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County HR director seeks modest operating increases as legal and software costs rise
Summary
HR Director Tammy Skrumoffki presented a FY26 operating budget that holds many lines steady but increases legal counsel and computer/time‑clock licensing costs; she asked for a small rise in memberships and postage and explained the department’s functions and training plans.
Tammy Skrumoffki, the county human resources director, presented Flathead County’s human resources operating budget and highlighted several modest increases driven by legal services, licensing and training costs.
Why it matters: HR provides payroll, benefits administration, training and union negotiation support across county departments; changes to HR operating and legal budgets can affect labor relations and personnel processes county‑wide.
Skrumoffki said she held operating supplies and most computer equipment lines flat compared with the current year but increased budget lines for legal counsel in anticipation of more bargaining‑unit work and associated grievances. She explained time‑clock licenses, copier maintenance and the Patient‑Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fees for the county health plan are recurring charges. She also requested modest increases in memberships, training registrations and postage to reflect higher prices and conference fees.
The director said she had removed a clearing‑house professional service line because those costs are now billed back to departments and raised contracted‑services owing to the PCORI fee and increased color copy use tied to bargaining‑unit negotiations. Commissioners asked whether large departments maintain local HR support; Skrumoffki said some large departments perform limited HR tasks internally, but the county HR office conducts central functions such as benefits, compliance and county‑wide training.
Ending: Commissioners had no further questions and acknowledged the legal‑services increase is a deliberate investment to manage disputes and bargaining work going into the next fiscal year.
