Personnel

Personnel/Self Insurance Office

Personnel Officer: Donna Barnes (dbarnes@co.franklin.ny.us)

Personnel Assistant: Dawn Jarvis (djarvis@co.franklin.ny.us)

Personnel Aide:  Christie Bonville (cbonvill@co.franklin.ny.us)

Personnel Aide:  Denise James (djames@co.franklin.ny.us)

Telephone: (518) 481-1676
Fax: (518) 483-2340

Workers' Compensation:  Karen Lavoie (klavoie@co.franklin.ny.us)

Telephone: (518) 481-1678

Accommodating needs, planning solutions, resolving problems, and providing personal support to our customers is the primary goal of the Franklin County Personnel/Self Insurance Office.

The Franklin County Personnel/Self Insurance Office provides personnel and civil service functions to the general public, Franklin County employees and departments, municipal governments, and educational entities. It also administers the Franklin County Self Insurance Plan which provides workers' compensation insurance coverage for the Franklin County government and municipalities. 

For Franklin County employees and departments, this office provides all aspects of human resources management. This includes intake for all new employees, as well as maintenance of personnel records, administration of the self-insured health insurance plan and other benefit programs, registration and liaison with the New York State and Local Retirement System, and all labor relations functions. In addition, the Personnel Office administers Federal, State, and local employment regulations, laws, and mandates. 

New York State Civil Service laws are interpreted and enforced for the Franklin County government, 24 municipalities, 9 school districts, BOCES, North Country Community College,the Solid Waste Authority, the Soil and Water Conservation District, and three Housing Authorities. A primary role in this function is the administration of the Civil Service Examination program including exam announcement, candidate qualification and test administration, as well as establishment of Eligible Lists and Certifications of Eligibles for purposes of hiring. 

This office creates, classifies, processes, and tracks all positions carrying civil service classification within Franklin County. The Franklin County Personnel office also conducts annual payroll certifications for the County, towns, villages, school districts, and special districts.