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Resident urges council to reconsider Texas HR contractor after $36,833 in payments
Summary
A Zoom public commenter told the council the city has spent $36,833.64 so far on an HR firm and urged ending the contract, arguing HR functions should be done by local city management and warning the personnel policy process excluded union bargaining. Council noted the personnel draft had been reviewed by the union.
A Zoom commenter identified in the transcript as Allison (Lisonbee) itemized month-by-month payments to an HR contractor called Accessible Human Resources and said the total through July is $36,833.64. "That's like hiring an entirely new employee," the commenter said, arguing that hiring an out-of-state HR firm duplicates city-management duties and that the personnel policy was introduced without negotiations with union representatives.
City staff responded in the meeting that the personnel handbook draft had been reviewed by the union and brought to council after that review. The city manager said the entire document ‘‘has been reviewed by the union on multiple occasions’’ and that staff would return the handbook for additional comment before any final action. The public comment highlighted tension between contract spending and local HR capacity and prompted council direction to review the contract and budget line items as part of the broader personnel and budget discussion.
