COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Inter-Departmental Correspondence

Employee and Public Services Department

DATE:

August 28, 2001

BOARD MEETING DATE:

September11, 2001

TO:

Honorable Board of Supervisors

FROM:

Mary Welch, Employee and Public Services Director

SUBJECT:

Recommended Revision to the Salary Ordinance

Recommendation

Adopt an ordinance amending the salary ordinance and accept the report on the total number of positions in the County.

Summary

The salary ordinance changes herein represent:

· reclassifying seven positions, and

· splitting one full time position into two half time positions.

These actions were approved by the County Manager's Office.

The reclassification actions represent monthly salary and benefit cost of $2697 or annual cost of $32,364.

This amendment has been reviewed by the County Counsel's Office.

ORGANIZATION 61000 MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

Action:

Delete: One position of D056, Assistant Director of Mental Health
Biweekly Salary: $3300.80 - 4125.60
Approximate Monthly Salary: $7152 - 8940

Delete: Two positions of D055, Clinical Services Manager II - Mental Health
Biweekly Salary: $2849.60 - 3562.40
Approximate Monthly Salary: $6175 - 7719

Add: Three positions of D057, Deputy Director of Mental Health
Biweekly Salary: $2993.60 - 3742.40
Approximate Monthly Salary: $6487 - 8109

Explanation:

This is the deletion of one vacant position of Assistant Director of Mental Health and two filled positions of Clinical Services Manager II - Mental Health and the addition of three positions of Deputy Director of Mental Health. This change to the Mental Health Services Division's management structure will allow the new Director to redistribute workload into three major areas: Adult Services, Child/Youth Services and Operations. This action represents no change in monthly salary and benefit costs. There is no change in the total number of authorized positions.

ORGANIZATION 62000 PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES

Action:

Delete: One part time position of F040, Public Health Nurse
Biweekly Salary: $2414.40 - 2854.40
Approximate Monthly Salary: $5232 - 6185

Add: One full time position of J047,
Communicable Disease Investigator
Biweekly Salary: $1556.80 - 1946.40
Approximate Monthly Salary: $3373 - 4218

Explanation:

This is the deletion of one existing vacant part-time Public Health Nurse position and the addition of one full-time Communicable Disease Investigator position. This change will enable the Tuberculosis (TB) Program to better utilize existing resources and increase the number of direct patient care hours. The position will be used to provide education and necessary support to prevent contacts who have been exposed to TB from developing active disease and thereby transmitting the disease to others in the community. A nursing degree/license is not required for this work. This action represents a monthly salary and benefits cost of $1463 based on filling the position at the top step of the salary range. There is no change in the total number of authorized positions.

ORGANIZATION 68500 COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINICS

Action:

Split: One full time position of F009, Nurse Practitioner
Biweekly Salary: $2713.60 - 3208.00
Approximate Monthly Salary: $5880 - 6951

Into: Two half time positions
Same salary range

Explanation:

This is the splitting of one full time position of Nurse Practitioner into two half time positions. This change will better meet the working needs of current staff and will give the department greater flexibility in providing health care at the Clinics. This action represents no change in monthly salary and benefits costs. The action increases the total number of authorized positions by one.

ORGANIZATION 70000 HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

Action A:

Reclassify: One position of D184S, Management Analyst series
Biweekly Salary: $2126.40 - 2657.60
Approximate Monthly Salary: $4608 - 5759

To: One position of D090, Human Services Manager I
Biweekly Salary: $2344.00 - 2930.40
Approximate Monthly Salary: $5079 - 6350

Explanation:

This is an upward classification of a filled Management Analyst III to the classification of Human Services Manager I. The reclassification of this position is a result the addition of program management responsibilities being added in linkage services. These duties are more appropriately represented by the Human Services Manager I classification. This action represents a monthly salary and benefits increase of $768 based on filling the position at the top step in the range. There is no change in the total number of authorized positions.

Action B:

Reclassify: One position of E002, Administrative Secretary II
Biweekly Salary: $1326.40 - 1658.40
Approximate Monthly Salary: $2874 - 3593

To: One position of E003, Administrative Secretary III
Biweekly Salary: $1392.80 - 1740.80
Approximate Monthly Salary: $3018 - 3772

And Reclassify: One position of E002, Administrative Secretary II
Biweekly Salary: $1326.40 - 1658.40
Approximate Monthly Salary: $2874 - 3593

To: One position of E006, Administrative Secretary III - Confidential
Biweekly Salary: $1392.80 - 1740.80
Approximate Monthly Salary: $3018 - 3772

Explanation:

This is an upward reclassification of two Administrative Secretary II positions to the classification of Administrative Secretary III. These staff support managers who function as division directors in the Human Services Agency. This change will bring the incumbents into alignment with the county-wide secretarial classification structure. This action represents a monthly salary and benefits increase of $465 based on filling both positions at the top step in the range. There is no change in the total number of authorized positions.