HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06242014 - D.9RECOMMENDATION(S):
CONSIDER adopting Resolution No. 2014/196 to amend Resolution No. 2014/109 to provide for general salary
increases for Elected and Appointed Department Heads and to reallocate on the salary scale the position of County
Finance Director-Exempt for the period of July 1, 2014 and beyond.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The terms and conditions set forth in this action have an estimated FY 2014/15 net cost of $91,000 and a FY 2015/16
net cost of $147,000, including $42,000 in pension cost.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 06/24/2014 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: David Twa, County
Administrator (925) 335-1080
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: June 24, 2014
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: Robert Campbell, Auditor-Controller
D.9
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David Twa, County Administrator
Date:June 24, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Modifications to General Salary Increase for Appointed and Elected Department Heads, County Finance
Director-Exempt
BACKGROUND:
Historically, the wages and benefits granted by the County to its department heads, managers, and unrepresented
employees have paralleled the wages and benefits negotiated by the County with its various labor organizations.
In 2011, in an effort to continue that tradition and to share the burden of those difficult economic times, the Board
of Supervisors modified the wages and benefits for its unrepresented employees to be consistent with those of
Local 21. The modification was a 2.75% reduction in base rates of pay as of October 1, 2011. The majority of the
County's elected officials took a voluntary salary reduction as well.
On August 13, 2013, the Board of Supervisors approved Resolution No. 2013/318, which provided a 2.0%
increase in base pay for the County Administrator, Appointed Department Heads, Management, Exempt, and
Unrepresented Employees for the period of August 1, 2013 and beyond; a 2.0% increase in base pay for the
period of July 1, 2014 and beyond; and a lump sum payment of $1,000 for employees as specified in the
Resolution. Professional & Technical Engineers Local 21 negotiated a new Memorandum of Understanding in
April, 2014 and the Board soon after adopted Resolution No. 2014/109, which modified Resolution 2013/318 to
align unrepresented managers wage increases with the the agreement bargained with these groups. Neither of these
actions included elected department heads and the wage increases did not include the County Counsel nor the
Public Defender. It is recommended that the wage increase granted to represented management and unrepresented
department heads be extended to elected department heads as well. Additionally, in an effort to keep the salaries of
the District Attorney, County Counsel, and Public Defender closely aligned, it is recommended that the County
Counsel and Public Defender's wages be increased as well.
Recently, the County Administrator reorganized certain aspects of the Human Resources functions within the
County and has moved the centralized County Labor Relations Unit to the County Administrator's Office. The
unit has been assigned to the County Finance Director. The position of Finance Director is a high-echelon position
within the County Administrator's Office, responsible for providing highly complex and executive support to the
County Administrator in the areas of labor relations, fiscal policy administration, debt administration, capital
planning, and other special assignment. It is recommended that the position of County Finance Director be
compensated at the level of the Chief Assistant County Administrator classification.
The following summarizes Resolution No. 2014/196 (attached), which modifies the wage increase adopted April
22, 2014:
Provides for a 4.0% salary increase for the Assessor (DAA1), Auditor-Controller (SAA1), Clerk-Recorder
(ALA1), DA Public Administrator (2KA1), and Treasurer-Tax Collector (S5A1) effective July 1, 2014;
1.
Provides for a 2.0% salary increase for the County Counsel (2EA1) and the Public Defender (25A1)
effective July 1, 2014;
2.
Provides for a 3.0% salary increase for the Assessor, Auditor-Controller, Clerk-Recorder, DA Public
Administrator, Treasurer-Tax Collector, County Counsel, and Public Defender effective July 1, 2015;
3.
Provides for a 2.5% increase to the second through fourth steps of the Chief Assistant County Administrator
(ADB1) effective July 1, 2014; and
4.
Reallocates the salary of the County Finance Director (ADB6) to that of the Chief Assistant County
Administrator effective July 1, 2014 and places the incumbent at step three.
5.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The County could be detrimentally impacted by the potential loss of highly-trained personnel and it may become
more difficult to attract candidates for promotion.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution No. 2014/196