<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Carrie,</div><div>We have not looked at outsourcing payroll. </div><div>We have 1,500 active employees.</div><div>We have 3 payroll staff (1 manager and 2 specialists) and 6 HR staff (including a director and assistant director) who handle all benefits you mentioned, as well as all other traditional HR duties such as hiring, onboarding, employee investigations and discipline issues.</div><div>What software system do you use?</div><div>Thanks</div><div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Feb 5, 2026 at 11:08 AM Carrie Colley <<a href="mailto:c.colley@msad17.org">c.colley@msad17.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large">Good Morning,</div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large">I have a couple of questions regarding payroll staffing and outsourcing:</div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large">1. Has anyone looked at outsourcing payroll? </div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large">2. What size is your district and how many staff are in the payroll and HR positions for payroll/benefits/workers compensation/fmla employee related activities? </div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large">Does anyone know of a retired or payroll experienced person who might be willing to help out a school district until they can hire a payroll specialist?</div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large">Thanks for any input.</div></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large">Carrie Colley</span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large">Director of Finance & Operations</span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(136,136,136)">M.S.A.D. #17</span><br></div><div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">232 Main Street, Suite 2</font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">South Paris, Maine 04281</font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">207-743-8972</font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">207-743-2878 (Fax)</font></div></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4"><a href="mailto:c.colley@msad17.org" target="_blank">c.colley@msad17.org<br></a></font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">This is a staff email account managed by Oxford Hills School District - MSAD 17. This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender.</span><font face="georgia, serif" size="4"><a href="mailto:c.colley@msad17.org" target="_blank"><br></a></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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