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Board of Supervisors centralizes their HR department, but is that enough?

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Editor Posted in OC Board of Supervisors, Orange County, Shawn Nelson 2 Comments

By Shawn Nelson, Chairman of the Orange County Board of Supervisors

On Tuesday, the Board also approved a plan to improve the County’s Human Resources (HR) department, reducing costs by approximately $1.5 million in the process. Over the next year and a half, HR employees will transfer to a new, centralized Human Resource Services (HRS.) The plan results from months of analysis, including interviews with County staff, comparisons with county HR departments statewide and reviewing workloads. Continue reading→

Another HR disaster, this time at the O.C. Treasurer-Tax Collector’s office

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Editor Posted in Orange County, Shari Freidenrich Leave a comment

Marci Sauer, a senior human resources manager at the Orange County treasurer-tax collector’s office, has been placed on administrative leave as an internal investigation looks into whether senior officials improperly cashed out annual leave balances, according to the Voice of OC.

The Voice of OC also reported that “several other senior managers at the treasurer-tax collector’s office are also being questioned and other managers could be placed on administrative leave soon.” Continue reading→