File #: 22-2205    Version: 1
Type: Agenda Item Status: Approved
File created: 11/17/2022 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 4/4/2023 Final action: 4/4/2023
Title: Auditor-Controller’s Office recommending the Board of Supervisors consider the following: 1) Waive the 180-day waiting period for extra help employment of CalPERS retired annuitants to fill critically needed position within the Auditor’s Office; 2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 054-2023 authorizing the appointment of Gloria Berry as an extra help Sr. Administrative Analyst, effective 04/05/2023; 3) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 055-2023 authorizing the appointment of Connie Tover as an extra help Accountant I, effective 04/05/2023; and 4) Authorize an exception to Personnel Rule 604.5 to hire all annuitants at Step 5. FUNDING: N/A
Attachments: 1. A - Ret Annuitant Ltr_signed, 2. B - Ret Annuitant Reso G Berry.pdf, 3. C - Ret Annuitant Reso C Tover.pdf, 4. D - Ret Annuitant Blue Route.pdf, 5. Executed Resolution 054-2023, 6. Executed Resolution 055-2023
Title
Auditor-Controller’s Office recommending the Board of Supervisors consider the following:
1) Waive the 180-day waiting period for extra help employment of CalPERS retired annuitants to fill critically needed position within the Auditor’s Office;
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 054-2023 authorizing the appointment of Gloria Berry as an extra help Sr. Administrative Analyst, effective 04/05/2023;
3) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 055-2023 authorizing the appointment of Connie Tover as an extra help Accountant I, effective 04/05/2023; and
4) Authorize an exception to Personnel Rule 604.5 to hire all annuitants at Step 5.

FUNDING: N/A
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Auditor-Controller’s Office would like to appoint Gloria Berry as an extra help Sr. Administrative Analyst for the County of El Dorado by 4/1/2023. At the end of 2022, the Accounts Payable Division of the Auditor-Controller's Office had 4 key employees retire losing a combined 81 years of experience. When these employee's retired, due to other staffing changes and challenges with recruitments, the Unit was left with only 4 employees out of 14.5 have been working in this Unit with a year of experience. Assistance in training newer employees along with oversight of AP documents to maintain integrity of work is critical. Gloria Berry supervised this Unit for years and her position is needed to assist with staff training and preparation for fiscal year end.

The Auditor-Controller’s Office would like to appoint Connie Tover as an extra help Accountant I for the County of El Dorado by 4/1/2023. At the end of 2022, the Accounts Payable (AP) Division of the Auditor-Controller's Office underwent significant staffing changes leaving AP with very limited experience to process documents timely. At the beginning of 2023, AP's number of documents requiring review had exceeded an increase of 200%. Assistance in catching up on the processing of AP documents is criti...

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