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Chief Administrative Officer and Director of Human Resources recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 110-2018 to increase the Assistant Director of Child Support Services - Chief Attorney salary by 3.85% in lieu of the option to cash-out Management Leave, consistent with the changes to other salaries of positions in the UM bargaining group.
FUNDING: State and Federal Funds.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Chief Administrative Officer and Director of Human Resources recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 110-2018 to increase the Assistant Director of Child Support Services - Chief Attorney salary by 3.85% in lieu of the option to cash-out management leave, consistent with the changes to other salaries of positions in the UM bargaining group.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On March 20, 2018 (Legistar # 18-0413), the Chief Administrative Officer and the Director of Human Resources brought forth to the Board the recommendation to increase UM and CO-exempt salaries in-lieu of allowing leave management leave/special leave cash-out. This recommendation was approved by the Board.
Background: A primary concept of the County’s compensation philosophy is to ensure transparency and comparability between the County and other agencies (Resolution 147-2017). The old Salary and Benefits Resolution for Unrepresented Employees allowed UM and CO employees to cash out all or a portion of their management leave/special leave, respectively. Management leave/special leave is intended to account for the hours that these employees work in excess of 40 hours per week, since under the Fair Labor Standards Act they are not eligible for overtime pay or comp time. However, in practice, it is often difficult for these employees to take this additional time off. As a result, the total pay to these employees is higher than the salary identified on the salary schedule.
By approving this recommendation costs shifted the...
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