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Adopt a Resolution to:
a. Amend Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution (PPPR) No. 98-394 Appendix A and B to retitle the classification of Senior Deputy County Counsel to Chief Deputy County Counsel and adjust the salary range as indicated in Attachment A effective September 11, 2021;
b. Amend Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution (PPPR) No. 98-394 Appendix A and B to adjust the salary range of the Chief Deputy Public Defender as indicated in Attachment A effective September 11, 2021;
c. Direct the Human Resources Department to implement the changes in the Advantage HRM system.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopts a Resolution to:
a. Amend Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution (PPPR) No. 98-394 Appendix A and B to retitle the classification of Senior Deputy County Counsel to Chief Deputy County Counsel and adjust the salary range as indicated in Attachment A effective September 11, 2021;
b. Amend Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution (PPPR) No. 98-394 Appendix A and B to adjust the salary range of the Chief Deputy Public Defender as indicated in Attachment A effective September 11, 2021;
c. Direct the Human Resources Department to implement the changes in the Advantage HRM system.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Human Resources Department conducted a base wage compensation study of the Deputy County Counsel classification series and found the benchmark classification was 12.26% below the average of the County's comparable agencies. Historically the Deputy County Counsel, Deputy District Attorney and Deputy Public Defender classification series have been tied in base wages. The Board of Supervisors approved the implementation of the 12.26% base wage adjustment for the three attorney groups Units D, E and G through labor negotiations effective July 31, 2021. The implementation caused compaction to occur where the Senior Deputy County Counsel base wage is now 0.48% lower and the Chief Deputy Public De...
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