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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11061990 - 1.46 POSITION ADJUSTMENT REQUEST No.__Z57 -1-x"046 -Date: -a -Dept. 'No./ COPERS " Department DISTRICT ATTORNEY :Budget Unit No. 0245 .Or No2895 Org. . Agency No. 42 ry. { s: Action Requested: Revise and retitle classifications and reallocate all existing positions as follows: Welfare Fraud Investigator (6KWB-05-1714) to District Attorney Inspector; Senior Welfare Fraud Investigator (6KVB-05-1860) to District Attorney Senior Welfare Fraud Inspector• and Supervising Welfare Fraud TnvPsHy, ` (6KWC-05-2056) to District Attorney Supervising Welfare Fraud Proposed Effective Date: ASAP _ Inspector. Explain why adjustment is needed: 'Integrate the Welfare Fraud Investigators into 'District Attorney Inspector series. Classification Questionnaire attached: Yes x No ` Cost is within department's budget: Yes _.Z_ No Total One-Time Costs (non-salary,) .-associated with this request: $ -o- -=4 Estimated Total cost of adjustment (salary/benefits/ane-time): Total Annual Cast $ -o- `Net County Cost $ =o- Total This FY $ -o- N.C.C. This FY $ Source of Funding to Offset Adjustment: Not applicable. 1'7 I At �'.' Department must initiate necessary appropriation adjustment cJ , and submit to CAO. Use additional sheets for further " explanations or comments. f ) p rtment e Reviewed by CAO and Released Toll Personnel Departwmt 97wvd,41 Deputy C inty" Administrator Date Personnel Department RecommendationDate: 10/25/90 Revise and retitle the class �of -Welfare Fraud Investigator to District Attorney Inspector at salary level C5-1821 :($2806-3410); Senior Welfare Fraud Investigator to District Attorne Senior Welfare Fraud Inspector at salary level C5-1967 ($3246-3946);-Supervising Welfare { Fraud Investigator to District Attorney Supervising Welfare Fraud Inspector at salary level C5-2164 ($3953-4805). - Amend Resolution 71/27 establishing positions and resolutions allocating classes to the V Basic/Exempt Salary Schedule, as described above. Effective: %day following Board action. Date o ) D' ect r P rsonnel County Administrator Recommendation Date d o—a �. Approve Recommendation of ;Director of Personnel tjDisapprove Recommendation 'of Director of Personnel Other: ,i or) 666tyAdministrator Board of Supervisors Action ;i Phil Batchelor, 'Clerk of the Board of r Adjustment APPROVED/i�ESh� YBD an ROV 6 1990 Supervisors and County Administrator Date: NOV 6 190 By:� APPROVAL OF THIS ADJUSTMENT CONSTITUTES A PERSONNEL/SALARY RESOLUTION AMENDMENT. ' P300 (M347) 7/89 (Rev. ) nl. 3-046 August 1975 Contra Costa County Revised & Retitled: December 1989 DISTRICT ATTORNEY INSPECTOR DEFINITION: Under supervision, to conduct field investigation of suspected fraudulent receipt of public assistance; to perform other routine criminal investigation duties as assigned relative to the preparation and presentation of 'cases by deputy district attorneys; and to do related work as required. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS: s This class is ',distinguished by its responsibility for the conduct of investigations of suspected fraudulent receipt of public assistance. District Attorney Inspector is distinguished from District Attorney Senior Inspector in that the latter class represents the fully qualified criminal investigator level of work within the Investigation Division of the District Attorney's Office. Incumbents in this class are required to serve a one year probationary period. TYPICAL TASKS: Conducts investigations of persons suspected of fraudulently receiving publie,� assistance; reviews information and regulations regarding past and current eligibility of public assistance recipients; interviews complainants, witnesses and persons suspected of public assistance fraud; takes complaints' ; records the substance of interviews; may conduct surveillance during times other than regular working hours; contacts credit agencies, publigputility offices, and other businesses to gain information; obtains informai�;ion from employers; makes arrests upon probable cause in public assistance fraud cases and testifies in court regarding such cases; locates and serves subpoenas upon victims and witnesses; serves subpoenas duces tecum and search warrants for business records and related information; serves summons and other legal processes in connection with injunctive actions; transports witnesses and victims to and from court; takes and processes routine photographs; prepares or assists in the preparation of visual aids and other courtroom exhibits; may operate video tape equipment for courtroom presentations and training programs; keeps records, prepares correspondence and writes reports. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: License Required: Valid California Motor Vehicle Operator's License. IVB 1-046 October 1983 Contra Costa County Revised and Retitled: December 1989 DISTRICT ATTORNEY SUPERVISING WELFARE FRAUD INSPECTOR DEFINITION: Under general direction, to plan, organize and direct the welfare fraud investigation "activities of the Family Support Division; to personally conduct the more complex or sensitive fraud investigations; and to do related work as required. