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Adopt a Resolution to:
a. Amend Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution (PPPR) No. 98-394 Appendices A and B to create the classification of Assistant Deputy Director Social Services with the salary range as indicated in Attachment A effective January 13, 2024;
b. Direct the County Administrative Office, Auditor-Controller, and Human Resources Department 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 (PPPR) No. 98-394 Appendixes A and B to create the classification of Assistant Deputy Director Social Services with the salary range as indicated in Attachment A effective January 13, 2024;
b. Direct the County Administrative Office, Auditor-Controller, and Human Resources Department to implement the changes in the Advantage Human Resources Management (HRM) System.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Department of Social Services requested that the Human Resources Department study the department's organizational structure. The organizational study determined that the creation of an additional layer of management-level staff will best meet the operational needs of the organization within two of the larger and more complex branches: Family and Children's Services and/or Community Benefits to assist with planning, implementing, coordinating, and directing the branches, and to act for the Deputy Director in their absence. Therefore, the Human Resources Department recommends creating a new Assistant Deputy Director Social Services classification.
To establish a salary for this new classification, the Human Resources Department completed a base wage compensation study of our ten (10) market comparable agencies; however, not enough matches were found. Only two (2) matches were found in the Counties of Contra Costa and Santa Cruz. The County Compensation Philosophy requires a minim...
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