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Knox County HR reports lower FMLA caseload, 25 applicants for HR generalist and upcoming retirement
Summary
HR director Courtney Lauer told commissioners the county’s supervisor training series launched, FMLA monitoring fell from 20 to 13 cases, an HR generalist posting drew 25 applicants, and longtime county employee Pam will retire July 31 after nearly 41 years of service.
Courtney Lauer, HR director for Knox County, gave the board a monthly update on May 28, saying the county has launched a supervisor development series of three trainings this year and the first session on FMLA drew more than 30 participants.
Lauer said onboarding workload has eased and the HR generalist vacancy posted this week has attracted 25 applicants so far; she encouraged interested applicants to submit resumes via the county’s website, Indeed or OhioMeansJobs. She also listed several recruiting priorities including full- and part-time dispatchers for the 9-1-1 center, transit part-time drivers, seasonal engineering help, and openings in JFS (child-support case manager and program support case worker).
On employee leave, Lauer said the number of active FMLA cases tracked by HR declined from 20 last month to 13 this month. She described the county’s sick-leave donation policy and short-term disability options: employees may donate up to 40 hours to another employee; recipients may not accumulate more than 240 donated hours over a career; and employees with extended disability can apply to OPRS for additional coverage.
Lauer told the commissioners that under the board of commissioners there are 188 staff positions and the county has about 457 full-time employees overall. She also said the county’s wellness program has 64 employees who completed the required activities for the current period.
Lauer announced that Pam, a long-serving county employee, will retire July 31 after nearly 41 years of service; commissioners thanked her for her long tenure. The board did not take any immediate formal personnel actions at the meeting.
