DATE: June 5, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Les Wright, Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures
SUBJECT: Department of Agriculture Salary Resolution Amendment
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve Amendment to the Salary Resolution adding one Deputy Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer allocation to the Department of Agriculture Organization 4010, effective July 2, 2018 as reflected in Appendix D.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will add one Deputy Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer position to the Department of Agriculture to provide adequate program management for the Department's three divisions and outlying districts. There are three different Deputy level classifications currently in partial combo in this position group. The recommended action will raise the max position limit in this position group from three to four. There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended action.
This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the Board does not approve the recommended action, the Department's administrative structure would remain unchanged.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. The cost associated with the recommended action for FY 2018-19 would be approximately $163,000. Sufficient appropriations and estimated revenues to cover the increase will be included in the FY 2018-19 Recommended Budget for Department of Agriculture Org 4010.
DISCUSSION:
In February 2009, during the economic downturn, the Department made the difficult decision to reorganize its management structure by eliminating the Assistant Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer position to help alleviate budgetary challenges within the Department. Eliminating the position was the best option for the Department at that time; however, it left the Department with organizational challenges. Department administration, in consultation with the Department of Human Resources and the C...
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