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a. Support amending the Fiscal Year 2019-20 Auditor-Controller budget (1110-AUD001) in reallocating one (1) vacant Payroll Technician-Confidential (80J96) from Unit 8372 to one (1) ERP Business Analyst (14P32) Unit 8373; and
b. Support authorizing the Auditor-Controller and County Administrative Office to incorporate the approved changes in the Fiscal Year 2019-20 Adopted Budget.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Budget Committee:
a. Support amending the Fiscal Year 2019-20 Auditor-Controller budget (1110-AUD001) in reallocating one (1) vacant Payroll Technician-Confidential (80J96) from Unit 8372 to one (1) ERP Business Analyst (14P32) Unit 8373; and
b. Support authorizing the Auditor-Controller and County Administrative Office to incorporate the approved changes in the Fiscal Year 2019-20 Adopted Budget.
SUMMARY:
To administer appropriate succession planning in the Systems Management unit of the Office of the Auditor Controller (ACO) and in order to meet regulatory requirements and to provide better customer service, an additional ERP Business Analyst (BA) position is requested by the ACO. Due to the complexity of the County Financial (FIN) and Payroll/Human Resources/Benefits (HR) modules, the large number of bargaining units, and the large number of financial transactions processed, it has been difficult for current staff to meet the needs of County departments. The ACO has undergone a detailed analysis of the Systems Management unit and identified possible risk to County operations. The ACO succession plan proposed will help mitigate said risk.
DISCUSSION:
The ACO has undergone a detailed analysis of the Systems Management unit currently consisting of four (4) BAs. Based on findings, several concerns have been identified. A succession plan must be implemented as soon as possible to avoid risk to the County in the form of: delayed Performance Budgeting (PB) for Fiscal Year 2020-21, delayed fiscal year end 'hard close', errors con...
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