DATE: May 1, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Paul Nerland, Director of Human Resources
SUBJECT: Salary Resolution Amendment
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve Amendment to the Salary Resolution Section 100 - Alphabetical Position Listing revising the Communications Dispatcher I 12-month probationary period to a 24-month provisional period, effective May 7, 2018, as reflected on Appendix "F".
REPORT
Approval of the Recommended Action will revise the 12-month probationary period for Communications Dispatcher I to a 24-month provisional period. The Department of Human Resources (HR) has recommended this adjustment based on proposed revisions to the Communications Dispatcher I job specification, which have been agreed to by the Sheriff-Coroner's Office and Representation Unit 01 - Fresno Deputy Sheriffs Association. There is no Net County Cost (NCC) associated with this action.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If your Board were not to approve the recommended action, the probationary period for the Communications Dispatcher I classification would remain unchanged, and the revised job specification would not be promulgated.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in NCC associated with the recommended action.
DISCUSSION:
In February of 2018, HR sent proposed revisions of the Communications Dispatcher I/II/III job specifications to the Sheriff-Coroner's Office for review and approval. Based on discussions with personnel in the Sheriff-Coroner's Office, the Communications Dispatcher I revisions include an extension of the 12-month probationary period to a 24-month provisional period. This extended period is based on the extensive training required by the Communications Dispatcher I classification, which currently exceeds the 12-month probationary timeline. The provisional period allows new employees the additional time necessary to achieve proficiency in a Communications Dispatcher classification before progression to the experienced level, and should incr...
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