File #: RES 23-153    Name: Auditor Appraiser Series
Type: BoS Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 8/8/2023 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 8/22/2023 Final action: 8/22/2023
Title: Adopt a Resolution to: a. Amend Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution (PPPR) Appendix A to adjust the base wage salary ranges of the Auditor-Appraiser I-III and Auditor Appraiser Manager as indicated in Attachment A; b. Direct the Human Resources Department to implement the changes in the Advantage Human Resources Management (HRM) system.
Attachments: 1. Board Report, 2. Attachment A, 3. Resolution, 4. Completed Board Order Item No. 66, 5. Completed Resolution Item No. 66, 6. REVISED Completed Resolution Item No. 66, 7. Attachment A - Auditor-Appraiser Series (Clean)
Title
Adopt a Resolution to:
a. Amend Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution (PPPR) Appendix A to adjust the base wage salary ranges of the Auditor-Appraiser I-III and Auditor Appraiser Manager as indicated in Attachment A;
b. Direct the Human Resources Department to implement the changes in the Advantage Human Resources Management (HRM) system.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors consider adopting a Resolution to:
a. Amend Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution (PPPR) Appendix A to adjust the base wage salary ranges of the Auditor-Appraiser I-III and Auditor Appraiser Manager as indicated in Attachment A;
b. Direct the Human Resources Department to implement the changes in the Advantage Human Resources Management (HRM) system.

SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Human Resources Department completed a base wage compensation study of the Auditor-Appraiser classification series. The classification series includes the Auditor-Appraiser I, Auditor-Appraiser II, Auditor-Appraiser III and Auditor Appraiser Manager classifications.

The base wage analysis of the County's comparable agencies found that, based on the duties performed, the salary of the benchmark classification of the Auditor-Appraiser II was matched to seven (7) of the nine (9) comparable agencies: The Counties of Contra Costa, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and Sonoma. After a thorough review and analysis of available data, no comparable matches were identified in the Cities of Monterey or Salinas. The base wage salary was found to be approximately 12.5% below the salary mean of the comparable agencies' classifications. To promote the Human Resources Department's mission to make the County 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 is to maintain a competitive co...

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