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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 09241991 - 91-647 1-031 A M THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on Sept. 24, 1991 , by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Fanden, Schroder, Torlakson, McPeak NOES: None ABSENT: Supervisor Powers ABSTAIN: None SUBJECT: Establishing the Deep Class ) of Civil Litigation Attorney ) Resolution No. 91/ 647 Whereas the Board of Supervisors has enacted Resolution 83/1, as amended, referred to as the Salary Regulations, and Section 20 of that Resolution provides for !deep classes; and The County Counsel has requested that the deep class of Civil Litigation Attorney be established; It is by the, Board Resolved that effective September 1 , 1991 , the deep class of Civil Litigation Attorney is established, with the compensation provisions and terms and conditions of employment contained herein. 1 . Salary Range,' Compensation for the deep class a Civil Litigation Attorney is set by the Board of Supervisors and reviewed periodic lly during consideration of compensation for County management classifications . The following basic and advanced salary ranges corres and with the Civil Litigation Attorney job specifications in w ich duties and responsibilities are defined. The steps within each level are as follows : Basic Level (Steps 1-8 ) , Standard Level (Steps 9=16 ) and Advanced Level (Steps 17-24 ) . x SALARY SCHEDULE LEVEL STEPS Eff. 10/1%90 (outstanding pay steps ) 24 $7 , 153 23 6,978 22 6 , 808 21 6 , 642 Advanced Level C 20 6 ,480 19 6 , 322 18 6 , 164 17 6 , 017 16 5, 871 15 5, 727 Standard Level B 14 5, 588 13 5,451 12 5, 318 11 5, 189 10 5, 062 09 4 , 939 08 4 , 818 07 4, 701 06 4 ,586 Basic Level A 05 4,474 04 4, 365 03 4 , 259 02 4 , 155 01 4 , 053 -1- RESOLUTION NO. 91/ 647 Increments between steps are two and one-half percent ( 2 1/2%) within the salary progression. For positions given Advanced Level assignments , step 22 is the maximum salary for excellent performance salary advancement as provided in Section 8b herein. For positions given Standard Level assignments , step 6 is the maximum salary for satisfactory performance. For positions given Basic Level assignments, step 8 is the maximum salary for satisfactory performance . 2 . Initial Appointments : b. Initial appointment into the class of Civil Litigation Attorney shall be made at any step of the salary range for the level to which the employee is qualified and appointed, as" directed by the County Counsel, provided however, that a promotional appointment must result in at least a five percent (5% ) salary increase, if the salary schedule for the level to which the position is assigned permits such an adjustment. 3 . Reassignment to a Higher Level: A Civil Litigation Attorney who meets the minimum qualifications for a higher level assignment may be reassigned by the County Counsel to the higher level, and if so reassigned shall be placed at the first salary step of the higher level irrespective of whether or not this results in a salary adjustment of less than five percent (5% ) . Assignment to a higher level is the sole prerogative of the County Counsel . As organizational or operational needs arise, Civil Litigation Attorney positions may be added to or deleted from higher levels . 4 . Probation: Every initial appointment to a level and every reassignment to a higher level is subject to a 12 month probationary period and affirmative action by the appointing authority to confirm the appointment or reassignment. Continued incumbency in any Advanced Level assignment is contingent upon the incumbent continuing to receive annual performance evaluations which are better than satisfactory. 5 . Re-Employment: Civil Litigation Attorneys who terminate their employment with the County in good standing and who are subsequently Ire-employed as a Civil Litigation Attorney within the period of their re- employment eligibility may be appointed at the assignment level and salary level at which they were employed at the time of their termination provided that a vacant position exists at1 the former assignment level . Said appointment will be at the first salary step of the assignment level, unless otherwise provided for by the appointing authority in which case employees maybe appointed up to the salary step at which they were employed at the time of their termination. If a vacant position does not exist at the assignment level the employee attained at the time of termination said employee may be appointed to a lower assignment level position provided that a vacant position exists at that level . 6 . Definition and Application of Terms : a . Reassignment means the movement of a position and its incumbent, if filled, from one assignment level to another within the deep class . -2- RESOLUTION NO. 91/ 6�� b. Promotion Demotion and Transfer - for the purposes of promotion, demotion and transfer to and from the deep class of Civil Litigation Attorney, "salary" refers to and shall be based on the salary range established for each of the assignment levels within the deep class rather than on the bottom and top salary steps of the whole deep class . 7 . Anniversary Dates :. a . Current, Probationary and New Employees - The anniversary date of a Civil Litigation Attorney shall be the first day of the calendar month after the calendar month when the attorney successfully completes six months full-time service. b. Reassignment to Higher Level Position - The anniversary date of a Civil Litigation Attorney who is reassigned to a higher assignment level is determined as for a new employee in "a" above . C . Reassignment to Lower Level Position - The anniversary date of a Civil Litigation Attorney who is reassigned from a higher assignment level to a lower assignment level shall remain unchanged. 