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COUNTY OF KAUA'I
Department of Human Resources
2021 Budget Presentation
March 27, 2020
Annette L. Anderson
Director
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
1. FY 2020 to FY 2021 Budget Comparison
FY 2020 FY 2021 $+I -0Jo + / -
Salary and Wages 1,480,288 1,555,468 75,180 5.1%
Benefits 898,108 914,008 15,900 1.8%
Utilities 0 1,200 1,200 100.0%
Vehicle/Equip, Lease 1 1 0 0.0%
Operations 489,502 438,429 -51,073 -10.4%
2,867,899 2,909,106 41,207 1.4%
FY 2020 Operating Budget FY 2021 Operating Budget
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2. Major Changes and/or Variances in Operating Budget
• Overall , the Department of Human Resources' (DHR) FY 2021 budget request
reflects a $41 ,207 or 1.4% increase from FY 2020. Due to collective bargaining
raises , Salaries and Wages showed an increase of$75 ,180 or 5.1%, while Benefits
increased by $15,900 or 1.8%. Operationally, there is a cumulative decrease of
10.4% or $51 ,073 over the previous budget. These decreases were made to reflect
historical trends in the various operational accounts . The only operational increase
was $1,200 in the Telephone account.
3. Operational Challenges
• The dependence on various manual systems related to the County's current Human
Resources Management System (HRMS) System with regards to payroll and
employee records has led to several issues regarding retirement benefits , deductions
and payments . In addition , Act 87 , SLH 2015 require State and Counties to furnish
payroll and personnel transaction infonnation to the Employees ' Retirement System
(ERS) in a specific fonnat by July 1, 2020 or face financial penalties. Since that time ,
DHR has been working with the ERS to come into compliance and thus, the push for
a new HRMS . We have worked with the other jurisdictions who also are not in
compliance to draft legislation to extend the deadline for compliance.
4. Top 3 Operational Highlights from FY 2020
• After many years of trying to upgrade out current Human Resources Management
System (HRMS) with various system and module upgrades , $2 million was budgeted
in the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) to acquire a new HRMS system.
BerryDunn was selected as the consultant to assist the County with the first phase of
the project by developing a Request for Proposal (RFP) to acquire a new system that
will have the capabilities to fully automate employee records and payroll. The
consultants have already been on-site in March to meet with the HR department ,
Finance-Infonnation Technology (IT) Division and other departmental users.
• All five (5) Hawaii Government Employee Association (HGEA) union contracts
expired on June 30 , 2020. Through the continued efforts of the Employer group in
working with the union, all but one (1) unit (Unit 14, Ocean Safety Officers) has been
settled and await funding approvals. Unable to settle, an arbitration hearing was held
for Unit 14 and an award is pending.
• As training continues to be a top priority for the DHR, the department was
reorganized to provide for additional capacity and coverage with the equipment and
driver training programs . Two (2) fulltime staff are now dedicated to provide safety
and equipment and driver training for the County ensuring continuity and coverage
throughout the year. In addition, on -going leadership and management training is
being scheduled on a routine basis to provide year round opportunities for employee
development.
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