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HR director presents payroll outsourcing review; commission plans to fill HR director and payroll roles, and staff proposes workers' compensation and temporary‑
Summary
Interim HR Director Sarah Denny told commissioners on March 26 that most peer counties process payroll in‑house, that outsourcing would not clearly reduce workload, and that she recommends keeping payroll largely in county systems while the commission plans to fill HR leadership positions.
Sarah Denny, interim human resources director, briefed the commission on March 26 about payroll processing options, staffing in HR and proposed amendments to personnel rules for injury leave, workers' compensation reporting and temporary light‑duty assignments.
Payroll processing: Sarah said a survey of peer counties showed most process payroll in‑house; some use third‑party payroll products (ADP, UKG, Paylocity, Paycom) integrated with the county’s accounting software (CIC). She said outsourcing some payroll functions creates work duplication because funds, invoices and reconciling must still be done in CIC. Sarah and Shane told commissioners that outsourcing would not clearly reduce staff hours for core HR and payroll reconciliation and that the county’s current CIC integration yields operational efficiencies. Sarah estimated processing payroll takes 16–20 staff hours each pay period and described…
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