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Additionally, the Office of Fiscal & Management Resources
submitted the biennial budget for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to
OBM for submission to the Ohio General Assembly.
The office worked with a new audit team to conclude the
Court’s audit of fiscal years 2007 and 2008. The audit did not
identify any financial matters or internal control weaknesses
required to be reported according to Government Auditing
Standards.
Office of Human Resources
The Office of Human Resources implements the employment
policies of the Court, which includes coordinating the
employment process, maintaining position and salary
classifications, supervising the performance evaluation process,
providing staff training programs and assuring the Court’s
compliance with federal and state employment laws. The office
also provides payroll and benefits services for Court staff, the
staff of the state courts of appeals and Ohio judges. The office
provides day-to-day support to Court staff and Ohio judges in all
areas of human resource management.
The Office of Human Resources worked with the Department
of Administrative Services and OAKS staff in 2008 to implement
electronic benefits access to facilitate the provision of paperless
benefits changes within the OAKS system. New reports were
designed and implemented as the expansion of data stored
in the human capital portion of the OAKS system grew. The
goal of a fully populated Human Resource Information System
should be realized in 2009.
Support for recruiting and staffing efforts was streamlined
through the implementation of the Ohio Hiring Management
System (OHMS). OHMS, as implemented by the Court,
facilitates nearly paperless recruiting, tracking and screening of
applicants, which saves significant time and resources.
Additionally, the background-check process was improved
to include supplemental key indicators. Throughout 2008,
the staff assisted Court leadership with rewriting all position
descriptions to include expanded physical demand and
essential function details. The Human Resources staff facilitated
the implementation of the state’s new “Take Charge Live Well”
wellness program to bring increased benefits to employees who
make healthy lifestyle and care choices. The program will be
expanded to include more workplace activities in 2009.
The office also provided annual policy and procedure training
to all Court staff and redesigned the internal training plan to
identify core and recommended curriculum for staff based on
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2008 Annual Report • The Supreme Court of Ohio