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Human Resources Department recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 011-2024 adopting, effective the pay period containing January 1, 2024, new salaries for the classifications affected by El Dorado County Charter, Section 504; the Memorandum of Understanding between the County of El Dorado and the Deputy Sheriffs’ Association, Article 5, Section 2; and the Memorandum of Understanding between the County of El Dorado, the El Dorado County Law Enforcement Management Association, Article 4, Section 1B, and the Salary and Benefits Resolution for Unrepresented Employees, Section 6. 602.
FUNDING: General Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Charter 504 and Formally Linked Classifications
The El Dorado County Charter, Section 504, requires the Board of Supervisors to determine the average salaries for South Lake Tahoe Police Department, Amador County Sheriff's Department, and California Highway Patrol (comparator agencies) annually, and to adjust the salaries of specific, comparable law enforcement classifications to be at least equal to the average of the salaries for comparable positions in those agencies.
Using the Deputy Sheriff II as the benchmark classification, the Human Resources Department conducted the annual survey of the comparator agency classifications (see attachments). The annual survey indicates that the Deputy Sheriff II is 2.58 5.39% below the average salary of the comparator agencies. Therefore, it has been determined that the Deputy Sheriff II should receive a 2.58 5.39% increase. In addition, the subsequent classifications should also receive a 2.58 5.39% increase to maintain the current internal alignment.
Additionally, the County has agreed through the Deputy Sheriffs Association’ Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that the salary range of the Investigator (District Attorney) will be maintained so that Step 5 of the salary range for the Investigator (District Attorney) is equal to Step 5 of the salary ran...
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