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Chief Administrative Office and Department of Human Resources recommending the Board receive an update from staff and provide direction to staff regarding the Board of Supervisors total compensation as directed at the April 6, 2021, Board meeting.
FUNDING: General Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Per County Charter section 204, compensation for the Board of Supervisors shall be fixed by Ordinance. Members of the Board of Supervisors have received the same monthly salary of $6,406.40 since January 6, 2007. per County Ordinance section 2.06.020. Based on current market data, the total compensation provided to members of the Board of Supervisors is approximately 13.98% behind the median.
At the April 6, 2021 Board meeting, the Board directed staff to complete an analysis of the total compensation paid to each Member of the Board of Supervisors by potentially linking the salaries to Superior Court Judges and return to the Board for further direction. After completing the analysis, staff has the following two options for consideration by the Board:
1) Human Resources can set Board Member salaries consistent with the County's current compensation philosophy, increase total compensation for all employees to 5% (+/-1%) behind the median of the market. This would result in a one-time increase of approximately 8.98% . If approved, this increase would cost approximately $45,000 in Net County Cost. The Board could also choose to set their salary at a different percentage below the median.
2) The Board can choose to receive the same annual equity increase consistent with that of the Superior Court Judges. Every fiscal year, the salary for Superior Court Judges are reviewed in accordance with Government Code Section 68203 which states "On July 1st.....the salary of each justice and judge shall be increased by the amount that is produced by multiplying the then current salary of each justice or judge by the average percentage increase for the current fiscal y...
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