Davis County budget committee reviews HR and risk-management budget; staff to convert poll workers to W-2

At a Davis County Budget Committee meeting, county HR and risk staff reviewed the departments' operating budget and flagged several implementation steps for the coming year, including converting poll workers from 1099 contractors to W-2 employees and securing additional cyber insurance coverage.

The discussion matters because the items affect county payroll reporting, employee benefits costs and liabilities, and insurance exposure that could change how incidents such as jail-related judgments are absorbed by county finances.

County HR and risk staff outlined operational work completed this year, said plans for benefit changes and insurance purchases, and described budget items that could increase or decrease the county's near-term costs. Presenter (HR staff member) told the committee the department finished a project to convert employee files to electronic records and provided internal support to the sheriff's office through an administrative review and promotional-process facilitation. "We can finish the project, convert employee files to electronic formats," Presenter said, adding the county reduced physical file-room space by moving to a modern filing system.

The presenter identified several benefits and…