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County adopts short-term staffing plan after HR time-and-motion study of HB 7 18 impacts on tax office

El Paso County Commissioners Court · January 15, 2026
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Summary

Following a human resources time-and-motion analysis of House Bill 7 18 impacts, the Commissioners Court approved adding three positions to the Tax Assessor-Collector staffing table and directed staff to identify contingency funding to support hires.

A human resources time-and-motion study presented to the court found that HB 7 18—state legislation making dealer electronic submissions mandatory and shifting issuance responsibilities—produced a sharp increase in dealer (web-dealer) transactions and created processing bottlenecks for the county Tax Assessor-Collector's office.

Valeria Fernandez and HR colleagues summarized the analysis: web-dealer transactions rose from about 13,000 in 2024 to over 43,000 in 2025 after…

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