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Adopt Resolution to:
a. Amend Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution (PPPR) No. 98-394 Appendices A and B to retitle the classifications of Clinical Laboratory Assistant to Certified Phlebotomy Technician and Senior Clinical Laboratory Assistant to Senior Certified Phlebotomy Technician and adjust the base wage salary ranges as indicated in Attachment A; and
b. Direct the Human Resources Department to implement the changes in the Advantage HRM System.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt a Resolution to:
a. Amend Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution (PPPR) No. 98-394 Appendices A and B to retitle the classifications of Clinical Laboratory Assistant to Certified Phlebotomy Technician and Senior Clinical Laboratory Assistant to Senior Certified Phlebotomy Technician and adjust the base wage salary ranges as indicated in Attachment A; and
b. Direct the Human Resources Department to implement the changes in the Advantage HRM System.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
A base wage compensation study of the Clinical Laboratory Assistant classification series was requested by Natividad administrative staff. The reasons cited for the request were recruitment difficulties and to check for market salary alignment. The Clinical Laboratory Assistant classification series includes the Clinical Laboratory Assistant and Senior Clinical Laboratory Assistant classifications.
The base wage analysis of the County's hospital comparable agencies found that based on the duties performed, the Clinical Laboratory Assistant classification was matched to three (3) of the six (6) hospital comparable agencies and is approximately 19.59% below the salary mean of the comparable agency's classifications.
To promote the County as the employer of choice, the goal is to provide labor market competitive wages by setting base wages within five percent (5% = - 4.495% with rounding) of the average of the agencies identified. The County's philosophy...
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