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Lane County HR outlines staffing reductions, wellness and childcare priorities for 2025-26 budget
Summary
Chief Human Resources Officer Alana Holmes told the budget committee the HR department will absorb reductions focused on materials and services and some position adjustments while trying to protect core HR staffing and maintain benefits and employee supports.
Alana Holmes, Lane County's chief human resources officer, presented the department's proposed FY 2025-26 budget to the budget committee on May 14, describing a plan that reduces discretionary spending and adjusts several positions while prioritizing retention and employee supports.
Holmes said HR began its budget planning in October and provided 5% and 10% reduction scenarios before recommending a package that minimizes direct impacts to HR staff. "Our guiding kind of foundational piece as we went through this process was to minimize impacts in our HR staff to retain our talent," she told the committee.
Key changes Holmes presented include a 24% reduction in discretionary general fund spending for HR and the movement of a…
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