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Office of Administration and Transformation of Human Resources outlines FY25–26 request and progress on civil‑service reform
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Summary
OTRH director Facundo Dimauro presented the agency's FY25–26 budget proposal, the creation of new offices and progress on the governmentwide classification and retribution plan tied to the civil‑service reform law.
Facundo M. Dimauro Vázquez, director executive of the Office of Administration and Transformation of Human Resources (OTRH), presented the OTRH budget proposal and described organizational changes and the agency’s role implementing the civil‑service reform created by Law No. 8 of 2017.
Dimauro said the OTRH’s approved FY24–25 budget was approximately $12.83 million and that the proposal for FY25–26 is roughly $12.035 million, with most funding requested for payroll and program operations. He told the committee the proposed FY25–26 request includes new career service positions for budget and IT, additional technical staff in evaluation and compliance, and staff for the Institute for Employee Training and Professionalization (IDEA).
Why it matters: OTRH administers the law that centralizes human‑resources management across roughly 64 agencies, and its classification and retribution work affects pay scales and hiring across the public sector. The agency’s implementation status will affect payroll costs for agencies and the rollout of professionalization and training programs for public employees.
Key details - Organizational changes: Dimauro said an amendment approved Nov. 14, 2023, added an Office of Special Projects and created 37 new positions plus reclassification of 23 filled positions. He listed new career posts in budget, IT and compliance and said two IT positions (assistant systems manager and application developer) were added under the career service. - Budget numbers: OTRH staff said the agency’s FY24–25 approved budget was $12.83 million, with $5.935 million for payroll. The proposed FY25–26 budget is $12.035 million, with $6.159 million requested for payroll costs. The proposed funding sources cited were the general fund, special state funds and a $35,000 special allocation mandated by Law 66 (Manuel A. Pérez awards). - Civil‑service reform: OTRH officials told the committee they are at roughly the fourth of six implementation stages for service reform, with the current work focused on classification and retribution plans, recruitment process redesign and talent management policies. Dimauro and OTRH staff said many corporation plans are moving through review but that implementation timelines and funding must be coordinated with the Financial Oversight Board and each corporation’s board. - Training and partnerships: OTRH said it runs a pilot “Perfil” (Profile) platform for matching candidates to positions and collaborates with the University of Puerto Rico and municipalities on training; the office reported 10,815 employees took training during FY24 across 232 sessions (department provided that figure for the record after the hearing).
Requests and next steps: OTRH asked the commission to consider the agency’s projected income from funds that pay for services to municipalities and corporations and to support phased rollout of classification plans and training platforms. The office said some corporations may opt for private consultants and that the OTRH remains available to provide the service at lower cost.
Ending note: OTRH officials agreed to provide requested detailed income projections and a list of corporations with classification plans in process within five business days.
