To: Board of Supervisors
From: Supervisor Michelle Bushnell
Agenda Section: Initiated by Board Member
SUBJECT:
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10:45 am - Request for the Auditor-Controller to Provide Required Monthly Reports to the Board of Supervisors Regarding Payroll Transition and Impacts and Direction for Re-Evaluation of Payroll Options (Supervisor Michelle Bushnell)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Receive a verbal update of the requested information from the Auditor-Controller;
2. Direct the County Administrative Officer to return with options to re-evaluate the current processing of payroll; and
3. Direct Department Heads, or designee, to report to the County Administrative Office on outstanding financial transactions and payroll processes.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
General Fund
DISCUSSION:
At the Nov. 9, 2021, Board of Supervisors meeting, the Board was updated by Human Resources (HR) on the transition of payroll services to the office of the Auditor-Controller (AC). In that discussion a motion was made by Supervisor Bushnell, and approved unanimously by the Board, to move the monthly update on payroll to a departmental item rather than a consent agenda item going forward and asked that the AC's Office work with the County Administrative Office (CAO) to develop metrics and comparables to evaluate how the transition is impacting the performance of payroll and the other functions in the department. This report was to be a monthly update to the Board. On Dec. 14, 2021, the AC provided an additional verbal report on the payroll transition. The Board requested that the AC coordinate with Supervisor Bass and Supervisor Wilson to develop performance metrics or key performance indicators. A report out on that work is requested.
Payroll was transferred to the AC on Sept. 5, 2021. Since that time there has been an influx of payroll errors, including payments to separated employees, leave balance errors, delayed and inaccurate...
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