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Dunn County committee approves reorganization of finance staff, new job titles and pay-grade changes
Summary
The Committee on Administration approved moves that shift several finance roles to other departments and to the nonprofit 'Neighbors of Dunn County,' established new job titles and adjusted pay grades to aid recruitment; FTE counts are reduced from 17.4 to about 11 in finance pending ERP work.
The Dunn County Committee on Administration on Tuesday approved a package of personnel changes that will reorganize portions of the finance division, create new job titles and adjust pay grades to support recruitment.
Human resources staff presented a three-part plan to move several positions out of the finance division into other organizational units, including Neighbors of Dunn County and the Highway Department. The presenter said the finance division currently lists 17.4 regular full‑time equivalent (FTE) positions and that, after the transfers and a temporary ERP‑project increase, finance would have about 11 regular FTEs.
Among the changes: one medical‑claims specialist and two medical biller positions would move to Neighbors of Dunn County; an accounting manager and two accounting specialists would move to the Highway Department and report to the highway commissioner; and a new business office manager position would be created to supervise the medical billing team. The presenter said most roles are currently occupied and that the moves aim to improve program-specific financial decision‑making and efficiency.
The committee also approved several new or amended job titles and associated pay‑grade placements. Human resources recommended placing the new medical biller at grade I and medical claim specialist at grade J within the Neighbors wage structure, creating an administrative associate at grade G, a purchasing agent at grade M, and placing a business office manager at grade O. The presenter said the medical examiner’s pay grade was recommended to increase from O to P because the position covers both Dunn and Eau Claire counties and recruitment is expected to require a higher range.
On pay impacts, staff told members they do not anticipate an immediate budget increase from the grade changes because most placements adjust the pay ceiling rather than triggering immediate raises; the medical examiner, however, is already at the top of the previous range. The presenter said the changes are intended to make recruitment easier and to align duties with responsibilities.
Motion and votes: the committee voted to approve the amended FTE allocations, the new and amended job titles, and the proposed pay‑grade placements. The transcript records voice votes of “Aye” and committee passage for each item; no roll‑call tallies were recorded in the meeting transcript.
The presenter and several members also noted the forthcoming ERP (enterprise resource planning) replacement will further influence duties and staffing once implemented, and that human services transfers were paused pending ERP outcomes. The committee asked staff to confirm a few chart‑of‑accounts and FTE math items flagged during the presentation; staff said they would follow up.
The changes now move forward to implementation steps identified by staff, including updating job descriptions and coordinate recruitment where vacancies are involved.
