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Approve and authorize advanced step placement for Paresh Patel and Alex Zheng at Step 6 of the Deputy Chief Information Officer salary range, effective January 15, 2022, in accordance with Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution No. 98-394, Sections A.1.11.1 and A.1.11.5.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize advanced step placement for Paresh Patel and Alex Zheng at Step 6 of the Deputy Chief Information Officer salary range, effective January 15, 2022, in accordance with Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution No. 98-394, Sections A.1.11.1 and A.1.11.5.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Pursuant to the provision of the Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution (PPPR) No. 98-394, Board of Supervisors' approval is required to authorize placement above Step 3 in Unit Y.
Alex Zheng has been serving in the position of Division Manager in the Information Technology Department (ITD) since 2013 and Paresh Patel has been serving in the same classification since 2016. Since their appointments to these positions, several significant changes occurred in ITD to include services offered to County departments and structural changes within the organization that increased the span of control of these Division Manager incumbents. Therefore, to determine if the Division Manager classification was appropriately classified, The Human Resources Department retained Cooperative Personnel Services HR Consulting (CPS HR) in 2018 to conduct a classification and compensation study. The study found that Mr. Zheng's and Mr. Patel's agency-wide responsibility, authority and span of control increased, exceeding the classification of Division Manager. CPS recommended to create a new classification of Deputy Chief Information Officer to more accurately reflect the level and scope of the duties being performed by the incumbents. The actions to create this new classification and reclassify Mr. Zheng and Mr. Patel were presented and ap...
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