DATE: January 23, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Les Wright, Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures
Robert Bash, Director of Internal Services/Chief Information Officer
Steven E. White, Director of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Department of Agriculture Salary and Budget Resolutions for weed management services.
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve Amendment to the Salary Resolution (Appendix "C") deleting one Agricultural and Standards Specialist I/II/III position and adding one Office Assistant I/II/III position and one Agricultural Technician position in the Department of Agriculture Organization 4010 effective January 29, 2018.
2. Adopt Budget Resolution increasing the FY 2017-18 appropriations and estimated revenues for Department of Agriculture Organization 4010 in the amount of $350,000 (4/5 vote).
3. Adopt Budget Resolution increasing the FY 2017-18 appropriations and estimated revenues for the Internal Services Department, Fleet Services - Equipment Org 8911 in the amount of $32,000 (4/5 vote).
4. Adopt Budget Resolution increasing the FY 2017-18 appropriations for Public Works and Planning - Roads Organization 4510 in the amount of $325,000 (4/5 vote).
REPORT
Budget and salary adjustments for Agriculture, Internal Services and Public Works and Planning Departments are recommended to accommodate Road Fund's request for additional weed management services on County roads and County property. Currently, the Department of Agriculture provides these services within a $150,000 budget limit. Approval of the recommended actions will allow the Department of Agriculture to accommodate the Road Fund's request by increasing FY 2017-18 appropriations by $350,000 and adding one Agricultural Technician position. Additionally, approval of the recommended actions will increase clerical staff by one position to better support various programs in the Department of Agriculture. The deletion of an Agricultural and Standards Spec...
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