HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05112010 - C.34RECOMMENDATION(S):
Adopt effective start date of March 1, 2010 for the reallocation of Rehabilitation Therapy
Services salaries in the Health Services Department which was approved by the Board of
Supervisors on March 23, 2010.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The total annual cost for this request is approximately $448,765 for the Rehabilitation
Therapy Services Program and $453,349 for Public Health's CCS Therapy Services
Program, totaling $902,114. Annual cost may be offset by Registry Costs paid by the
Rehabilitation Therapy Services Program (approximately $296,770), per diem salaries paid
(approximately $703,696), and registry costs paid by Public Health during Fiscal Year
2008-2009 (approximately $240,000) totaling $1,000,466 for the period of August 1, 2008
through August 30, 2009.
The cost associated with retroactively establishing the March 1, 2010 effective date is
approximately $49,616.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/11/2010 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Ted Cwiek, (925)
335-1766
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 11, 2010
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: EMY L. SHARP, Deputy
cc: HR Director, Auditors Office, Health Services Personnel, CAO Fiscal Officer
C.34
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Ted Cwiek, Human Resources Director
Date:May 11, 2010
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Change Start Date of Salary reallocation for Rehabilitation Therapy Services classifications
BACKGROUND:
Rehabilitation Therapy Services personnel are assigned to both the Contra Costa
Regional Medical Center and its health centers, as well as the Public Health's California
Children Services Unit. For a number of years, the Rehabilitation Therapy Services
Program has been understaffed, and has experienced difficulties with recruitment and
retention of qualified therapy personnel, primarily due to the current low salaries.
According to a recent market survey, Contra Costa County, in comparison to the (9) Bay
Area Counties is below market levels for similar Therapy Services classifications.
Additionally, the department has been in constant competition with the surrounding local
hospitals such as Kaiser and John Muir, who offer higher pay. Compensation is an
important factor when addressing staff recruitment and retention.
Over the past two years, 24 licensed therapists including two supervisors have resigned,
which impacted the Therapy Assistant and Therapy Aide classifications. By regulations,
Therapy Assistants and Aides cannot perform their duties without a licensed therapist in a
clinic. The loss of therapy personnel resulted with the temporary closure of rehabilitation
therapy services in the Pittsburg Health Center and disruption to patient care services in
general. Consequently, to continue providing a certain level of patient care, the use of per
diem employees has increased significantly over the years. Local One filed an Unfair
Labor Practice charge against the county regarding the use of Per Diem employees. Both
the County and Public Employees Union Local One has been discussing the matter in
order to reach a mutual settlement.
Public Health's California Children Services Therapy Program has numerous positions in
the same classifications, which will receive the same salary reallocations. Additionally,
the supervisory and managerial classifications will also receive increases to maintain
internal alignments.
With the exception of the supervisor and director classifications, the therapist series are
included in the coalitions "shared sacrifice" exemption list. The Health Services
Department is requesting the approval of this action, in order to bring Contra Costa
rehabilitation therapy salaries to a competitive market level, enable the department to fill
current vacancies, retain existing staff and reduce the use of per diem personnel.
The negotiations which led to the salary adjustments included an effective date of March
1, 2010.
ATTACHMENTS
Approved Board Order 3.23.10
P300 Rehab Therapy Svs