File #: 20-0122    Version: 1
Type: Agenda Item Status: Approved
File created: 1/16/2020 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 2/4/2020 Final action: 2/4/2020
Title: Chief Administrative Officer and the Director of Human Resources recommending the Board: 1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the revised Salary and Benefits Resolution for Unrepresented Employees - Resolution 016-2020 effective the first pay period following adoption; 2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 018-2020 revising the Salary Schedule for unrepresented classifications - effective the first pay period following adoption which will bring Appointed and Elected Department Heads to 8% below the market median and Administrative Management and Confidential employees to 10% below the market median; 3) Direct the Human Resources Department and the Auditor-Controller's Office to administer and implement the Resolutions’ provisions; and 4) Provide direction to staff regarding the Board of Supervisor’s compensation as it is 9.42% below the market median of benchmark agencies and respective classifications utilized by the County. (Est. Time: 15 Min.) FUNDING: Various...
Attachments: 1. A - Resolution - Salary Increases 2-4-20, 2. B - Approved Blue Route - Salary Increases 2-4-20, 3. C - Salary and Benefits Resolution for Unrep Employees CLEAN 2-4-20, 4. D - Salary and Benefits Resolution for Unrep Employees REDLINE 2-4-20, 5. E - Approved Blue Route - Unrep Reso 2-4-20, 6. F - EL Total Comp Market Data 2-4-20, 7. G - UD Total Comp Market Data 2-4-20, 8. H - CO Total Comp Market Data 2-4-20, 9. I - UM Total Comp Market Data 2-4-20, 10. J - BOS Total Comp Market Data 2-4-20, 11. Public Comment BOS Rcvd 2-3-20, 12. Executed Resolution 016-2020, 13. Executed Resolution 018-2020
Related files: 16-0098, 19-1184, 20-0102, 20-1600, 20-1386
Title
Chief Administrative Officer and the Director of Human Resources recommending the Board:
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the revised Salary and Benefits Resolution for Unrepresented Employees - Resolution 016-2020 effective the first pay period following adoption;
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 018-2020 revising the Salary Schedule for unrepresented classifications - effective the first pay period following adoption which will bring Appointed and Elected Department Heads to 8% below the market median and Administrative Management and Confidential employees to 10% below the market median;
3) Direct the Human Resources Department and the Auditor-Controller's Office to administer and implement the Resolutions’ provisions; and
4) Provide direction to staff regarding the Board of Supervisor’s compensation as it is 9.42% below the market median of benchmark agencies and respective classifications utilized by the County. (Est. Time: 15 Min.)

FUNDING: Various.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND

Unrepresented Employees Resolution

In June 2016, the County engaged Koff and Associates (K&A) for the provision of professional services to design, conduct, and assist in a classification and compensation study for all County positions. Additionally, in September 2017, the Board adopted a compensation philosophy for the County which is to ensure transparency and comparability between the County and other agencies (Resolution 147-2017). Using the study framework created by K&A, the Human Resources Department has updated the original study to determine the current market median of positions. This market median has been used to determine negotiated increases with bargaining units. To date most classifications in the County have reached between 7-10% of the market median.

The unrepresented employees contained in the classifications identified as Elected Department Heads (EL), Appointed Department Heads (UD), Administrative Management (UM), and C...

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