The mission of Tompkins County Department of Human Resources is to provide a full range of human resource support to our municipal employers, employees and residents of Tompkins County at the highest possible level of customer service. We are committed to inclusion through diversity.The activities involved in this mission are those of collective bargaining, recruitment, classification/compensation studies, benefits administration, employee relations, Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity (AA/EEO), staff development and training, discipline/terminations, performance assessment, and information management.As the local civil service agency, Tompkins County Department of Human Resources conducts civil service examinations, establishes and maintains eligible lists, classifies positions, reviews and approves appointments and personnel changes, maintains employee roster records, certifies municipal payrolls, advises and counsels appointing authorities for all local government entities.Tompkins County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 101,564. The county seat is Ithaca. The name is in honor of Daniel D. Tompkins, who served as Governor of New York and Vice President of the United States. Tompkins County comprises the Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is home to Cornell University, Ithaca College and Tompkins Cortland Community College.