HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuman Resources 2025 Year End ReportHuman Resources 2024 Year End Report, by Judy Drake
▪ Civil Service: Maintained compliant requirements
o Received approved payroll certification as required by civil service law.
o Requested several provisional positions to be in the NYS HELPS program.
o Reviewed changes for positions and reclassifications. 2 position reclassified.
o Position changes at the Town, SCLIWC and GTCMHIC due to retirements,
resignations/terminations: 4 retirement, 65 resignation, 1 termination, 6 internal promotions
and 13 new hires.
o Staff levels as of 12/31
▪ Town: 59:60 FT/ 1 PT Vacant: 1- Finance Officer
▪ BP: 20:22 FT/ 0 PT Vacant: 1- WTPO Trn, Sr. Account Clerk
▪ GTCMHIC: 4:4 FT/ 0 PT Vacant: none
▪ Town and BP Personnel Committee and Employee Relations Committee staff support
o Consistent meetings with each committee monthly- prepared minutes/agendas
o Discussed and recommended revisions to several policies
o Completed review and update of Personnel Manual for website posting and required
website legal postings.
o ERC reviewed suggestion box comments and reviewed policies.
o Scheduled and arranged trainings -DEI & Belonging
o Created and conducted revised Workplace Safety Survey
▪ Completed TEAMSTERS negotiations for 2025-2027 Agreement
▪ Safety Committee- co-chair- reviewed injury and incident claims
▪ Benefits Administrator for:
o Health, Dental, Life, Short Term Disability, Flex Spending, Workers’ Compensation ,
Deferred Compensation & NYS Retirement System
o Greater Tompkins County Municipal Health Insurance Consortium
▪ Serve as the Director representing the Town and serves as Board Past Chair
▪ Member of sub committees-Joint Committee on Plan Structure & Design, Audit
Committee, Finance Committee, Operations Committee and the Executive
Committee
▪ Human Resources support to Greater Tompkins County Municipal Health Insurance
Consortium- attended monthly staff meetings, updated staffing plan and wage scale.
▪ Human Resources support to Bolton Point Commissioners and staff –attend weekly
management team meetings, updated and reviewed 5-year staffing plan.
▪ Commercial Insurance coordinator for Town and Bolton Point - Worked on insurance claims
against the Town and Bolton Point, processed insurance certificate requests.
▪ Payroll management and law compliance – ran payroll collaboratively with Debby Kelley
o 125 w-2’s issued, 1095 and 1094 C forms regarding health insurance coverage were
completed and sent with w-2’s – Completed budget work for 2025 for Town, BP & GTC
2025 Priorities:
• Install an electronic timekeeping system that integrates with payroll.
• Succession planning for retirements through 2027, onboard new staff, fill new positions created
for 2025 and vacant positions. Focus on reducing turnover, so less recruiting.
• Work on electronic personnel filing system.
• Work on editing Personnel and Safety Manuals.