HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
Darlene Rhodes, Interim Department Head
Organizational Chart
About the Human Resources Department
Mission Statement: To create a nurturing environment where people can grow, thrive, and serve in their fullest potential.
Purpose: To attract, retain, and develop top talent by implementing unique approaches to talent acquisition, engagement, and retention
Significant Accomplishments for Fiscal Year 2021-22:
- Implementation of the NeoGov cloud-based recruiting platform, increasing efficiency, optimizing recruitment reach, and reducing manual tasks associated with recruitment activities.
- Successfully collaborated with all stakeholders to develop and implement the County's new Personnel Rules
- Developed and implemented a county-wide training and development program which includes soft, technical, and leadership skills.
- Design and implementation of new employee onboarding program with a focus on increasing connectedness to their role, department, and the county.
Goals & Objectives for Fiscal Year 2022-23:
- Develop and implement countywide succession planning.
- Development and implementation of new employee handbook
- Develop and implement strategies to optimize talent acquisition, employee retention, employee engagement, and employee development.
- Change to department position structure to ensure succession planning of staff. There is no budget impact or change to allocation proposed at this time for the proposed structural change. The department proposes to change both it's HR Technician and HR Analyst positions into flexibly staffed I/II positions during this fiscal year, without funding at the higher position level. This will allow the department to create a structure for succession planning by adding an HR Technician II (senior) and a Principal HR Analyst (HR Analyst II) for future growth.
Summary of Major Budget Changes:
- Incorporation of onboarding, career fair, employee appreciation, and training expenses to support department mission.