Page 113 - Fort Worth City Budget 2019

General Fund

Human Resources

DEPARTMENT SUMMARY

FY2017 FY2018 FY2018 FY2019 Change from Adopted
Final Adopted Adjusted Adopted Amount %
Transfer In 10 - - - - 0.00%
Revenue $ 10 $ - $ - $ - $ - 0.00%

Salaries & Benefits 3,665,516 3,543,586 3,714,154 3,480,949 (62,637) -1.77%
Gen Operating & Maintenance 875,741 1,007,225 1,428,225 1,022,914 15,689 1.56%
Expenses $ 4,541,257 $ 4,550,811 $ 5,142,379 $ 4,503,863 $ (46,948) -1.03%

FTE 32.18 32.18 0.00 0.00%

AP 33.00 33.00 0.00 0.00%

DEPARTMENT PURPOSE AND GOALS
The mission of the Human Resources Department is to support and protect the city’s most valuable assets, its
management and staff. We are committed to delivering quality service, ensuring equitable employment practices,
offering professional development and fostering a work environment that attracts and inspires excellence.
Human Resources at the City of Fort Worth is characterized by leading positive change, excelling through customer
service and being creative in its approaches.

The Human Resources Department is comprised of nine divisions that include Classification, Compensation and
Civil Service division; the Employee and Labor Relations division; the Human Resources Information Systems
(HRIS)/Records division; the Talent Acquisition Division; Employee Benefits and Wellness divisions; and three
divisions representing the Risk Management function that include Property & Casualty, Workers’ Compensation
and Safety.

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
FY2018 has seen a number of positive events occur that have or continue to benefit the city that include:
• Implementation of an enterprise-wide on-line training platform.
• Changes to the health fund including the introduction of employee health centers, direct contracting with
a local hospital system, better utilization management, leveraging a consortium for better pricing in the
pharmacy plan and moving non-Medicare eligible retirees to the city’s Medicare Advantage plan that have
put it on a more sustainable path.
• Enactment of in-house subrogation function that resulted in significant increase in recoveries.
• Lowering of employer covered life insurance costs by over 55%.
• Continued lower workers’ compensation cost resulting from formation of 504 network.
• Development of automated forms to streamline processes resulting in more efficient and better user
experience.

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