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City HR presents 2026 budget focused on paid-family leave implementation, ERP transition and maintaining benefits without new funding
Summary
Chief Human Resources Officer Nikki Odom told the Budget Committee the HR department will implement Minnesota paid family and medical leave in 2026, support an enterprise ERP (Workday) transition, reduce two FTEs under the mayor's recommendation, and is relying on internal savings and self-insurance reserves rather than new general-fund dollars.
Nikki Odom, chief human resources officer for the City of Minneapolis, presented the Human Resources Department's recommended 2026 budget to the Budget Committee on Oct. 7, saying the department is managing several enterprise initiatives without requesting new funding.
"We're not asking for new funding in 2026. We're asking for continued support and confidence in our strategy," Odom said, summarizing an approach that relies on cost management, self-insured medical-plan savings and targeted structural changes.
Odom said HR is a team of about 65 professionals supporting more than 4,000 employees across 27 departments. She described three strategic pillars for the department — "welcome all" (diverse pipelines), "grow leaders" (talent development) and "inspire…
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