –Parole & Probation Officers •IUOE –Road and Solid Waste Departments FY 23-24 Department Budget Details Total Budget = $2,150,360 Budget Change = 10.80% Department charges are based on budgeted FTE. 23-24 RESOURCES FY 23-24 Department Budget Details Personnel Services: Succession planning for an upcoming retirement. Materials and Services: Increase in cost of services generally and especially for training and education services. 23-24 REQUIREMENTS FY 23-24 Department Fiscal Issues •Increased cost of living and rising mortgage rates will continue to be a factor in attracting talent to the area. •Balance providing robust and competitive health insurance and benefits package while managing the surging costs of health care. •Spiking costs in cost of living, materials, and services, specifically in performance development and training. •Ensuring the Health Benefit Fund reserve stays within policy requirements, given costs of health care are increasing. Short-term Fiscal Issues Long-term Fiscal Issues Current Challenges and Future Initiatives •Employee Performance Review Modernization •Paid Leave Oregon Integration •Policy and Rules Updates •RFPs for Pharmacy Benefit Manager and Deferred Compensation (457 plans) •Transferring and replacing knowledge post staff retirement. •Manual processes within Leave program administration. •Manual processes around benefits enrollment, specifically retiree health insurance administration. Challenges Future Initiatives Health Benefits (Fund 675) •The impacts of inflation, supply chain disruptions, historic labor shortages, and delayed care are creating significant economic challenges for the entire industry. FY 23-24 Division Budget Details •Beginning working capital projected at $5.7M and ending near $3.8M. •The department rate is being increased by 11% this FY with plans to increase by 25%+ in the following year. •Employee premium cost-shares typically make up 5.5% of the full premium rate. 23-24 RESOURCES As of March 2023 FY 23-24 Division Budget Details •Claim spend has not returned to pre-pandemic increases as anticipated. •Claim spend average year over year pre-pandemic was 3.5%, now averaging 10.8%. •FY22 alone saw a 29.3% cost increase. •Covered lives on the plan increased at a higher rate. 23-24 REQUIREMENTS As of March 2023 Thank you The Deschutes County Human Resources Team Make the Work You Do Matter.