Debora R. Boutté (She/Her) Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

Provides HR Consulting services to Public Agencies with general HR Administration, Leave Management, Employee Relations, Projects, SOP's, Personnel Manuals, Performance Management, "Acting" HR roles, and special HR related needs.

San Francisco Bay Area

Antioch, California, United States

Martinez, California, United States

Employment And Human Services Department

Employment And Human Services Department, (Ehsd) Martinez, Ca

Providing strategic guidance and leadership for the 2400+ employees in EHSD for all personnel matters. Leading a team of 20 staff that support the Personnel function for the Department. This includes: Payroll, Employee Relations, Investigations, Leave Management, ADA, EEO, Recruitment, WComp, Training, and Labor Relations.

San Francisco Bay Area

East Bay Regional Park District (Oct 2014-Apr 2015)‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾Interim Benefits Manager responsible for administration of the Benefits Program, Leave Management, ADA Interactives, Industrial Disability Retirements, ACA, HRIS-Benefits. Specializing in CalPERS Health and Retirement Programs and supervision of 2 staff members.East Bay Municipal Utility District (Jun 2014 – Oct 2014)‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾Interim Affirmative Action Officer responsible for administration of the Affirmative Action Program including investigations of discrimination complaints, administration of the Affirmative Action Plan Document, Community Outreach to local high schools and colleges, Management of Internship and Diversity Inclusion programs and supervision of 3 staff members.City of Hayward (Jul 2013 – Nov 2013)‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾Investigated Discrimination Complaints, Union Employee Grievances, and Hostile Workplace Complaints from employees, including complaints against Department Heads and co-workers. Provided written Investigation Reports determining validity of claims and provided recommended actions necessary to resolve claims and prevent future occurrences. Investigated/Analyzed potential Employee Disciplinary actions and provided recommendations/guidance to management regarding outcome of investigation/analysis.Developed and Refined Job Descriptions. Provided Employee Relations Counseling and Mentoring.City of Richmond (Apr 2013 – Jun 2013)‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾Interim Risk Manager and Project Coordinator for Health Care Reform Act, Mentoring, and Benefit Administration. Partnered with Attorneys and Insurance Brokers to design next steps for the City of Richmond to take in implementing the HCRA regulations. ► To learn how I can help your organization, please connect with me via LinkedIn or contact me at drboutte@aol.com. ◄

Oakland, Ca

Utilizing People Soft to screen job applications for various BART positions.

Vallejo, Ca

Appointed as HR Director while the City was going through a difficult bankruptcy. Served as administrator for full service HR Department with support of 1 clerical, 2 techs and 1 analyst serving 490 full-time and 50 part-time/contract employees. Managed an $821K department budget. Notable Accomplishments‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾Team and HR Leader for 5-Year Labor Assumptions for Bankruptcy Work-Out Plan. Identified, organized and submitted large quantities of HR related data for the preparation of the bankruptcy case. Provided direct Employee Relations Services, Labor Relations, and Public Safety support for 4 employee groups and executive team. Managed the HR related data of the automated payroll, personnel and financial system (HTE). Served as Staff to the Human Relations Commission and Executive Secretary to the Civil Service Commission.Implemented CalPERS contractual employee cost sharing changes for reduced health and pension benefits.Provided guidance to employees and managers and mediated negotiations to successfully avoid fact finding and imposition of the Miscellaneous Unit (IBEW) Contract.

Vallejo, Ca

Served as Acting Assistant HR DIR for 3.5 years and then promoted to HR Operations Manager in 2006. As Assistant HR Director, provided benefits and personnel related services to 574 City of Vallejo employees and 100 Vallejo Sanitation employees. As HR Operations Manager, provided benefits and personnel related services for 625 City employees. Managed the day to day operations of the HR Department with a staff of eight (8), including five (5) direct reports. Administered $1.2M department budget and provided salary and benefit detail for the $74M personnel budget as a part of the $87M general fund budget for the City. Notable Accomplishments‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾Created brochures and guided citizen and volunteer participation in very successful Anti-Graffiti Program. Incorporated over 13 supplemental agreements and side letters with the Labor Relations MOU for the CAMP Unit.Managed, coordinated, and completed claims, including housing complaints, DFEH complaints, grievances, sexual harassment complaints, and interactive processes. Chief Negotiator in reducing the health plan contribution for the Vallejo Sanitation District. Saved $80k annually in perpetuity and reduced the on-going health liability for the District. Implemented the new online job application software – NEOGOV.

Vallejo, Ca

Reclassified from Senior Personnel Analyst to HR Program Manager. Managed the Employee Services Division for the City and the HR Department for Vallejo Sanitation and Flood Control District with a staff of three (3). Provided support to the Director of HR through highly complex administrative, technical and analytical work in the program areas of compensation, benefits, labor relations, training and development. Assisted the Director in the overall administration of the department, including oversight of the $980K department budget, as well as development and management of the $144K division budget. Served as the Equal Employment Officer and Staff to the Human Relations Commission.

Reclassified from the Assistant to the Engineer-Manager to the Director of Administrative Support Provided direct support to the Engineer-Manager by managing the centralized functions of human resources. This included benefits administration; classification and compensation, recruitment and selection; training; management of leave programs; discipline counseling; interpreted policy and labor contracts; risk management, including workers compensation; Minority Women Business Enterprise/Equal Employment Opportunity Officer; and conducted labor negotiations. Also provided administrative support to the Engineer-Manager including Deputy Secretary to the Board of Trustees; administration of the Public Information Program; publication of internal newsletter; administration and development of $450K operating budget for Trustees and department; and a $750K liability budget. Supervised the technical staff and provided indirect supervision to the Clerical Supervisor and administrative staff.

Provided support to the Business Manager; assisted with pension plan procedures and distributions; provided various reports from utilizing database software. Assisted Network Coordinator with planning and training procedures for the local area network. Automated office procedures, designed various benefit and pension reports.

Operational support for the Marketing Manager, including word processing; preparation and input of proposals, bulletins and flyers using various software; organization of meetings, conferences and awards celebrations. Provided all personnel and benefit support for office staff. Tracked and assisted in budget planning. Improved efficiency in overall administration of office. Trained agents and office personnel on various software. Appointed to provide technical insurance training to assist agents with increasing sales based on creation of a specialized training program.

Provided support for 21 managers which included coordination of Minority Women Business Enterprise/Equal Employment Opportunity, safety, centralized distribution, union correspondence and special projects. Supervised eight (8) clerks. Worked in the Administrative Division in various positions from a Reports Clerk to Staff Supervisor. Duties varied from billing, vendor interfacing to budget input, tracking and personnel for supervised clerks. Implemented new computer system. Chosen to rotate as acting Supervisor in various divisions. Chosen for special assignments by top management in various departments. Improved clerical efficiency from 65% to 98%.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Business Administration

Activities and Societies: President of Black Student Union, Member of Business Admin Club, Song Girl, Mentor for High Potential Freshmen.

Marriage, Family&Child Counseling