This division provides personnel support for the county work force, including: compensation and benefits; volunteer services; employment services (recruitment, placement, wage/classification, and related matters); and employee relations.

Compensation and Benefits

This section is responsible for payroll verification/processing, including new hires, promotions, and verification for credit and employment history along with explaining and implementing the county's policies and procedures as they relate to compensation.  

Compensation and Benefits oversees all benefits except Insurance and Flex, which are administered by Risk Management.  The benefits administered by Personnel include those such as the Florida Retirement System, Fitness deductions, Deferred Compensation, Savings Bonds, Child Support deductions, IRS Liens, Student Loan deductions, Union Dues, Credit Union deductions, United Way deductions, and Legal Service deductions.

For more information, contact Sharilyn Boykin at 534-6586.

 
Volunteer Services

Volunteer Services coordinates the recruitment and utilization of non-paid staff (interns, career shadowing, weekly or special event volunteers, academic community service, Junior Volunteers, etc.) within the Board of County Commissioners' agencies and programs.  Volunteers assist these programs in being able to extend additional services, beyond where budgets leave off.

For more information, contact Janet Bartuska at 534-6089.

 
Employment Services

Employment Services assists management in the recruiting and hiring of well qualified applicants to work in our drug-free environment.

For more information, contact Bill Jackson at 534-6589.

 
Employment Relations

Employment Relations offers services ranging from policy interpretation, discipline process management, performance appraisals, dispute resolution, unemployment compensation, labor relations, to reductions in force.

For more information, contact Charles Fairchild at 534-6579.