HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05112010 - C.35RECOMMENDATION(S):
1. ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 20790 to establish the classification of
Chief of Police-Contract Agency-Exempt (6XF1) (unrepresented); allocate it on the Salary
Schedule at Salary Level B85-2351 ($10,957.656) single step; and add two positions.
2. INTRODUCE Ordinance No. 2010-07 to Exempt from the Merit System the
classification of Chief of Police-Contract Agency-Exempt, WAIVE reading, and FIX May
18, 2010 for adoption.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Cost associated with the addition of two positions is 100% funded from law enforcement
services contracts.
BACKGROUND:
The Office of the Sheriff provides law enforcement services to several contract agencies
throughout Contra Costa County. Sheriff's Office employees at the rank of Lieutenant are
assigned to manage these law enforcement contracts and act in the capacity of "Chief of
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: Eileen Devlin,
335-1557
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: Teresa Mena, Roxana Mendoza
C.35
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Ted Cwiek, Human Resources Director
Date:May 11, 2010
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Establish the Classification of "Chief of Police-Contract Agency-Exempt" and Add 2 positions
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Police." Currently, these lieutenants can receive a police manager differential of up to
15% of their base pay, at the discretion of the contract agency, in order to compensate
them for the additional responsibilities and authority.
Several contract agencies have requested a higher rank for their "Chiefs" and, in turn, the
police manager differential would be eliminated (e.g. promotion from Lieutenant to
Captain). Because "Chiefs of Police" assigned to a contract agency have historically
returned to a Sheriff's Office assignment, promotions at the request of the contract agency
result in the incumbent returning to a non-contract position at a higher rank; removing
the discretion from the Office.
The Sheriff's Office has identified a means that while assigned to the contract agency the
Lieutenant could be assigned a higher rank, but only so long as they were assigned to that
contract agency. This means is the establishment of a new classification, exempt from the
Merit System, that allows the employee to promote to a higher rank while in the contract,
and revert back to a lieutenant classification once the employee rotates out of the contract
agency and back into a non-contract lieutenant position in the Sheriff's Office. This new
classification would be titled "Chief of Police-Contract Agency-Exempt". Assignment to
this classification would involve the following criteria: the lieutenant will have
completed at least four (4) years of continuous services as the police manager ("chief")
for the requesting agency; appointment to the "Chief of Police-Contract Agency-Exempt"
is at the sole discretion of the Sheriff (Appointing Authority); all costs and benefits of the
rank will be charged to the contracting agency; and, should the employee leave the
contract assignment for any reason, his or her rank will revert to his or her former
permanent classification and rank of lieutenant.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
ATTACHMENTS
P300 20790 - Police Chief
Ordinance 2010-07
ORDINANCE NO. 2010-07
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ORDINANCE NO. 2010-07
(Excluding Chief of Police-Contract Agency-Exempt from the merit system)
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors ordains as follows (omitting the parenthetical
footnotes from the official text of the enacted or amended provisions of the County Ordinance
Code):
SECTION I: Section 33-5.311 of the County Ordinance Code is amended to exclude from the
merit system the classification of chief of police-contract agency-exempt, to read:
33-5.311 District attorney and sheriff.
(a) Investigators, detectives, and others, paid from the special funds furnished to the
district attorney and sheriff under Government Code Sections 29400 ff. and 29430 ff.,
are excluded.
(b) In the district attorney’s office, the district attorney program assistant-exempt class,
senior deputy district attorneys-exempt, district attorney chief of inspectors-exempt,
special counsel, special detectives, chief assistant district attorney-exempt, and
assistant district attorney-exempt, are excluded and are appointed by the district
attorney.
(c) In the sheriff’’s department, the undersheriff and three commanders are excluded
and are appointed by the sheriff-coroner.
(d) The secretary to the undersheriff is excluded and is appointed by the sheriff-coroner.
(e) The sheriff’’s executive assistant is excluded and is appointed by the sheriff-coroner.
(f) In the sheriff’s department, the class of chief of police-contract agency-exempt is
excluded and is appointed by the sheriff-coroner.
(Ords. 2010-07, §1, 2004-6, §1, 99-19, 96-3, §1, 95-34, §1, 87-16, 85-55 §2, 85-29 §2,
81-70 §2, 81-32 §I[4], 81-29, 80-70, 74-72 §2, 73-9 §9: former §§ 32-2.610, .602(5, 6):
prior code § 2413 (e, f): Ords. 70-47, 1032, 939, 325 §4.)
ORDINANCE NO. 2010-07
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SECTION II: EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance becomes effective 30 days after passage,
and within 15 days of passage shall be published once with the names of the supervisors
voting for and against it in the __________________________________________________,
a newspaper published in this County.
PASSED ON ____________________________________ by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST: DAVID TW A, Clerk of
the Board and County Administrator
By:________________________________________________________
Deputy Board Chair
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