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Adopt a Resolution to:
a. Amend Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution (PPPR) Appendix A to adjust the base wage salary ranges of the Social Worker I-V and Social Work Supervisor I-II classifications as indicated in Attachment A;
b. Amend Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution (PPPR) Appendix A to adjust the base wage salary ranges of the Program Manager I-II classifications as indicated in Attachment A;
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) Appendix A to adjust the base wage salary ranges of the Social Worker I-V and Social Work Supervisor I-II classifications as indicated in Attachment A;
b. Amend Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution (PPPR) Appendix A to adjust the base wage salary ranges of the Program Manager I-II classifications as indicated in Attachment A;
c. Direct the Human Resources Department to implement the changes in the Advantage HRM system.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Human Resources Department completed a base wage compensation study of the Social Worker classification series. The Social Worker classification series includes the Social Worker I-V and Social Work Supervisor I-II classifications.
The base wage analysis of the County's comparable agencies found that based on the duties performed, the benchmark classification of Social Worker II was matched to eight (8) of the ten (10) comparable agencies and the base wage salary was found to be approximately 10.87% below the salary mean of the comparable agencies' classifications. To promote the Human Resources Department's mission to make the County 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...
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