2008 Budget Book - Kitsap County Government

General Government
Personnel & Human Services
Purpose:
The Personnel and Human Services Department performs two distinct functions for the County. First, it
provides personnel, labor relations, and benefits services for 21 County offices and departments
employing over 1,250 employees. Secondly, it plans and develops human services programs, secures
funding, and either provides direct services or contracts with local agencies to provide essential services
impacting the lives of over 20,000 residents each year. The following are the main personnel services
provided:
• Administer the County-wide comprehensive human resources programs for employees of Kitsap
County, including the functions of recruitment and selection, classification and compensation,
employee benefits administration, training, unemployment compensation, employee relations,
centralized personnel records’ systems, labor relations, performance appraisal systems, Equal
Employment Opportunity, and development and implementation of County-wide human resources
practices and policies.
• Contract negotiation and administration of 15 separate employees’ bargaining contracts;
employee/management relations.
2007 Accomplishments:
• Six (6) County Offices/Departments were brought online with a new computer-based
Performance Evaluation System.
• With Information Services, completed initial in-house development for an online Job Application
System.
• Completed two (2) sessions of Supervisors Certification with 39 graduates, representing a
cumulative completion of 75% of all County Supervisors.
• Completed 141 recruitments resulting in the hiring of 105 new employees.
• Completed nine (9) Successor Collective Bargaining Agreements.
• Completed draft revisions to the Extra Help Policy to ensure compliance with legal requirements.
• Completed draft revisions to the Kitsap County Drug and Alcohol Policy and Procedures to reflect
federal regulatory changes.
2008 Goals and Objectives:
We will contribute to Effective and Efficient County Services by:
• Completing County-wide implementation of new computer-based Performance Evaluation
System.
• Completing Workforce Analysis Phase of Succession Planning for Kitsap County Workforce.
• Implementing the 5.2 upgrade to KRONOS Timekeeping System and complete training and
implementation with selected departments.
• Implementing Online Job Application System.
• Completing realignment of goals and service strategies with customers and stakeholders to
address 15% reduction of staff in 2008.
• Completing draft development of 360 Evaluation System for senior level management.
Performance Measures:
Maintain the level of employees participating in
County sponsored training
Supervisors and Managers participating in
County sponsored supervisory training
Measure
Percentage of
County
employees
participating
Percentage of
Supervisors and
Managers
participating
98
2006
Actual
2007
Actual
2008
Forecast
34.96% 55% 45%
43.69% 33% 25%