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Adopt a Resolution to:
a. Amend Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution No. 98-394 Appendix A to adjust the base wage salary ranges of the Resident Physician I, Resident Physician II and Resident Physician III classifications as indicated in Attachment A, effective December 30, 2023; and
b. Direct the Human Resources Department, County Administrative Office, and Auditor-Controller's Office to implement the changes in the Advantage Human Resources Management (HRM) System.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors consider adopting a Resolution to:
a. Amend Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution No. 98-394 Appendix A to adjust the base wage salary ranges of the Resident Physician I, Resident Physician II and Resident Physician III classifications as indicated in Attachment A, effective December 30, 2023; and
b. Direct the Human Resources Department, County Administrative Office, and Auditor-Controller's Office to implement the changes in the Advantage Human Resources Management (HRM) System.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
A base wage compensation study of the Resident Physician classification series was requested by Service Employee International Union (SEIU) Local 521. The reasons cited for the request were to check for salary alignment with the County's comparable agencies identified in Section 9 - Salaries of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between County of Monterey and SEIU Local 521 Resident Physicians Unit R.
The base wage analysis found that based on the duties performed, the Resident Physician I/II/III classifications were matched to all five (5) of the agreed upon hospital comparable agencies: UCSF General Hospital, Santa Rosa Sutter Medical Center, Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, O'Connor Hospital (San Jose) and Kaiser (San Jose). The Resident Physician I classification is approximately 6.72% below the salary mean of the comparable agency's classifications. The Resident Physician II classification is a...
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