Pueblo County plans pilot test of Workday payroll fix for sheriff's office to address pay disparities

County Manager Gina Genesio told the Pueblo County Board of County Commissioners on Sept. 11 that county staff will pilot a Workday payroll configuration designed to address pay disparities in the sheriff's office. "The team has been working very diligently on a Workday solution for the sheriff's office," Genesio said, adding that the county will select a diverse group of employees for initial testing.

Why it matters: Commissioners said the change responds to earlier concerns that some exempt staff were not receiving consistent compensation when overtime and schedule variability were involved. A successful pilot would create a predictable salary baseline for budgeting and family planning and preserve hourly overtime tracking.

What the county described: A commissioner said the pilot will involve about 25 staff who represent different schedules; if the test is successful, the county intends to move all sheriff's office staff to the new process next year. The pilot aims to pay exempt staff a monthly salary while calculating overtime on an hourly basis, which county officials said will "solve pay disparities for the sheriff's department." Commissioners emphasized the county will monitor the test group and adjust as needed before broader implementation.

Next steps: County staff will collect names of pilot participants from the sheriff and complete the test run in the coming weeks, with a full conversion planned contingent on pilot results and staffing timelines. No formal vote or ordinance was required at the Sept. 11 work session.