DATE: June 24, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Melissa Cregan, Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures
SUBJECT: Salary Resolution Amendments - Agriculture Org 4010
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve Amendment to the Salary Resolution deleting five positions from the Department of Agriculture Org 4010, effective July 21, 2025, as reflected in Appendix "E"; and
2. Approve Amendment to the Salary Resolution reclassifying two positions in the Department of Agriculture Org 4010, effective July 21, 2025, as reflected in Appendix "E".
REPORT
Approval of the first recommended action will delete three Agricultural Technicians/Agricultural Technicians-Provisional and reallocate one of these positions to an Ag/Standards Specialist, delete one Executive Assistant/Administrative Assistant I/II-Confidential, delete one Business Systems Analyst I/II/III, and delete one Agricultural Field Aide, resulting in the elimination of Groups 7 and 12 in the Salary Resolution. The position of Agricultural Field Aide is vacant, while all other positions are currently filled.
Approval of the second recommended action will reclassify two Agricultural/Standards Investigator positions to one Supervising Agricultural/Standards Specialist and one Agricultural/Standards Specialist, necessitating the deletion of Group 5 from the Salary Resolution. There is no Net County Cost (NCC) increase associated with the recommended actions. Approval of the recommended actions will decrease total number of positions within Org 4010 from 95 to 90. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board not approve the recommended actions, the Department will continue to operate with a higher cost of salaries and benefits, resulting in a budget shortfall for Fiscal Year 2025-26 due to insufficient NCC allocation.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no additional NCC associated with the recommended actions. The recommended actions will result in estimated savings of $...
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