Personnel and Risk Management

Budget Summary of Changes

The Personnel and Risk Management budget includes scheduled and negotiated salary and benefit increases. The budget includes the reclassification of a 1.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) Program Coordinator to a Personnel Analyst allowing for a higher level of supervision and support to the County Safety Program and administration of contracts to the Risk Administration division. Increases to departmental Property and Liability charges are recommended as part of the five-year plan to restore the fund to the actuarial determined amount at the 75% credibility level. Increases to departmental Unemployment Insurance (UI) charges are recommended to bring the UI reserve funds to two months of operational costs which is best practice.

The department's operational objectives provide for continuous improvement, equity, keeping up with demands and challenges faced for services related to recruitment, training, and retention, and maintaining all Risk funds at healthy fund balance levels.

Supplemental Budget Summary of Changes

Includes for the General Fund, $75,848 from increased Mobile Home fees offsetting increase by $37,990 for professional and legal fees. For the self-insured risk management funds, it includes claim reserve adjustment to balance to updated available funding amounts. For the Employee Benefit fund, the Liability and Property fund, the Unemployment Insurance fund and the Workers Compensation fund. See the 2023-24 Risk Management Claims Reserves schedule included herein and in the Budget Document Library.

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