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Montgomery County committees approve personnel reclassifications, cite cost savings
Summary
County committees advanced a series of personnel restructurings that abolish or reclassify several full-time IT and supervisory posts and plan part-time rehiring of retirees; county staff said the moves will save roughly $50,000 annually and preserve institutional knowledge during system transitions.
Legislators on Montgomery County committees voted to advance multiple personnel resolutions that reclassify positions, shift roles to part-time, and freeze a deputy post while a reorganization is finalized.
The Personnel Committee approved a resolution to retitle the Deputy Commissioner of Health and Human Services to Deputy Commissioner of Social Services but the county’s Commissioner said the county has left that deputy post vacant since February while it evaluates a pending merger and other consolidation options. The Commissioner said an offer to a candidate was declined because of uncertainty and that filling the post now would cost about $39,000 for the remainder of the year if filled immediately. “We had posted…we offered it to someone,” the Commissioner said, explaining hiring is paused until there is assurance of better service and cost savings tied to any reorganization.
The committee also moved to abolish a full-time network technician position and create a full-time microcomputer technician and a part-time network technician in data processing. Dan, a county IT representative, told legislators retirements prompted the restructuring, adding that recruiting at a lower classification is easier and saves money.
Separately, the county will eliminate a full-time programming supervisor role that leads the AS/400 system and establish a part-time programming supervisor to allow a 30-year employee to return in a reduced capacity during a planned multi-year migration off legacy systems. Dan estimated the combined long-term savings from the IT staffing changes exceed $50,000 per year.
A final personnel amendment created a network coordinator position while abolishing a senior systems administrator post, with roughly $15,000 lower annual salary than the eliminated role; the county said funding will come from a vacant line and that the Sheriff’s office will use the position. Committee votes were voice approvals and the items will move to the full board.
The committees framed the changes as measures to preserve critical institutional knowledge, avoid service interruptions during transitions, and reduce long-term salary and fringe costs. The personnel measures were advanced to the full board for final approval.
