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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Tom Young, Chief of Management Services
Sheriff's Department
DATE: February 28, 1990
SUBJECT: CREATING AND CLASSIFYING POSITION OF LEAD OPERATING ENGINEER
Specific Request(s) or Recommendations(s) & Background & Justification
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the recommendation of the Sheriff's Department and General Services Department
establishing the class of Lead Operating Engineer at Marsh Creek.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The transaction involves a small net savings, approximately $2,000, and a transfer of
funds from the Sheriff's Department to General Services.
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDAT
For many years maintenance projects at the Marsh Creek Detention Facility have been
performed by Deputy Sheriffs. An officer, usually identified as a "project deputy",
has worked individually and with inmates to repair or modify fences, gates,
appliances, shelving, etc. required at the facility. The position has always involved
one full time officer. With the recent emphasis on civilianization in the Sheriff's
Department, the Sheriff recommended that the "project deputy" could be replaced by
some type of lead maintenance specialist. The Sheriff also agreed that the proper
location of this position was in the General Services Department.
Preliminary discussions were held with the General Services Department, followed by
months of negotiations among the parties. The result was the recommended creation of
a Lead Operating Engineer position. The product represents a unique accomplishment
not only in the cooperating of the parties but also in the establishment of the trades
class with a more generalist approach. This allows the new lead operating engineer to
make general facility repairs using inmate work crews. A sworn deputy sheriff
position is eliminated and the trades work is centralized under the direction and
control of General Services.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES Signature:_
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Recommendation of County Administrator
Recommendation of Board Committee
Approve other
Signature(s):
Action of Board on: g4l Approved as Recommended Other
Vote of Supervisors: I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
X Unanimous (Absent 72� AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE
Ayes: Noes: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON DATE SHOWN.
Absent: Abstain: Attested: 9AZ" to, /9 yw
cc: County Administrator's Office Phil Batchelor, Clerk of
Sheriff-coroner's Department the Board of Supervisors
General Services Department and County Administrator
By: DEPUTY