DATE: November 14, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Paul Nerland, Director of Human Resources
SUBJECT: Resolution Setting Elected Department Head Salaries
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve the Resolution setting the salaries for elected County Department Heads, effective for the term of office commencing on January 7, 2019, and ending on January 2, 2023.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will set the salaries for elected County Department Heads for the next term of office, which includes increasing salaries on January 7, 2019 to levels comparable to the local market and providing inflation-based increases for the subsequent three years. The resolution is consistent with Board direction, Fresno County Charter (Charter), Section 12(b), and Board of Supervisors' Administrative Policy No. 58 (Board Policy). There is no fiscal impact in FY 2017-18.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If your Board were not to approve the resolution, then your Board would need to direct staff to return with a different resolution that would set elected County officer salaries at a different annual salary, effective January 7, 2019, consistent with the Charter and Board Policy.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The recommended action will have no impact on the FY 2017-18 departmental budgets, as the annual salaries associated with the future terms of office for each Elected Department Head will not take effect until January 7, 2019. The cost of the recommended action in FY 2018-19 is estimated at $56,125 ($35,928 NCC), beginning January 7, 2019. Sufficient appropriations to cover the cost will be included in budget requests beginning FY 2018-19.
DISCUSSION:
Consistent with Charter, Section 12(b), every four years prior to the primary election, the salaries of all elected County Department Heads are "fixed" by the Board of Supervisors. The Charter prohibits adjusting the salaries (increasing or decreasing) after the election or during the four-year term of office for each elected Co...
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