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COUNTY OF SAN MATEO Inter-Departmental Correspondence
Employee and Public Services Department
DATE:					July 1, 2003
BOARD MEETING DATE:					July 15, 2003

TO:		Honorable Board of Supervisors
FROM:		Mary Welch, Employee and Public Services Director
SUBJECT:		Salary Ordinance for Fiscal Year 2003-2004
Recommendation
Adopt the Salary Ordinance for Fiscal Year 2003-2004.

Summary
Each year following budget deliberations your Board adopts the annual salary ordinance. The ordinance enacts the decisions made during budget hearings concerning the number of positions in the County service. The ordinance is the base document identifying the number of authorized positions and classifications for all County jobs. Throughout the year salary ordinance amendments indicate changes that occur in the various operating departments. The total number of positions authorized by your Board during budget hearings is 4988. This figure represents a decrease of 95 positions since the adoption of the Fiscal Year 2002-2003 budget. The positions are distributed among the departments as follows:
Department/Agency			FY 2002-03			FY 2003-04

Administration and Fiscal
	Assessor/County Clerk/Recorder		122	123
	Board of Supervisors		15	15
	Children and Families First Program		7	8
	Controller's Office		51	41
	County Counsel's Office		38	37
	County Manager's Office/Clerk of the Board		25	23
	Employee and Public Services		181	175
	Information Services		153	144
	Retirement Office		11	11
	Tax Collector/Treasurer's Office		28	28
Department/Agency			FY 2002-03			FY 2003-04

Criminal Justice
	Child Support Services		130	122
	Coroner's Office		15	15
	District Attorney's Office		123	123
	Probation Department		436	424
	Sheriff's Office		618	593

Environmental Services
	Administration		3	3
	Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer		33	33
	Cooperative Extension		2	2
	Library		122	122
	Parks and Recreation Department		63	55
	Coyote Point Marina		5	5
	Planning Department		46	43
	LAFCO		1	1

Health Services
	Administration		14	21
	Aging and Adult Services		120	117
	Environmental Health Services		74	73
	Mental Health Services		297	293
	Public Health Services		268	273
	Emergency Medical Services		5	5
	Food Services		72	62
	Correctional Health		66	56

Hospitals and Clinics
	San Mateo County Health Center		592	891
	Community Health Clinics		282	0

Public Works
	Administrative Services		31	29
	Road Maintenance		68	65
	Road Construction and Operations		0	8
	Engineering Services		48	40
	Facilities Services		95	93
	Construction Services		26	26
	Vehicle and Equipment Management		26	26
	Waste Management		10	10
	Transportation Services		5	5
	Utilities		15	13
	Airports		9	8


Department/Agency			FY 2002-03				FY 2003-04

Human Services Agency
	Human Services Agency		732	728

Total Positions			5083	4988

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

Vision Alignment This item keeps the commitment of responsive, effective and collaborative government through goal number 20: Government decisions are based on careful consideration of future impact, rather than temporary relief or immediate gain.