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MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable Board of Supervisors
FROM: Classification and Compensation Committee
By: Sarah Jansen, Deputy Human Resources Director
DATE: September 12, 2017
SUBJECT: Consideration and Approval of Out-of-Cycle Classification and Compensation Committee Findings and Recommendations
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
As your Board is aware, given the fiscal repercussions of two years of disastrous fires and last winter’s storms, the County is not in a financial position to increase employees’ salaries across the board. However, self-funded departments have financial resources not available to other departments. Three of these self-funded departments approached the Classification and Compensation Committee with requests to increase salaries for department-specific classifications and/or class series that have had a pattern of recruitment and retention issues.
Given the clear need to address long-time recruitment and retention issues when the County is fiscally able to do so, the Classification and Compensation Committee is recommending a 5% increase* for the following department-specific position classifications, with the exception of the Physical Therapist and Occupational Therapist. The Committee is recommending a 10% increase for the Occupational Therapist and Physical Therapist positions.
Health Services Department:
Current Grade New Grade New Entry Salary
Registered Dietician A29 A30 $33.08/hour
Public Health Nurse III A29 A30 $33.08/hour
Public Health Nurse I Trainee B23 B24 $25.30/hour
Public Health Nurse II Trainee B25 B26 $27.89/hour
Public Health Nurse I B25 B26 $27.89/hour
Public Health Nurse II B27 B28 $30.75/hour
Occupational Therapist A28 A30 $33.08/hour
Licensed Vocational Nurse I A16 A17 $17.54/hour
Licensed Vocational Nurse II A18 A19 $19.34/hour
Registered Nurse B21 B22 $22.95/hour
Community Health Nurse I B23 B24 $25.30/hour
Community Health Nurse II B25 B26 $27.89/hour
Community Health Nurse III A27 A28 $30.00/hour
Physical Therapist B34 B36 $45.43/hour
Requests that do not require meet and Confer
Public Health Officer B44 B45 $12,217/month
Deputy Health Officer A40 A41 $9,805/month
Behavioral Health Department:
Current Grade New Grade New Entry Salary
Nurse Practitioner -
Physician’s Assistant A36 A37 $46.54/hour
Supervising Mental
Health Nurse A26 A27 $28.57/hour
Licensed Vocational Nurse I -
Mental Health A16 A17 $17.54/hour
Licensed Vocational Nurse II -
Mental Health A18 A19 $19.34/hour
Licensed Vocational Nurse, Senior -
Mental Health B22 B23 $24.09/hour
Registered Nurse I -
Mental Health B21 B22 $22.95/hour
Registered Nurse II -
Mental Health A23 A24 $24.68/hour
Psychiatric Technician I A16 A17 $17.54/hour
Psychiatric Technician II A18 A19 $19.34/hour
Psychiatric Technician, Senior B22 B23 $24.09/hour
Special Districts Administration:
Current Grade New Grade New Entry Salary
Electro/Mechanical Tech I B20 B21 $21.85/hour
Electro/Mechanical Tech II B22 B23 $24.09/hour
Utility Area Superintendent B25 B26 $27.89/hour
Utility Worker I C01 A16 $16.71/hour
Utility Worker II C02 A18 $18.42/hour
Utility Worker III C03 A20 $20.31/hour
Water-Wastewater Treatment
Plant Operator Trainee B14 B15 $16.31/hour
Water-Wastewater Treatment
Plant Operator I B17 B18 $18.88/hour
Water-Wastewater Treatment
Plant Operator II B19 B20 $20.81/hour
Water-Wastewater Treatment
Plant Operator III B21 B22 $22.95/hour
*The three classifications currently in “C” grades are being brought into the standard “A/B” grade table. These positions may see an increase of $0.01 less than 5%.
FISCAL IMPACT: __ None __Budgeted __Non-Budgeted
Estimated Cost:
Amount Budgeted:
Additional Requested:
Annual Cost (if planned for future years):
FISCAL IMPACT (Narrative):
Each department with requests that are approved by your Board will need to budget respectively.
STAFFING IMPACT (if applicable):
Recommended Action
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Staff requests that your Board:
1) Approve the recommendations not requiring meet and confer; and
2) Approve in concept those that do require meet and confer, and authorize the Human Resources Director to initiate the Meet and Confer process with the applicable employee associations.
Thank you for your consideration.
cc: Kathy Ferguson, Human Resources Director