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Chief Administrative Office and Human Resources recommending the Board:
1) Determine by 4/5 vote pursuant to County Ordinance Chapter 2.57.370, that:
a. It is in the best interests of the County and under all circumstances just and proper to remove the automatic increase to salaries of the Board of Supervisors set forth in County Ordinance Code Section 2.57.030 (B) when Elected Department Heads receive salary increases;
b. County Ordinance Chapter 2.57.030, Salaries of the Board of Supervisors, Section B, second sentence, shall be and is hereby rendered inoperative; and:
2) Direct the Chief Administrative Office to return to the Board with a revised ordinance that reflects this action.
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Background
On November 5, 2013, the Chief Administrative Officer brought forward for consideration changes to the compensation of certain labor groups and unrepresented employees including elected department heads. Proposed Resolution 169-2013, applicable to elected department heads, would have resulted in a proposed increase to elected department heads salaries. It was noted in the discussion of that item that under the provisions of County Ordinance Code section 2.57.030(B) in the event salary increases were proposed for elected department heads, such as that proposed in the resolution under consideration, those same salary increases would apply to the Board of Supervisors by virtue of the ordinance. The Board announced its intent to decline such an increase. Although the proposed resolution for elected department heads was not adopted by the Board, this action would render that portion of the ordinance that increases the Board’s salaries automatically when increases to elected department heads salaries are adopted inoperative.
Reason for Recommendation
County Ordinance Chapter 2.57, Section 2.57.030, Salaries of the Board of Supervisors, paragraph B. states that:
“Members of the Board of Supervisors shall receive the same benefits provided by the county to...
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