DATE: May 9, 2023
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Paul Dictos, C.P.A, Assessor-Recorder
SUBJECT: Salary Resolution Amendment - Chief Auditor-Appraiser
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve Amendment to the Salary Resolution reinstating the Chief Auditor-Appraiser classification, deleting one (1) Chief Appraiser position, and adding one (1) Chief Auditor-Appraiser position in the Assessor-Recorder's Office, effective May 15, 2023, as reflected in Appendix "D"
REPORT
There is no increase in Net County Cost (NCC) associated with the recommended action. Approval of the recommended action will reinstate the Chief-Auditor Appraiser classification, delete one (1) Chief Appraiser position, and add one (1) Chief Auditor-Appraiser position in Org. 0420. Completion of the recommended action would reestablish a division between the Personal Property Chief and the Real Property Chief. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If your Board does not approve the recommended action, the existing classification structure will remain unchanged; however, the department will continue to have difficulties in functional supervision over the Personal Property division.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact with the recommended action. There is no net change in allocations or salaries.
DISCUSSION:
The Assessor-Recorder's Office has historically had two assessment divisions, Personal Property and Real Property, each having a chief to oversee the respective duties. On May 25, 2021, a resolution was brought to your Board to approve the Assessor-Recorder's Office attempt to restructure the department by combining the Chief Auditor-Appraiser and Chief Appraiser under one specification to balance duties and create more promotional opportunities. After these changes were approved, the department learned of the existence of Revenue and Taxation Code section 670 (d), which specifies,
* "No employee of the state, or any county or city and county shall perform the du...
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