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•-TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS :.
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FROM: Lori Gentles, Assistant County Administrator-
Director of Human Resources ,. '= COSTA
DATE: i November 14, 2006 a
COUNTY
SUBJECT: i Position Adjustment Resolution #20137
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SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
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RECOMMENDATION : Adopt Position Adjustment Resolution # 20137 reallocating the salary
of Staff Nurse Per Diem as recommended by the Director of Human Resources.
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FISCAL IMPACT: Reductions in overtime and usage' of outside registries will keep this action cost-
neutral.
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BACKGROUND: AS Staff Nurse - Per Diem is an unrepresented classification, it has not received
the same salary increases as the represented nursing classifications. In fact, Staff Nurse has not
received a Isalary increase since 2004. As a result, the salary is not competitive in the marketplace
and Health Services has been unable to find and retain sufficient numbers of per diem nurses to
maintain appropriate staffing levels. As a result the department has had to pay millions of dollars in
overtime and registry costs. An external salary survey was conducted by Human Resources which
showed Contra Costa's salary to be lower than the market average. Currently, the Staff Nurse Per
Diem salary is approximately 20% below both the market mean and median. The salary increase will
allow the department to be more competitive in the labor market and will help alleviate the current
recruitment and retention problems. By attracting a large pool of per-diem nurses, Health Services
will be able to decrease its utilization of outside registries.
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CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION If the salary for this classification is not reallocated,
Health Services will continue having difficulty recruiting_and retaining per diem nurses and thus will
be unable to maintain appropriate staffing levels. As a result, the department will continue to have to
pay both overtime and registry costs which have totaleld more than $6 million in previous fiscal years.
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CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: -YES SIGNATURE:
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_RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
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SIGNATURE(S):
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ACTION OF BOA N I APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
U 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE
AYES: I OES: I MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: I SHOWN. /
Orig.Dept: Human Resources Department ATTESTED /tom.
Cc: County Administrator JOHN CUL N,CLERK OF T E BOARD Or
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SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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M382(10/88) B ,DEPUTY
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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
RECEIVED 'C�y
POSITION ADJUSTMENT REQUEST
SEP 1 2 2006 f
OFFICE OF DATE
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
1 DEPARTMENT NO./ COPERS
DEPARTMENT: Health Services/Hospital&Clinics BUDGET UNIT NO. 0540 ORG NO. 6505 AGENCY NO.A-18
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ACTION REQUESTED: Increase the salary of Staff Nurse-Per Diem by 15% and eliminate current steps 1 &2.
PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE:
CLASSIFICATION QUESTIONNAIRE ATTACHED: YES❑ NO X I Cost is within dept budget: Yes X No❑
TOTAL ONE TIME COSTS(non-salary) ASSOCIATED WITH REQQ'EST: $ -0-
ESTIMATED ITOTAL COST ADJUSTMENT(salary/benefits/one-timeh:
(TOTAL ANNUALCOST $ NE`1'COUNTY COSI' $ -0-
TOTAL THIS FY $ N.C.C.THIS FY $ -0-
SOURCE OF FUNDING TO OFFSET ADJUSTMENT: Decreased use of Registry use and overtime. o
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DEPARTMENT MUST INITIATE NECESSARY ADJUSTMENT AND SUB T TO C
USE ADDITIONAL SHEET FOR FURTHER EXPLANATIONS OR CO
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(for)William. B. Walker, M.D.,Health Servifoes Director
REVIEWED BY CAO AND RELEASED TO HUMAN RE S(DEPARTMENT tv
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��Z�G`1'YL j�e�tctc7�i 1�J DEPUTY COU TI'ADMINISTRATOR DATE
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION: DATE OCTOBER 30 2006
REALLOCATE the salary of Staff Nurse Per Diem (V WA - unrepresented) from salary
level F8511782 to salary level F85 1881 .
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Amend Resolution 71/17 establishing positions and resolutions allocating classes to the Basis/Exempt salary schedule.
Effective: 1 Ci Day following Board Action
I Xi November 1 , 2006 (date)
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(for) DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION I DATE: 1/77/—OC
Approve Recommendation of Director of Human Resources
❑Disapprove Recommendation of Director of Human Resources 00
❑Other:
(for) COUNTY A M1NIS'fRATOR
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ACTION: John Cull nQClerk ofthe Board of Supervisors/County Administrator
AdjustmentAPPROVED VDISAPPROVED
DATE: %� I 11t d;�%���> BY: O
APPROV t OF THIS ADJUSTMENT CONSTITUTE: A 1'ERS0NNEL/SALARY RESOLUTI
POSITION ADJUSTMENT ACTION TO BE COMPLETED BY HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT FOLLOWING
BOARD ACTION. Adjust class(es)/position(s)as follows:
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IF REQUEST IS TO ADD PROJECT POSITIONS/CLASSES,PLEASE COMPLETE OTHER SIDE
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