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Public comment, commissioners press for independent Monongalia County HR department
Summary
A former Morgantown mayor urged the Monongalia County Commission to formalize a human resources department and clarify the county's contract with Align HR. Commissioners said they are pursuing an independent HR function and have used Align HR for consulting since July 2022 while continuing recruitment for a full-time HR professional.
Marty Schamberger, a resident and former mayor of Morgantown, told the Monongalia County Commission he was "curious" whether the county has a formal human resources department and asked what services the county receives under a contract with Align HR that began in July 2022.
"If you have HR, and this is from past years of experience serving at WVU, it can mean many things to many different people," Schamberger said, listing payroll, employee relations, compensation and information systems as functions to consider. He…
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