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Flathead County human resources reports lower claim severity and continuing recruitment work
Summary
Human Resources presented hiring, vacancy and workers' compensation data; the county reported fewer severe medical claims this plan year and ongoing recruitment and union negotiations.
Human Resources Director Tammy Skrymowski reported to the commissioners on personnel transactions, recruitment metrics and the county’s health-insurance trust fund.
Skrymowski said hiring activity produced 166 applications in January and 71 in February, skewed by a single sheriff’s office recruitment that attracted more than 50 applicants. Average days to fill vacancies were 49 in January and 99 in February, influenced by seasonal positions not posted in winter. As of the report, staff recorded 38 open vacancies, down from 43 in January, with seven hires pending.
Between the two months, the county recorded 9 terminations in January and 7 in February, and 8 new hires in January and 11 in February. Skrymowski also reported 37 medical claims and 25 first-aid reports so far in the plan year, with the total dollar severity down: combined claims paid and reserved were roughly $89,000 to date for the current plan year. She said those totals remain influenced by higher-cost years earlier in the experience period and that the county seeks to reduce its experience modification factor to improve premiums.
Skrymowski described trainings provided (reasonable-suspicion supervisory training, new-hire process, Aladtec software webinars) and ongoing work on a shift-differential development for 9-1-1 dispatchers and a time-clock implementation with TCP for solid waste shift differential testing. She also reported active union negotiations with the health department and upcoming negotiations with 9-1-1 dispatchers.
Commissioners commended safety efforts after reports of vehicle crashes and noted safety meetings and outside safety inspections (Marsh McLennan) had prompted policy changes. Skrymowski said two years with elevated claims are still affecting statistics but that current trends show lower severity.
The commission approved routine HR transmittals, revised job descriptions and FTE changes as presented on the personnel transactions list.
