HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10212014 - D.6RECOMMENDATION(S):
CONSIDER directing staff to propose an Ordinance change to adjust Board of Supervisor members’ salaries.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Not applicable. This is an informational item with no specific impact on its own.
BACKGROUND:
On July 29, 2014, the Board adopted Resolution No. 2014/260, which provided wage increases for Elected
Department Heads to align with wages afforded to similar Elected Department Heads for other Bay Area Counties.
Since then, a salary study for Supervisors was conducted to compare Contra Costa County’s salaries with other
counties. The counties of Alameda, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma were
used in the salary study. Amongst these eight (8) counties, Contra Costa County is the third most populated county.
Also, 6 of those 8 Counties set their salaries as a percentage of that of the Superior Court Judges. In fact, many
Counties in California also set the Supervisors’ salaries as a percentage of that of the Superior Court Judges. Of the 12
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 10/21/2014 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:See Addendum
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
NO:Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Contact: David Twa, County
Administrator (925) 335-1086
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: October 21, 2014
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: Sharon L. Anderson, County Counsel
D.6
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David Twa, County Administrator
Date:October 21, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Proposal to Adjust Board of Supervisor Members’ Salaries
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
California Counties designated as “Urban Counties” based on population, 8 of those Counties also set the
Supervisors’ salaries as a percentage of that of the Superior Court Judges. Effective July 1, 2014 Superior Court
Judges, including those in Contra Costa County, had their salaries increased to $184,610 thus resulting in an
increase for Supervisors in many of those same California Counties.
In Contra Costa County, Supervisors salaries are set by Ordinance. The last time Supervisors adjusted their
salaries was in 2006 and the last increase was July 1, 2007 when they received a 2% Cost of Living Adjustment
(COLA).The Supervisors also took wage reductions from July 1, 2009 through July 31, 2013 along with a
majority of our County employees. As a result of this, Contra Costa County Supervisors salaries are now the
lowest in the State for Urban Counties, and the second lowest for Counties in the Bay Area.
Because the Board has recently made adjustments for the Contra Costa County elected Department Heads, it may
be an appropriate time to consider also adjusting the Supervisors salaries which have not been increased for a
number of years. In the Bay Area, Contra Costa County Supervisors salaries are near the bottom, with only Solano
and Napa slightly higher or lower and those two Counties have less than half the population of Contra Costa
County. Additionally, many of the Bay Area Counties tie the Supervisors salaries to a percentage of the Superior
Court Judge’s salary, with the percentage ranging between 47% and 80%.
I would ask for direction from the Board of Supervisors as to whether or not you would like the County
Administrator to bring back a proposed Ordinance change to adjust the Supervisors salaries.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
None. This is an informational item with no specific impact on its own.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.
CLERK'S ADDENDUM
Speakers: Public Employee's Union, Local One: Michael Kellogg; John Abraham; Thomas Shirley Eileen
Bissen. Firefighters' Local 1230: Vincent Wells. Jerry Casey, resident of Walnut Creek, did not wish to speak
but left written comments (attached).
DIRECTED the County Administrator to return to the Board next week with a draft proposed Ordinance
setting the Board's salary at 70% of the that set for the Contra Costa County Superior Court Judges, and all
future salary adjustments linked to coincide thus; and REQUESTED information on the incremental cost
(financial impact) and referencing the recent salary related actions taken on behalf of elected officials and
department heads.
ATTACHMENTS
Elected Officials BO Attachment
Attachment
October 21, 2014 Item D.6