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Home My WebLink AboutRESOLUTIONS - 08161994 - 94-417 J. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY,CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on August 16 , 1994 by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Smith, Bishop, DeSaulnier, Torlakson and Powers NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None SUBJECT' In the Matter of Amending Management Compensation ) Resolution No. 94/417 Resolutions 92/107 & 94/51 ) The Board of Supervisors has adopted agreements with several employee organizations in Memoranda of Understanding regarding terms and conditions of employment for the period October 1 , 1993 through September 30, 1995; and The County Administrator has recommended that similar terms and conditions be adopted for elected officials, appointive officers, management employees not included in representation units, and unrepresented employees; NOW THEREFORE: The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors in its capacity as governing Board of the County of Contra Costa, and all districts of which it is the ex-officio governing Board, RESOLVES THAT: Effective on the dates indicated herein, Resolutions 92/107 and'.94/51 , which most recently established compensation and benefits for County Officers, management and unrepresented employees, are amended and supplemented as follows: A. Increased Annual Management Administrative Leave. All permanent full time classified, exempt and project management employees not included in representation units listed in Exhibit A who are currently eligible to receive 40 hours annual administrative leave and not included in representation units, shall be credited effective January 1 , 1995 and each January I thereafter, with fifty (50) hours of paid personal leave. This time shall continue to be non-accruable and all balances will be zeroed out effective December 31 st each year. Permanent part time employees shall have such leave prorated based on their position hours. In recognition that this, benefit adjustment is being formulated approximately 6 months prior to its implementation, a one-time-only 50% proration of the additional 10 hours of administrative leave credits will be credited to all eligible management employees in the form of 5 hours credit effective on the October 10th, 1994 paycheck. B. Increased Management Life Insurance. All classified, project and exempt management employees whose classifications are identified in Exhibit A, and who are not included in representation units, excluding Department Heads, Elected Officials and judicial Officers whose classifications are identified in Exhibit A, shall have their current term life insurance coverage increased effective October 1 , 1994 from $40,000 to $45,000. Premiums for this insurance shall be paid by the County with conditions of eligibility to be reviewed annually. Department Heads, Elected Officials and judicial Officers shall continue with their group life insurance coverage unchanged. C. Video Display Terminal (VDT) Users Eye Examination. Effective October 1 , 1994, all elected officials (except Superior and Municipal Court fudges and related classes under jurisdiction of the State of California), appointed officials and management employees whose classifications are listed in Exhibit A, and who are not included in representation units shall be eligible to receive an annual eye examination on County time and at County expense provided that the employee regularly uses a video display terminal at least an average of four (4) hours per day as certified by their department. Employees certified for examination under this program must process their request through the Employee Benefits Division of the County Personnel Department. Should prescription VDT eyeglasses be prescribed for the employee following the examination, the County agrees to provide, at no cost, the basic coverage including $10 frame and single vision lenses. Employees may, through individual arrangement between the employee and their doctor and solely at the employee's expense, include bifocal, trifocal or blended lenses and other care, services or materials not covered by the Plan. The basic plan coverage, including the examination, may be credited toward the employee-enhanced benefit. D. Retirement Investment Alternatives Study. The County Administrator or designee shall undertake an investigation of investment alternatives suitable for sheltering income for retirement purposes. E. Catastrophic Leave Bank. Effective April 1 , 1994 the County Personnel Department will begin operation of a Catastrophic Leave Bank which is designed to assist any exempt, classified or project management/unrepresented employee not in a represented unit who has exhausted all paid accruals due to a serious or catastrophic illness, injury, or condition of the employee or family member. The program establishes and maintains a Countywide bank wherein any employee who wishes to contribute may authorize that a portion of his/her accrued vacation, compensatory time, holiday compensatory time or floating holiday be deducted from those account(s) and credited to the Catastrophic Leave Bank. Upon approval, credits from the Catastrophic Sick Leave Bank may be transferred to a requesting employee's sick leave account so that employee may remain in paid status for a"longer period of time, thus partially ameliorating the financial impact of the illness, injury, or condition. Catastrophic illness or injury is defined as a critical medical condition, a long-term major physical impairment or disability which manifests itself during employment. Regulations regarding operation of this plan will be promulgated by the Personnel Director. F. Definition of Immediate Family. Effective on the day following Board adoption of this Resolution, the County Sick Leave Policy shall be amended to include within the definition of "Immediate Family" both "niece" and "nephew". G. Assessor's Educational Incentive Differential. Effective August 1 , 1994 this benefit, which is authorized for designated Assessor's Department management classes in Section III.J of Resolution 92/107 and amended in Section 4 of Resolution 92/835, is amended to allow a monthly differential of either $50 or 1 .5% of base salary, whichever is larger, for possession of the appropriate professional educational certificate under conditions specified in the aforementioned Resolution. H. Special Equity Adjustments. Effective August 1 , 1994 the salaries of the management classes listed below shall be adjusted on the basic salary schedule by the number of levels and in the manner indicated: 1 . Board of Supervisor's Assistant 0991): Effective August 1 , 1994 Resolution 81/802 which established this occupation as a deep class is amended by the addition of a 5% salary step at the upper end of the salary range for special designated assignments as Staff Supervisor, Chief Assistant or Community Relations Assistant. Such compensations shall recognize employees in the class who have primary responsibility for (1) staff supervision, (2) attending meetings and speaking for the Board member, (3) performing the most complex research and other assignments, or (4) providing conflict or problem resolution in the most sensitive constituent situation. 2. Assistant County Registrar - Exempt (ALBI): Effective August 1 , 1994 reallocate salary to schedule/level C5 2230. 3. Agricultural Commissioner/Director of Weights & Measures (BAA1): Effective August 1 , 1994 reallocate salary to schedule/level C5 2421 . I. Deferred Compensation Incentive Program. Employees with a break in deferred compensation contributions because of either an approved medical leave or approved financial hardship withdrawal shall not be required to reestablish eligibility. Further, employees who lose eligibility due to budgetary constraints but maintain contributions at the required level and later return to an eligible position shall not be required to reestablish eligibility. J. Health Plan Savings. Paragraph one, Section I (Salaries) of Resolution 94/51 is amended to read: 1 . Salaries -T— ..Any net savings achieved by the County for the period july I 1 1994 through December 3 i , 1994 from replacement of the I st Choice Health Plan by the QualMed Health Plan shall be computed in the manner described in the January 13, 1994 Tentative Agreement on Wages and Health Plan Adjustments between the County and the Contra Costa Labor Coalition, and which is above the 20 level salary increase, shall be added to the 1% salary increase effective January 1 , 1995". 1 hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supe ors on the dole shown. ATTESTED: Lg&.4 dA I L - PHIL MftH R,Cleik of thd Board upe a CouA 'strator .n� La By in. ,Deputy .4 A. Ong. Dept: Personnel (6-4064) cc: Employee Relations Auditor-Controller/Payroll All Departments