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Human Resources requests flat general fund but flags rising health claims and pilots family‑care options
Summary
The human resources director presented a flat general‑fund budget request focused on leadership development and recruitment pipelines and warned the committee that the city’s self‑insured health plan is forecasted to see an 18.4% rise in claims for FY26.
Chief Human Resources Officer Fonda Foushee told the budget committee the HR general fund request for FY26 is essentially flat at roughly $10.15 million. The general fund priorities are leadership development, recruitment pipelines and improved employee experience through career pathways and a revamped HR business partner model.
Foushee said HR will add a metrics dashboard to track time‑to‑fill, retirements, safety incidents, call center performance and investigations so the division can better measure outcomes and drive accountability. The general fund complement was reported as 63 positions across HR…
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