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Albany County committee confirms Shannon Colfill as human resources commissioner
Summary
The Albany County Personnel Committee on voice votes confirmed Shannon Colfill as commissioner of the Department of Human Resources. Colfill emphasized recruitment, benefits education and centralizing HR processes; a legislator pressed staff to include salary disclosures missing from the meeting packet.
The Albany County Personnel Committee on a voice vote confirmed Shannon Colfill as commissioner of the Department of Human Resources.
Colfill, who identified herself as the deputy commissioner and acting commissioner, told the committee she brings experience in labor relations, training and employee engagement and outlined priorities including recruitment and retention, leadership training and centralizing HR processes. "It's not about who's right, it's about what's right," Colfill said,…
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