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Human Resources Department and the Information Technologies Department recommending the Board:
1) Approve and adopt the new department-specific classifications of Information Technology Analyst I/II - Telecommunications;
2) Revise the Supervising Information Technology Analyst class and retitle it to Information Technology Supervisor;
3) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 035-2024 to:
a) Approve the Job Class Number, bargaining unit, and salary range for the new IT department-specific classifications of Information Technology Analyst I/II -Telecommunications;
b) Retitle the Supervising Information Technology Analyst class to Information Technology Supervisor; and
c) Approve, due to an upward reclassification of one Supervising Information Technology Analyst allocation and incumbent (position number 344), the deletion of 1.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) Supervising Information Technology Analyst (new title Information Technology Supervisor) allocation and the addition of 1.0 FTE Deputy Director of Information Technologies in IT; and
4) Waive the requirement for filling the Deputy Director of Information Technologies position through a competitive examination process, allowing the incumbent to be appointed to the position as provided for in Section 507.1.2 of the Personnel Rules.
FUNDING: General Fund with partial cost recovery through the Cost Allocation Plan.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Information Technologies Department (IT) requested the Human Resources Department (HR) to create a new class that would be able to perform analytical work related to the County’s telecommunication systems. While the County has a Telecom Technician class it does not allow for the higher-level work required such as system design and planning, taking the lead on a telecom project, or reporting on performance metrics. The County’s telecommunications systems have evolved to include newer technologies, such as Voice-over IP (VoIP), Session Initiation Protoco...
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