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Adopt Resolution to:
a. Amend Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution No. 98-394 Appendix A to adjust the salary ranges of the Food Service Worker I and Food Service Worker II classifications as indicated in Attachment A; and
b. Direct the Human Resources Department to implement the changes in the Advantage Human Resources Management System.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt a Resolution to:
a. Amend Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution No. 98-394 Appendix A to adjust the salary ranges of the Food Service Worker I and Food Service Worker II classifications as indicated in Attachment A; and
b. Direct the Human Resources Department to implement the changes in the Advantage Human Resources Management System.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
A base wage compensation study of the Food Service Worker classification series was requested by Natividad Medical Center (NMC) administrative staff. The reasons cited for the request were recruitment difficulties and to check for salary alignment with the County's comparable agencies identified in the County's Compensation Philosophy approved in December 2021.
The base wage analysis of the County's comparable agencies found that based on the duties performed, the Food Service Worker II classification was matched to six (6) of the ten (10) comparable agencies: Counties of Alameda, San Benito, San Mateo, Contra Costa, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz. No comparable matches were found at the Counties of San Luis Obispo and Sonoma or at the Cities of Monterey and Salinas. The Food Service Worker II classification is approximately 13.42% below the salary mean of the comparable agency's classifications.
To promote the County as 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 compensation p...
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