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WELD COUNTY COUNCIL
February 27, 2023
The Weld County Council met in regular session in full conformity with the Weld County Home
Rule Charter at 6:30 p.m., Monday, February 27, 2023, at the Weld County Administration
Building, 1150 0 Street, Greeley, CO.
ROLL CALL:
The meeting was called to order by President James Welch. Councilmembers Cindy
Beemer and Elijah Hatch were present constituting a quorum of members. Councilmember
Nancy Teksten had an excused absence. Also present was Council Secretary Linda Kane.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA :
Councilmember Beemer made a motion to approve the agenda, seconded by
Councilmember Hatch and carried.
APPROVAL OF DOCUMENTATION:
Approval of January Minutes
Councilmember Hatch made a motion to approve the January minutes, seconded by
Councilmember Beemer, and the motion carried.
Approval of Resolution 227 — Setting 2023 Meeting Dates
Councilmember Beemer made a motion to approve Resolution 227, seconded by
Councilmember Hatch, and the motion carried.
REVIEW PROGRAM:
Jill Scott, Director of Human Resources
Ms. Scott with Deputy Director Michelle Reimer, gave an overview of the human resources
department.
The mission statement: Weld County Human Resources is a strategic business partner
dedicated to enhancing the employee experience, collaborating with individual departments and
supporting the values and goals of Weld County government.
Ms. Scott discussed supporting employees through their life -cycle with the county; from the
hiring stage to retirement.
She said the county wants to be an employer of choice and it's part of her job to enhance the
employee experience. The county has employees through generations so it's worthy to invest in
them.
Councilmember Welch asked about turnover and retention. Ms. Scott said it typically takes
about 45 days. Nursing positions have been the most challenging since the onslaught of Covid.
See Addendum 1 for a copy of Ms. Scott's presentation.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
There was no public comment.
OLD BUSINESS:
There was no old business.
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NEW BUSINESS:
Discuss appointment of new councilmember per Rupert Parchment's Resignation
Councilmembers discussed the application process to replace Councilmember Parchment
and decided to conduct interviews at the March meeting.
Coordinator Reports/Councilman Reports
Councilmember Welch discussed the need to implement a system for allocating salaries for
elected officials. Councilmembers Hatch and Beemer agreed a better process needs to be
formed.
Bills
Councilmember Beemer made a motion to approve bills, it was seconded by Councilmember
Hatch and carried. The bills were paid as follows:
o Weld County Phone Bill for January $25.00
o Legal notice — 3. quarter RTTP $57.30
ADJOURNMENT:
By acclamation, the meeting was adjourned at 6:54 p.m.
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Weld County
Human
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Mission Statement
Weld County Human Resources is a strategic business partner
dedicated to enhancing the employee experience, collaborating with
individual departments, and supporting the values and goals of Weld
County Government.
We support our employees
throughout their entire career cycle.
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What we are
doing to address
turnover and
gain retention.
Turnover is expensive, it is at
the forefront of our approach.
5 year Turnover History
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Proactively reviewing compensation and
benefits to ensure we are competitive in the
labor market_
We have added additional resources to our
recruitment team to stay ahead of the demands.
Focusing on the employee experience to
achieve our target of becoming and employer of
choice in Northern Colorado,
Investing in our training and development efforts
countywide including specific curriculum on
leadership.development.
Employee Benefits
Human Resouce Management
Dashboards & Analytics
Talent Management
Recruitment Management
Human Resource Successes
Always striving to achieve better results
Restructure the HR Team
Implementation of ERP
Reassigned Workers Comp to Banner — returning
employees to work healthier and faster
Improving turnover rates
Reducing number of open positions — on average in the
mid -30's monthly
Focusing on training and development to enhance the
employee experience
Focusing on wellness and safety to decrease workers
comp claims and managing leave cases better
Collaborating with all department heads
Proactively and strategically approaching compensation
and benefits to ensure competitiveness in labor market
Thank you for
your time
Please feel free to reach
Jill Scott
Director of Human Resources
1150 O Street
Greeley, CO 80634
970-400-4230
jscott@weldgov.com
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