The Commission for A New Georgia
Administrative Services Task Force

The Task Force mission was to identify and recommend strategies that state government can adopt to effectively recruit and retain the new generation of professionals, the specialized talent, and the seasoned leadership necessary to continue the culture of a best-managed state.

The Task Force also reviewed the State’s approach to retiree medical benefits and recommended strategies to reduce the long-term cost of these programs.

Some of the issues within the Task Force's scope included:

Gain a more complete understanding of the State's emerging talent and retiree health care situations
Discuss, develop and prioritize high-level recommendations
Build out as much detail (content, critical path, etc.) as possible with the most important recommendations


RECOMMENDATIONS:

Develop an overarching plan to accelerate and coordinate the transformation of the State Human Resources function to act more as a single, multi-unit enterprise

Develop Statewide Employee Value Proposition (EVP) and align HR programs

Expand initiatives to brand and market the experience of working at the State

Divide the workforce during this transition, delivering Total Rewards value differently to each group

Make significant investments in decision-support and employee education
Overview of the Task ForceChair: Bill Wallace
University System of Georgia (Ret)

Consulting Partner: Hewitt Associates

Robert Dunn
Mueller Water Products, Inc.

Rob Ward
Synovus

Ellen Lindemann
Southern Company (Ret)

Linda Matzigkeit
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Sharon Douglas
AFLAC

Michael Johnson
UPS

Patti S. Bailey
State Personnel Board

Bill Heath
State Senator

Howard Maxwell
State Representative

Any Hiles, Lead Consultant
Hewitt Associates

Salem Shunnarah, Sr. Health Consultant
Hewitt Associates

David Leblang
Governor's Fellow

Jerry Guthrie
Commission for A New Georgia

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