The City has secured payroll service/time sheet system from a private vendor. With the retirement of the Personnel Director, the position has been eliminated and the human resources duties be assumed by the Manager's Office. Estimated cost savings: $60,000.
Timeline: February 2012 to present
Neither of these efforts has experienced any barriers of implementation.
In FY 2015, the City will be moving back to internal payroll processing due to the external payroll processor's inability to coordinate payroll services with 24 hour municipal operations and inability to perform general ledger functions that coordinate with BS & A financial software.
In regards to the human resources functions, the City Manager has delegated the day to day processing to the City Clerk/Treasurer and Assistant City Manager/Finance Director. No barriers have been experienced. The employees and the administration feels this has been a positive move and has provided more specialized services to employees. The City has also worked closely with our health insurance planners to provide expertise in the Affordable Care Act reporting and filing requirements. This has been a great partnership. The health insurance planners also provide expertise in resolving employee claim issues and reimbursement problems.