Memorandum
Date: October 20, 2020
To: The Honorable Moke Simon, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Carol J. Huchingson, County Administrative Officer
Subject: Consideration of Resolution Establishing Salaries and Benefits for Management Employees for the Period of November 1, 2020 - October 31, 2021
Executive Summary: (include fiscal and staffing impact narrative):
With the concurrence of County Department Heads and your Board's representatives (Chairman
Simon, Supervisor Sabatier, CAO Carol Huchingson and CDCAO Stephen Carter) designated to
meet with the Department Heads on behalf of unrepresented management, presented today for
the consideration of your Board is the attached Resolution Establishing Salaries and Benefits for
Management Employees for the period of November 1, 2020 - October 31, 2021
Except as explained below, this Resolution implements the CPS-HR Classification and Compensation (CC) Study of October 2019 at 80% of market median (Market 80). Wages for the affected classes will be paid at 80% of the mid-point of the 12 comparison Counties. Those included small counties of comparable size as well as neighboring counties with which we directly compete for talent. (Calaveras, Colusa, Glenn, Humboldt, Mendocino, Napa, Nevada, Sonoma, Sutter, Tehama, Yolo and Yuba).This is the first CC study completed for Lake County since 2003.
As your Board is aware, nursing positions have long been particularly hard to fill. Local hospitals
and health care providers pay substantially more than the County and we compete for the same
talent pool. For the sole licensed nursing position (Director of Nursing) covered under this
Resolution, the salary range shall be set as follows:
Step One Step Two Step Three Step Four Step Five
$50.59 $53.12 $55.78 $58.57 $61.49
For the Director of Public Works/Water Resources/Community Development, with the combining
of three departments, the salary range will be set as follows:
Step One Step Two Step Thre...
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