DATE: November 14, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Paul Nerland, Director of Human Resources
SUBJECT: Salary Resolution Amendments
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve Amendment to the Salary Resolution deleting the Public Health Microbiologist I classification, retitling Public Health Microbiologist II to Public Health Microbiologist, and establishing the Public Health Microbiologist Trainee classification, effective November 20, 2017, as reflected on Appendix A.
2. Approve the Addendum to the Memorandum of Understanding regarding salary range adjustments for the Public Health Microbiologist classifications in Representation Unit 19 - Professional Employees, effective November 20, 2017, as reflected on Appendix A.
REPORT
Approval of Recommended Action No. 1 will amend the two Public Health Microbiologist I/II/Senior positions into two Public Health Microbiologist Trainee, Public Health Microbiologist, and Senior Public Health Microbiologist positions, resulting in no change in the total number of allocated positions in the Department of Public Health (DPH). The Human Resources Department (HR) has recommended the adjustment based on the results of a review conducted to address recruitment and retention issues for this classification series.
Approval of Recommended Action No. 2 will increase the salaries of the Public Health Microbiologist Trainee and Public Health Microbiologist classifications, by 1.92% and 30.84%, respectively to remain competitive within the relevant labor market. The estimated cost for the remainder of FY 2017-18 ($16,460) is included in the DPH FY 2017-18 Adopted Budget, with no Net County Cost (NCC).
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If your Board were not to approve the recommended actions, the existing Public Health Microbiologist classification series and related salaries would remain unchanged.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in NCC associated with the recommended actions. The total increased cost for the remainder f...
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