Memorandum
Date: March 4, 2025
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Shane French, Information Technology Director
Subject: Approve Request to Waive 900 Hour Limit for Extra-Help Information Systems Analyst I, Jaden Bussard
Executive Summary:
The Information Technology Department is requesting approval to exceed the 900 hour extra-help limit for Information Systems Analyst Jaden Bussard. Funds for this position are allocated in Budget unit 1904, and there are sufficient funds available to cover additional hours. The Department will be limiting Jaden’s hours to 24 hours per week so as not to exceed 130 hours per month. The employee is not a CalPERS Annuitant, and funds are available to cover CalPERS contribution costs if the employee should exceed 990 hours this fiscal year.
The Information Technology Department would like to continue to allocate additional hours, up to 24 hours per week until the end of the fiscal year, or until we fill our existing full-time vacancy for an Information Systems Analyst, which we have an open recruitment for. Currently, the employee is filling an important role in the department by providing additional Help Desk coverage and information security tasks.
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Estimated Cost: ________ Amount Budgeted: ________ Additional Requested: ________ Future Annual Cost: ________
Purchasing Considerations (check all that apply): ☐ Not applicable
☐ Fully Article X. <https://library.municode.com/ca/lake_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH2AD_ARTXPU_S2-38EXCOBI>- and/or Consultant Selection Policy <http://lcnet.co.lake.ca.us/Assets/Intranet/Policy/Policies+$!26+Procedures+Manual/Ch4_2021v2.pdf>-Compliant (describe process undertaken in “Executive Summary”)
☐ Section 2-38 <https://library.municode.com/ca/lake_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH2AD_ARTXPU_S2-38EXCOBI> Exemption from Competitive Bidding (rationale in “Executive Summary,” attach documentation, as needed)
☐ For Technology Purchases: Vetted and Supported by the Technology Governance Committee <http://lcnet.co.lake.ca.us/Assets/Intranet/Intranet+Forms/Information+Technology/AdvPlan.pdf> (“Yes,” if checked)
☐ Other (Please describe in Executive Summary)
Consistency with Vision 2028 <http://www.lakecountyca.gov/Government/Directory/Administration/Visioning/Vision2028.htm> (check all that apply): ☐ Not applicable
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☐ Economic Development ☐ Infrastructure ☐ County Workforce
☐ Community Collaboration ☐ Business Process Efficiency ☐ Clear Lake
Recommended Action:
Approve Request to Waive 900 Hour Limit for Extra-Help Information Systems Analyst I, Jaden Bussard.