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Victoria County HR presents 2024 annual report showing $36.6 million in wages, highlights hiring and IT upgrades
Summary
Human Resources Director Gianni Cantu presented Victoria County's 2024 annual report to the Commissioners Court, reporting $36,595,807.82 in gross wages, 636 employees on the books at year-end, a 15.09% turnover rate, and plans to evaluate a new HR information system and performance-management tools.
Human Resources Director Gianni Cantu presented Victoria County—s 2024 annual report to the Victoria County Commissioners Court and asked the court to receive the report for the record.
Cantu told the court the county paid $36,595,807.82 in gross wages in 2024 for 926 employees reflected in payroll records and that the county closed the year with 636 employees (excluding election workers and visiting judges). "Our mission is to strive to be a strategic partner in driving organizational success by fostering a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and excellence in human resource practices," Cantu said.
The report said the 636 employees included about 600 full-time positions and 36 part-time positions, and that more than a third of staff (about 36%) had five years of service or less. Cantu reported a 15.09% turnover rate for 2024 and summarized HR output for the year: 385 employee changes processed, 167 new hires onboarded, 507 enrolled in the county benefits plan, and 43 active or recent FMLA cases between 2024 and 2025.
Cantu outlined operational changes made in 2024: consolidating HR staff back to a single office location, moving applications online so only open positions accept applications, adding retiree open-enrollment sessions with the county's Hartford consultant, and partnering with Texas A&M Extension on employee engagement events. He also said the county—s HR software (Encode) is long-used and limited, and the department will evaluate replacement options during the budgeting process.
The court discussed the report briefly, with one commissioner praising the presentation as an improved, data-driven briefing. The only formal action was a voice vote to receive the report for the record; the motion carried unanimously.
The court and Cantu also noted follow-up items the HR office plans to pursue: implementing a shared drive for employee resources, researching human resource information systems with better reporting capability, developing objective performance-management tools at the court—s request, and forming a countywide safety committee per guidance from the county's risk consultant.
The court received the 2024 HR annual report by unanimous voice vote.
Ending: The HR office said it will return with additional trend reports in future years and may bring software and performance-management proposals to the court during the budget cycle.
