Human Resources
Mission
Our mission is to demonstrate and maximize the value of human capital and align it with organizational initiatives, values, and strategies. We provide strategic and collaborative human resource leadership and solutions to recruit, develop, motivate, and retain a diverse, high-performing workforce.
Human Resources acts as a catalyst to enable all employees to contribute at optimum levels towards organizational excellence, employee engagement, and community impact.
Who Are We?
Human Resources is focused on delivering the highest quality customer service. We provide effective human resource management and organizational support to each other, to citizens, and to other customers by:
- Recruiting highly qualified employees for vacancies throughout the organization.
- Administering all employee benefits efficiently and effectively including:
- Medical, vision, prescription, and dental coverage
- Retirement and life insurance benefits through the Virginia Retirement System
- Annual and sick leave accruals
- Wellness programs
- Supplemental benefit programs such as deferred compensation plans, optional life insurance, and flexible spending accounts
- Advocating and maintaining a competitive classification and compensation system.
- Providing and fostering a life-long learning culture and professional development to promote individual success and increase overall value to the organization.
- Partnering with departments on workforce plans, strategies, programs, and policies.
- Ensuring a respectful, safe, ethical, and discrimination- and harassment-free environment by maintaining compliance with employment laws and government regulations, developing policies and procedures, and providing management and employee training.
- Developing, coaching, and retaining valued employees by assuring effective leadership qualities in managers leading to improved employee welfare, empowerment, and growth.
Budget Summary
Funded Positions
Notable Changes
Personnel
- 4.0% Pay Scale Adjustment Effective July 1, 2023
- 4.0% Salary Increase Effective on July 1, 2023
- Decrease Vacancy Savings
Operating
- Software contract increases
Goals/Objectives
- Manage a comprehensive health insurance program that promotes employee engagement and proactive choices through education and online resources. (Service levels 13 and 14)
- Recruit qualified employees to fill position vacancies throughout the organization. (Service levels 5 and 11)
- Retain existing staff to leverage strengths and organizational value while maintaining institutional knowledge. (Service level 5)
- Develop and promote the Talent Management System to enhance our ability to make strategic workforce decisions and increase employee engagement in performance management, succession planning, and learning management. (Service levels 6, 7, and 8)
- Manage a wellness program that promotes employee health and safety through walking competitions, health education seminars, and additional resources to encourage wellness behaviors and decisions resulting in healthier lives and mitigating health care increases. (Service levels 3 and 4)
- Revise, update, and establish policies in the Employee Manual to ensure alignment with the County's culture and strategic objectives and certify compliance with state and federal laws. (Service levels 1 and 2)
- Ensure that our total compensation system is competitive in the region/industry. (Service levels 9 and 10)
- Provide employees with various professional development opportunities through Instructor-Led and Online Training Opportunities. (Service levels 6 and 7)
- Manage and expand the scope of the Enterprise Document Management System to support a secure environment which reduces the reliance on paper transactions and improves customer service. (Service level 15)