Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
Bucks County has a new human resources director.
Travis Monroe promotion from interim HR director to HR director was made recently by the Bucks County Commissioners. Monroe was previously named interim director in July 2014, but previous served as assistant HR director since 2011.
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Monroe was paid $76,513 for his job as assistant director and $82,321 as interim director. He will now make $88,000 annually, BucksLocalNews.com reported.
Former Bucks County HR Director Meredith Dolan resigned in July 2014 after a grand jury found her department botched some of their duties and cost taxpayers roughly $500,000.
Dolan was hired to the job in 2009 and she was paid $82,000 at the time, according to a county release.
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County officials have said changes have since been made to the department to improve it. Officials have also looked at how other government agencies handle their HR departments.
The HR department consists of eight full-time employees and one part-time worker. The office handles $41 million in insurance coverage for county employees and their dependents.
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Over 200 people applied for the position.
