Business Management - Human Resources - Welcome

Business Management - Human Resources - Welcome

Richard Blowes, Town Management Services Administrator
Email: rblowes@southamptontownny.gov
Phone: (631) 287-5750
Fax: (631) 287-5721

Dawn Tuttle, Personnel Assistant
Email: dtuttle@southamptontownny.gov
Phone: (631) 287-5715
Fax: (631) 287-5721

It is the mission of Human Resources to provide all Town employees with the most accurate information and guidance, to ensure employees' awareness of their rights and obligations and to provide information regarding employment and advancement opportunities, career growth, and benefits.

Human Resources is responsible for the administration of personnel issues, providing information, assistance, and updates to over 500 active employees, 400 part time/seasonal employees, and approximately 200 retirees.

The Human Resources Department is responsible to:
  1. Maintain personnel files for over 500 full time employees and over 400 part time/seasonal employees.
  2. Assist in establishing policies pertaining to personnel issues and employee benefits for active and retired employees.
  3. Coordinate, maintain, implement and ensure compliance with the following employee benefits: health insurance, dental/vision insurance, disability, FMLA, retirement, workers’ compensation, tuition and wellness reimbursement, etc.
  4. Prepare periodic bulletins to employees, administrators and retirees regarding changes in benefit programs.
  5. Provide information to employees, department heads and the general public concerning Civil Service rules and policies as they pertain to personnel transactions.
  6. Canvas Civil Service eligible lists; advertise for position openings when applicable; schedule interviews; prepare resolutions for appointments; conduct orientation and exit interviews; provide photo id cards for all Town employees.
  7. Prepare semi-monthly payroll for over 900 employees in accordance with the Town's three union contracts, administrative policy and benefit provisions established by the Town Board and all applicable federal, State and local laws.
  8. Process between 180-200 new and ongoing workers' compensation claims each year. This includes completing paperwork for hearings, following up with injured employees and department heads on status, keeping track of accruals for use purposes, applying for reimbursement requests, etc.
  9. Prepare annually the Public Employee Safety and Health Report (PESH) required by the NYS Department of Labor and the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses report required by the US Department of Labor.
  10. Audit over 500 timesheets monthly to ensure accruals credits and charges are correct. These employee timesheets are audited by the Town's outside auditors.
  11. Prepare position and salary surveys for the Public Employees Relations Bureau (PERB) and other various reports and surveys for the Federal, State and local jurisdictions and related agencies.