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County confirms Heather Akpan as HR director; approves HR audit contract amendment
Summary
The commission confirmed Heather Akpan as the county's human resources director and approved a first amendment to an agreement with Allen, Norton & Blue to complete a human-resources audit. Both votes were unanimous following brief remarks from Akpan.
The county manager introduced Heather Akpan as the nominee for human resources director; Akpan spoke briefly about returning to Alachua County and her goals to reenergize the HR team and focus on employee needs. The board moved to confirm her and voted unanimously.
Separately, the board approved a special-pay request and the first amendment to the agreement with Allen, Norton & Blue to conduct a human resources audit; the motion carried unanimously. Commissioners welcomed Akpan and noted recent workforce training efforts and the manager's new recognition program.
Next steps: Akpan will start in mid-April and begin work on HR priorities and the audit will proceed under the amended agreement.
