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Consultant urges Lovington to hire an HR generalist to reduce compliance risk
Summary
An HR operational audit recommended adding at least 1.5 in‑house HR staff (a dedicated HR generalist plus consulting support) for Lovington’s roughly 140 employees to ensure accurate benefits administration, onboarding and legal compliance, the consultant said.
An HR consultant told the Lovington City Commission that the city’s current HR workload is undermining accuracy and compliance, and recommended adding a dedicated HR generalist in‑house supported by retained consulting for more complex matters.
The consultant said the recommendation is based on benchmarks from the Society for Human Resources Management and the city’s current staff levels; she recommended a two‑layer model with an in‑house generalist handling day‑to‑day tasks and an outside consultant handling policy, investigations and specialized legal work. She said the city’s clerk had been performing the dual role and that separating those duties would reduce errors and improve benefits and payroll administration.
Commissioners asked about cost and scope; the consultant said her market research used industry salary aggregates from SHRM, Indeed and Glassdoor and offered to provide deeper research if the commission requested it. No hiring action was approved at the meeting; commissioners asked staff to include HR options in future budget discussions.
