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Adopt a Resolution to:
a. Amend Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution (PPPR) No. 98-394 Appendix A to increase the salary range of the classification of Physician Assistant as indicated in the attached Resolution;
b. Authorize the Auditor-Controller to make retroactive payment to impacted employees effective January 5, 2019; and
c. Direct the Human Resources Department to implement the changes in the Advantage HRM system.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors take the following actions:
a. Amend Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution (PPPR) No. 98-394 Appendix A to increase the salary range of the classification of Physician Assistant as indicated in the attached Resolution;
b. Authorize the Auditor-Controller to make retroactive payment to impacted employees effective January 5, 2019; and
c. Direct the Human Resources Department to implement the changes in the Advantage HRM system.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On December 15, 2015, the Board of Supervisors approved the recommendation to consolidate and retitle the Physician Assistant I and II to a single classification of Physician Assistant and the adoption of a new salary range. The salary at the time of the consolidation placed the Physician Assistant at the same rate as the Nurse Practitioner II classification as the study found the positions provide essentially the same services to County Clinic patients.
Subsequently, the Monterey County Registered Nurses Association (MCRNA) completed negotiations resulting in a six-percent salary increase for nursing classifications including Nurse Practitioners. As the Physician Assistant is represented by Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 521, the Physician Assistant received a negotiated 1.5-percent increase, which resulted in the Physician Assistant being paid 4.5 percent less than the Nurse Practitioner II. To address this issue, on September 9, 2016, the Board of Supervisors approved an increase to pl...
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