Human Resources

Waupaca County Human Resources Committee meeting, transcript dated August 10, 2026 (metadata timestamp: August 11, 2026). The committee reviewed vacancies and recruitment activity, including an IT director, corporation counsel, public safety, human services, zoning, and other positions. A supervisor raised a possible hiring freeze in light of a projected $1.2 million shortfall for the next year; no freeze was adopted. The Highway Department plans not to refill an account clerk vacancy, citing work that can be absorbed by existing staff. Human Services discussed requests for three Children’s Long-Term Support positions and increasing an economic support position from 0.5 FTE to full-time; no approval or spending vote on those requests is clear in the transcript. Public Health described a proposed staffing shift using part of an unfilled position to expand a grant-funded limited-term nursing position, with grant funding scheduled to end in November 2027; the Board of Health was supportive, and the change was to be reflected in the draft budget rather than acted on at this meeting.

The committee also discussed concerns about the process for appointing the interim corporation counsel and plans to review county hiring, separation, and department-head evaluation policies, with outside guidance being sought. HR reported that Workday recruiting tools were in use and that learning and performance-evaluation modules were planned for rollout in the fall. No contract award, vendor selection, purchase approval, or other procurement action was identified.