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Alterations to the Division of Human Resources Staffing Table-Transfer of Funds.
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Recommended Action: Approve the recommendation to transfer the funds.
Background: Human Resources (HR) employs 17.1 full-time equivalent (FTE) positions within the division. As part of an internal realignment, this request is to reassign 1.0 FTE from the Health and Life Fund to the General Fund (Training Coordinator, position number 20005935) and 1.0 FTE Benefits/Wellness Assistant (position number 20001909) to the Health and Life Fund from the General Fund in 2012.
These reassignments are a result of restructured job duties within HR to streamline processes and continue working toward centralized services. The restructuring is also occurring due to a partnership with an external benefits consultant (IMA) to manage the higher-level, strategic portion of benefits.
The HR Benefits Specialist and Wellness Coordinator positions were paid out of the Health and Life Fund in 2011. With the restructured department and partnership with IMA, only a portion of the HR Director’s and the Benefits/Wellness Assistant will be paid from the Health and Life Fund in 2012. This realignment within Human Resources will result in 15.9 FTEs paid from the General Fund and 1.2 FTEs to be paid from the Health and Life Fund for 2012.
Alternatives: Without this realignment, funding the Training Coordinator position from the Health and Life Fund and the Benefits/Wellness Assistant from the General Fund would not be an accurate reflection of the restructured job duties.
Financial Considerations: There is no overall budgetary increase for this position reassignment. Regardless, approximately $15,236 in budget authority will be required to support the position transferred to the General fund in 2012 and will be transferred from the General Fund’s Operating Reserve (77002-110) to HR (81003-110). An equal amount of budget authority will be eliminated from the Health/Life fund within the Benefits Management (74009-611) fund center.
Policy Considerations: There are no policy implications affected by approving this recommendation.