8 . Salary Adiustments: a. Merit Increments - Based upon review of each Civil Litigation Attorney' s performance, the appointing authority may authorize a merit increment in the salary of that Civil Litigation Attorney effective upon the anniversary date unless deferred. Such adjustment shall consist of an advancement of the employee' s salary by one or two steps on the salary schedule established for the attorney' s assignment level . In the case of less than satisfactory performance, and as to the Advanced Level, less than excellent performance, the employee's merit increment shall be deferred until such time as the performance of the employee is satisfactory or excellent. No merit increment shall be made unless an affirmative recommendation to do so is made by the appointing authority, and no provision of this section shall be construed to make the advancement of salaries mandatory. The appointing authority may recommend unconditional denial of the merit increment; or make the denial subject to review Jat some date preceding the next anniversary date. Persons on military leave shall receive merit increments that may accrue oto them during the period of military leave. b. Outstanding Performance Adjustment: If the appointing authority deems that a Civil Litigation Attorney' s performance has been outstanding, the employee' s salary may be advanced in any anniversary year not more than two steps on the appropriate salary schedule established for that employee' s assignment level . Such adjustment may be awarded on other than the employee' s anniversary date, for outstanding merit performance only, provided that the adjustment may noIt be effective sooner than 60 days after any merit increment granted effective on the employee's anniversary date. Any additional step(s ) awarded to reflect Outstanding Performance shall remain in effect for twelve months only, may be sooner terminated by the appointing authority, and may be renewed for consecutive twelve month periods . C . Salary adjustments other than Outstanding Merit steps and deferred Merit Increments shall be effective on the employee' s anniversary date. -3- RESOLUTION NO. 91/ 6 417 9 . Demotion: A county employee who promotes from the deep class of Civil Litigation Attorney and is subsequently reinstated to the class as the result of demotion or failing probation will be reinstated to the assignment level and salary step attained prior to promotion . Applicable rules on layoff and displacement will be effectuated in the event a vacant position, at the assignment level to which the employee is to be demoted, does not exist. Whenever the demotion is the result of layoff, the salary of the demoted employee shall be that step on the salary schedule of the assignment level from which the employee was promoted which the employee would have achieved had the employee remained continuously in that position, all within range increments being granted on the anniversary dates in the demotional position. 10 . Salary on Voluntary Demotion: Notwithstanding Section 9 , whenever any employee voluntarily demotes to Civil Litigation Attorney at an assignment level which has a salary schedule lower than the class from which the employee is demoting, the salary shall remain the same if the steps in the new (demoted) salary schedule permit, and if not, the new salary shall be at the highest permitted sala y step below the former salary. 11 . Salary on Transfer: Whenever a permanent employee transfers to a Civil Li igation Attorney position at an assignment level, the salary schedule of which is allocated to the same salary range as the class of the position which employee previously occupied, the employee shall continue to be compensated at the same step of the salary schedule . 12 . Salary on Reassignment from a Higher Assignment Level to Lower Assignment Level : A Civil Litigation Attorney who is reassigned from a higher assignment level shall be placed at the step of lower assignment level salary schedule which the employee would have achieved had the employee remained continuously in the lower assignment level to which reassigned. 13 . Reclassification of Position: The salary of an employee whose position is reclassified to the Civil Litigation Attorney deep class shall be established in accordance with the applicable Sections of this Resol _tion. An employee in a position that is reclassified from Civil Litigation Attorney to another class on the basic salary schedule shall receive a salary based upon the Civil Litigation Attorney salary for his/her level and the provisions of Resolution 83/1 or other applicable deep class resolutions or ordinances . 14 . Seniority: The seniority of employees in the deep class of Civil Litigation Attorney for layoff and displacement purposes shall be determined by Personnel Management Regulations Rule 1205, provided that each Civil Litigation Attorney assignment level shall be treated as a separate class, incumbents of lower assignment level positions shall be considered as not meeting the requirements for higher assignment levels, and incumbents of higher assignment .level positions shall be considered as meeting the requirements for lower assignment levels . -4- RESOLUTION NO. 91/ 7 r 15 . Other Provisions : a. The provisions of Resolution 83/1 and the Personn1 Management Regulations, as amended are applicable to %e Civil Litigation Attorney deep class subject to the provisions of this Resolution. b. Civil Litigation Attorneys must have the use of a privately owned vehicle available during the course of their em loyment. Orig. Dept: County Counsel cc: County Administrator Auditor-Controller Personnel Risk Manager fb-5 a:\BO-Res.Att 9/5/91 I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy o an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervis on the ate shown. 19 Q/ ATTESTED: 7 PHIL BATCH LOR,Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County Administrator Deput -5- RESOLUTION NO. 91/94o17 'y