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Pennington County launches HR review; commissioners weighing centralized vs. generalist models
Summary
Following the HR director’s retirement, a county review found fragmented HR functions split between county and sheriff’s office staff and presented three paths: keep status quo, consolidate under one director, or adopt a flat HR generalist model; commissioners asked for more time and expect recommendations at the next meeting.
Pennington County commissioners received an organizational review on April 20 that documented a fragmented human‑resources system split between county HR staff and HR functions maintained inside the Sheriff’s Office. The report presented three options for the board to consider: keep the current federated arrangement with incremental fixes; consolidate HR functions under a single director; or move to a flat generalist model in which cross‑trained generalists share portfolios of responsibility.
The review, prepared by the commission office with input from department heads and a site visit to a neighboring county, found several recurring problems: inconsistent interpretation and application of policies…
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