File #: 20-1371    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Informational Report Status: Passed
File created: 10/12/2020 In control: County Administrative Office
On agenda: 10/13/2020 Final action: 10/13/2020
Title: Resource Allocation for the Human Resources Department and Auditor-Controller's Office to Support a Payroll Transition to ADP and Transfer from Contingencies (4/5 vote required)
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Att 1 AC Staffing Request costs.pdf, 3. Att 2 A-C Staff History.pdf, 4. Att 3 Humboldt County Chart of Accounts Informal Proposal from MGO 10062020.pdf
Previous Action/Referral: 22-1367

To: Board of Supervisors

From: County Administrative Office

Agenda Section: Departmental

SUBJECT:
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Resource Allocation for the Human Resources Department and Auditor-Controller's Office to Support a Payroll Transition to ADP and Transfer from Contingencies (4/5 vote required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Receive the staff report on resource allocation for the Human Resources Department and the Auditor-Controller's Office to support a payroll transition to ADP;
2. Transfer from Contingencies (4/5 vote required) in the amount of $85,000 to supplement budget 1100 130 Human Resources for support resources required for ADP implementation; and
3. Alternatively, consider the Auditor-Controller's request for additional staff and a supplemental budget request as detailed in the staff report.

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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
General Fund

DISCUSSION:
On Sept. 29 your Board heard from the Human Resources Department on the ADP project implementation and the challenge with receiving the general ledger (GL) mapping document. In order to receive the GL mapping document your Board voted to approve staff recommendations with the following amendments: to strike a sentence from the staff report; to include the Auditor Controller (AC) on the ADP Executive Sponsorship Committee; and to ask the County Administrative Officer (CAO) to return with an item identifying resources that would be required to assist the AC in completing the GL mapping document.

The CAO reached out to the AC on Sept. 29 and 30 with questions for clarification and received the following request and responses on Oct. 2.

The AC's request is for 3 permanent staff: Assistant Auditor-Controller, Senior Accountant/Auditor and an Executive Secretary. If 3 permanent positions are a hardship for the Board, the AC is willing to make do with an extra-help Executive Secretary position for 960 hours.

It is important to note that the AC stated the request for ...

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