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County HR reports stable staffing metrics and flags employer health-plan cost pressures
Summary
Human resources presented monthly staffing numbers and training activities and described employer-cost trends for the state health plan, including a projected 8.32% plan-year increase that will affect budgets; staff agreed to present dollar/percent comparisons for clearer budgeting.
Elizabeth Ward, Raleigh County human resources director, told commissioners that the county’s head count sits at 286 with three hires in February and zero separations, an annualized turnover rate of about 9.09% and an average tenure near 9.8 years.
Ward described several workforce initiatives adopted from a "Highly Effective Managers" program, including all-staff exercises and one-on-one "blind-spot" conversations intended to improve communication…
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