HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04012014 - C.16RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Ordinance 2014-13 to exempt from the Merit System the classifications of Chief Deputy Director, Deputy
Director-Workforce Services, and the Assistant Director-Policy & Planning in the Employment and Human Services
Department.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
On March 25, 2014 the Board of Supervisors approved P300 #21409 to establish the Chief Deputy Director, Deputy Director-Workforce
Services, and the Assistant Director-Policy & Planning as merit classifications, and heard the Introduction of Ordinance 2014-13 requesting to
exempt classifications from Merit System.
The Employment and Human Services Department (EHS) requested establishing and exempting from the Merit System the following (3) new
executive management classifications: 1) Chief Deputy Director; 2)Deputy Director - Workforce Services; and 3) Assistant Director – Policy
and Planning.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 04/01/2014 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Otilia Parra (925)
335-1724
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: April 1, 2014
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: Human Resources, Otilia Parra, Kelli Zenn
C. 16
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David Twa, County Administrator
Date:April 1, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:ADOPT Ordinance No. 2014-13 Exempt Chief Deputy Director, Deputy Director-Workforce Services and Assistant
Director-Policy & Planning classifications
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Employment and Human Services Department has gone through years of State and Federal program changes and
growth, including the addition of the Contra Costa County Covered California Call Center and Health Care
Reform in 2013. The EHS Director conducted an extensive managerial review, and has determined the need for
additional management level staff to oversee the administration and financial operations pertaining to services,
systems, structures, and controls. The additional executive managerial positions will be responsible for the
operational oversight and will have high--echelon administrative responsibilities to meet the department's
mandates, and ensure maximum responsiveness and compliance to new and changes in program policy impacting
the delivery of human services to the general public.
The Chief Deputy Director will be the Second in Command, reporting directly to the EHS Director. Primary
responsibilities will include developing Department wide policy and priorities goals and objectives for
administrative and financial operations, oversight in areas specified by the Director pertaining to services,
structures, and controls and reporting systems for the continuity of effective and efficient delivery of human
services, the development of programs and special projects, and will have the authority to act in the absence of the
Director.
Currently, the administrative and financial operational oversight for the benefit assistance, Welfare-to-Work,
Contra Costa County Covered California Call Center and Health Care Reform programs rest entirely with the
Workforce Services Director. The Deputy Director-Workforce Services will be responsible for providing the
needed administrative and managerial assistance to the Workforce Services Director in order to maintain
efficiency and accountability
The Assistant Director-Policy and Planning, reporting directly to the EHS Director, will be responsible for the
oversight and direction for department-wide policy and planning functions, including strategic planning, program
policy development, data analysis and reporting, research, program evaluation, project management, legislative
analysis, community relations, public information, grants coordination, and special projects.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this action is not approved, the Employment and Human Services Department will be unable to ensure
maximum responsiveness of the delivery of human services to the general public.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
No Impact.
ATTACHMENTS
Ordinance 2014-13