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a. Amend the Emergency Communications Department Fiscal Year 2023/24 Budget (028-1520-EME004-8507) to reallocate six (6) vacant Communications Dispatcher I positions to six (6) vacant Communications Dispatcher II positions with an effective date of January 27, 2024; and
b. Authorize and direct the County Administrative Office and the Auditor-Controller to incorporate the approved position changes into the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Adopted Budget.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors Adopt a Resolution to:
a. Amend the Emergency Communications Department Fiscal Year 2023/24 Budget (028-1520-EME004-8507) to reallocate six (6) vacant Communications Dispatcher I positions to six (6) vacant Communications Dispatcher II positions with an effective date of January 27, 2024; and
b. Authorize and direct the County Administrative Office and the Auditor-Controller to incorporate the approved position changes into the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Adopted Budget.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
This request is to reallocate six (6) vacant Communications Dispatcher I positions to Communications Dispatcher II positions to allow the department to fill positions at the lower level and provide the flexibility to promote employees upon completing the training program to Communications Dispatcher II.
Currently, there are six (6) Communications Dispatcher I and two (2) Communications Dispatcher II vacant positions. Once these positions are filled and employees complete their training program, the department will not be able to flexibly promote employees to perform the higher duties as needed to adequately staff a 24/7 operation.
The consequences of not reallocating these positions to the Communications Dispatcher II position is 2-fold. It will have negative consequences in maintaining minimum staffing levels of trained personnel who cannot be moved to the appropriate classification to be paid correctly for the job they are performing which will also result...
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