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS: This one-position class provides day-to-day supervision, work assignment and review to District Attorney Inspectors within the Welfare Fraud Unit performing field investigations regarding suspected fraudulent receipt of public assistance. The incumbent also assumes responsibility for the coordination of investigative activities with the Overpayment Recovery and Intake Units in the ,Social Service Department. The incumbent reports directly to the Director of Family Support Services. TYPICAL TASKS: Plans, organizes and supervises the work of subordinate investigators; establishes workload I standards and case priorities and makes case assignments; monitors progress of :! investigations, assists and assigns additional staff when necessary and reviews final results for completeness and accuracy; confers with the Deputy District Attorney assigned to fraud prosecution regarding the preparation of evidence and orientation of witnesses for the prosecution; coordinates investigations with other appropriate activities of the Social Service Department and law enforcement agencies; personally conducts investigations of sensitive and complex cases including the gathering and preservation of evidence; attends court sessions as required and may testify as an expert witness; trains investigators' in investigative techniques and in the use of specialized equipment; participates with the Director in the selection of personnel and evaluates work performance of subordinate investigators; assists the Director of the .iestablishment of Welfare Fraud policy; may make arrests; prepares correspondence and reports. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS.: License Required: Valid California Motor Vehicle Operator's License. Education: ilPossession of a highschool diploma, G.E.D. equivalency or a high school proficiency certificate. Certificate!I Required: Possession of a valid Intermediate Peace Officers' Standards ,and Training Certificate as defined in the California Administrative Code. Experience: Three years of full-time or its equivalent experience conducting welfare fraud investigation for a District Attorney's Office in a California County. 1046 October 1986 Contra Costa County Revised and Retitled: December 1989 DISTRICT ATTORNEY SENIOR WELFARE FRAUD INSPECTOR DEFINITION: Under general supervision, to conduct the most difficult and complex investigations of suspected fraudulent receipt of public assistance; to provide lead direction to District Attorney Inspectors in the performance of their duties; and to do related work as required. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS: This class is the highest working level of classes performing duties involving the investigation of suspected fraudulent receipt of public assistance. District Attorney Senior Welfare Fraud Inspectors lead a team of District Attorney Inspectors in a special geographical area and report directly to the District Attorney Supervising Welfare Fraud Inspector. District Attorney Senior Welfare Fraud Inspector is distinguished from the class of District Attorney Inspector in that the latter class conducts the more routine investigations of suspected fraudulent receipt of public assistance and may be assigned duties involving other types of criminal investigations. TYPICAL TASKS: Provides 1'ead direction over all welfare fraud investigative activities in the western portion of the County (Richmond and E1 Sobrante Income Maintenance Districts) and the Eastern-Central portion of the County (Pittsburg and Martinez Income Maintenance Districts); assists in planning, assigning and reviewing the work of District Attorney Inspectors; gives tech- nical assistance to investigators conducting difficult welfare fraud investigations; conducts on-the-job training for less experienced investigators on laws and regulations pertaining to 'welfare fraud and techniques and pro- cedures regarding the collection of evidence, and the conduct of investigations; reviews completed investigation reports of subordinate staff for thoroughness and adequacy of documentation; handles the most complex and difficult welfare fraud investigations within assigned geographical area of responsibility; walks complaints through the courts to obtain immediate warrants of arrest for major welfare fraud violations and serves them upon persons named; testifies in court concerning investigative findings; confers With attorneys on trial strategy and presentation of evidence; prepares reports of investigation findings and other correspondence as required. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: License Required: Valid California Motor Vehicle Operator's License. Education: Possession of a high school diploma, G.E.D. equivalency or a high school proficiency certificate. Certificate Required: Possession of a valid basic Peace Officers' Standards and Train;jing Certificate (P.O.S.T. ) , issued by the State of California.