Primary Department: Human Resources and Talent
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Sakita Douglas, Interim Chief People Officer
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Position
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for discussion and possible action to allocate a limited budget, not to exceed $574,254.83, to augment the staff with temporary employees to support the employee relations, compliance, and talent acquisition needs of newly elected officials transitioning into office.
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Background and Discussion:
Historically, the Human Resources and Talent teams have assisted the incoming elected officials and staff with staffing, compensation, and organizational changes related to their transition, which results in limited capacity for the staff to complete their day-to-day operational functions.
Currently, HR&T has 14 positions in its Talent Acquisition team, 3 positions in its Employee Relations team, and 3 staff in its Compliance team. With the number of job separations and new hires expected with the changes in administrations, the department's focus on those issues will result in major slow-downs or pauses of the work for other departments.
HR&T is requesting one-time temporary funding with the understanding that this is a midyear request. Because Commissioners Court was unable to fund the positions requested as part of the FY25 budget process, HR&T seeks to be as efficient as possible with county resources while still meeting departments' requirements.
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