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Human Resources seeks $1.6M for classification/compensation overhaul and reports paid‑leave rollout
Summary
Department of Human Resources Commissioner Beth Fastyge told the Appropriations Committee the DHR FY26 increase is primarily personnel-driven, highlighted the multi‑year enterprise HR/payroll replacement (VTHR) and proposed $1,575,000 for a new classification and compensation project to modernize the state’s decades‑old system.
Beth Fastyge, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Human Resources, told the Senate Appropriations Committee on Feb. 6 that DHR’s FY26 budget reflects personnel costs alongside major multi‑year modernization initiatives, including a proposed new classification and compensation project.
Fastyge said the department’s FY26 increase of about 9% is driven by salaries and benefits and a lower reliance on vacancy savings as positions added in recent years are filled. “We have 6 exempt staff and 104 classified,” she said, and noted DHR is implementing the paid family medical leave insurance program in three phases: state…
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