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ESTABLISHING AN ATTRITION PROGRAM FOR KANE COUNTY PERSONNEL
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WHEREAS, Kane County is currently using fund balance reserves to pay for expenditures out of some of its funds and in particular the General Fund - General Account; and
WHEREAS, personnel costs are one of the largest expenditures in the County; and
WHEREAS, it is not sustainable to use reserves to pay for non-capital expenditures such as personnel costs, and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Board desires to reduce the overall expenditures and related use of reserves for non-capital expenditures through reduction in personnel expenditures; and
WHEREAS, the salaries of existing employees must not increase to contribute to this effort; and
WHEREAS, an attrition program whereby vacancies created by resignations and retirements are not replaced will reduce the overall staff numbers and personnel expenditures; and
WHEREAS, vacant positions created through attrition should be evaluated for restructure, reassignment, or elimination to reduce overall personnel costs; and
WHEREAS, departments shall make every available effort to restructure for efficiency, reassign staff, or adjust programming to eliminate the need to rehire; and
WHEREAS, the County Board believes that it is fiscally responsible and in the best interest of the County to establish an evaluation process that must be completed before any personnel are hired; and
WHEREAS, positions must be evaluated considering funding source, essential or uncommon skill sets, needed certifications or credentials, potential for reallocation or reassignment of resources and duties for increased efficiency at the county level; and
WHEREAS, when the Department Head is unable to accommodate the vacancy within their department, the County Board desires to establish a panel to evaluate these factors and make the needed county level adj...
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