HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05142013 - D.3RECOMMENDATION(S):
ACKNOWLEDGE that on April 23, 2013, the Board of Supervisors directed the County Administrator to
prepare for consideration a position modification resolution necessary to carryout Board action on the
Recommended Budget;
1.
ACKNOWLEDGE that on May 14, 2013, the Board of Supervisors, acting in its capacity as the Governing
Board of the County of Contra Costa and all districts of which it is the ex-officio governing Board will
consider approving the FY 2013-14 Recommended Budget requiring the modification, addition and
elimination of certain positions in certain County Departments and the Contra Costa Fire Protection District;
2.
ADOPT Resolution No. 2013/210, authorizing the deletion of certain positions in the Contra Costa Fire
Protection district; and
3.
ACKNOWLEDGE Resolution No. 2008/299 adopted May 6, 2008, authorizing the Human Resources
Department to implement the Tactical Employment Team Program (TETP), whose objective is to mitigate the
negative impact that layoffs have on County and District employees.
4.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/14/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
Contact: Lisa Driscoll, County Finance
Director (925) 335-1023
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 14, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: , Deputy
cc: Ted Cwiek, Human Resources Director, Daryl Louder, Chief/CCC Fire Protection District
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To:Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:David Twa, County Administrator
Date:May 14, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:ABOLISHING POSITIONS IN THE CONTRA COSTA FIRE DISTRICT
FISCAL IMPACT:
The fiscal impact of this action is described in the Fiscal Year 2013-14 Recommended Budget beginning on page
B-321, which is available on-line at http://ca-contracostacounty.civicplus.com/index.aspx?NID=770.
BACKGROUND:
On April 24, 2012, the Board held Budget Hearings required prior to adopting the FY 2012-13 Recommended
Budget. At the conclusion of the hearings, the Board directed the County Administrator to return with a Resolution
ordering the adjustment, addition and deletion of positions necessary to balance the FY 2012-13 budget and the
deletion of positions that are vacant and unfunded. The attached Position Adjustment Resolution (No. 2013/210)
incorporates those changes directed by the Board as part of the FY 2013-14 Recommended Budget for the Contra
Costa Fire Protection District.
The County Administrator’s 2013-14 Recommended Budget for the Contra Costa Fire Protection District includes
the closure of two fire stations, resulting in a projected savings of $3.05 million and a reduction of 18 full-time
equivalent (FTE) positions. Additional positions will continue to be held vacant (but not eliminated at this time) in
order to achieve prescribed cost savings through normal and managed attrition to the greatest extent possible.
Under the recommendation, one station would be closed effective July 1, 2013 (this date has been adjusted to July
5, 2013) and a second station would be closed effective January 1, 2014. This 22 station model is estimated to
result in the District ending fiscal year 2013-14 with a positive fund balance in both the Operating Fund and the
POB Stabilization Fund in the amounts of $2.5 million and 3.9 million, respectively. Although demotions are
required to right-size operations, due to attrition it is not anticipated that any out-the-door lay-offs will occur as a
result of the July 5th closure.
This solution does not resolve the structural imbalance entering fiscal year 2014-15 and additional reductions will
be necessary to balance the District’s budget in that fiscal year, absent new revenue. Although the District has
made progress in managing the structural deficit, future expenditure increases continue to outpace future revenue
increases through fiscal year 2016-17. The County Administrator will continue to work with the District to
monitor finances and operations throughout the year and report to the Board should the Recommended Budget
need to be amended.
Tactical Employment Team Program (TETP) - Attached for reference is a copy of Resolution No. 2008/299,
adopted May 6, 2008, which authorized implementation of the Tactical Employment Team Program. The Tactical
Employment Team Program (TETP) was reimplemented in 2008 and is still in operation. The objective of this
program is to mitigate the negative impact that anticipated layoffs will have on the County and District’s
workforce. The team is up and running and will continue to work toward finding employment for as many
laid-off individuals as possible.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Potential delay in elimination of targeted positions, which are not included in the FY 2013/14 Budget.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
None.
CLERK'S ADDENDUM
Speakers: Vito Impastato, resident of Concord; Margee Freudenthal, Contra Costa Fire Protection District;
Chris Christiansen; Chris Limpeter; Matthew DePolo; Jacob Peeff, resident of Lafayette; Vincent Wells,
Firefighters' Local 1230; Jim Howard; Jim Huntze, resident of Discovery Bay; Tim Pacmer; Aaron Paez,
resident of Concord. CONTINUED to June 4, 2013 for additional information on the total cost savings,
annual and bi-annual, of the five positions identified for deletion on close of business July 5, 2013.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution No. 2013/210
Attachment A
Resolution No. 2008/299
Attachment B
ATTACHMENT B