COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Inter-Departmental Correspondence

Employee and Public Services Department

DATE:

June 30, 2005

BOARD MEETING DATE:

July 12, 2005

SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING:

None

VOTE REQUIRED

Majority

TO:

Honorable Board of Supervisors

FROM:

Mary Welch, Employee and Public Services Director

SUBJECT:

Salary Ordinance for Fiscal Year 2005-2006

Recommendation

Adopt the Salary Ordinance for Fiscal Year 2005-2006.

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.

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 5463. Twenty-one (21) positions were added during FY 04-05 and 168 positions were added in the Fiscal Year 2005-2006 budget. The positions are distributed among the departments as follows:

Department/Agency

FY 2004-05

FY 2005-06

Administration and Fiscal

Assessor/County Clerk/Recorder

123

122

Board of Supervisors

15

15

Department/Agency

FY 2004-05

FY 2005-06

First 5 of San Mateo County

10

10

Controller’s Office

41

41

County Counsel’s Office

37

38

County Manager’s Office/Clerk of the Board

23

24

Employee and Public Services

171

171

Information Services

135

132

Retirement Office

13

13

Tax Collector/Treasurer’s Office

28

29

Criminal Justice

Child Support Services

112

107

Coroner’s Office

15

15

District Attorney’s Office

123

125

Probation Department

424

444

Sheriff’s Office

578

598

Environmental Services

Administration

3

3

Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer

28

28

Cooperative Extension

2

2

Library

124

126

Parks and Recreation Department

55

55

Coyote Point Marina

5

5

Planning Department

44

46

LAFCO

1

1

Health Services

Administration

21

19

Health Policy, Planning and Promotion

0

16

Aging and Adult Services

115

119

Environmental Health Services

75

75

Mental Health Services

295

312

Public Health Services

267

264

Emergency Medical Services

5

4

Food Services

35

37

Correctional Health

54

57

San Mateo Medical Center

San Mateo Medical Center

1232

1310

Public Works

Administrative Services

28

28

Department/Agency

FY 2004-05

FY 2005-06

Road Construction and Operations

73

69

Engineering Services

39

32

Facilities Services

94

97

Construction Services

26

29

Vehicle and Equipment Management

26

25

Waste Management

10

10

Transportation Services

5

5

Utilities

14

15

Airports

8

8

Human Services Agency

Human Services Agency

742

766

Department of Housing

Department of Housing

0

16

Total Positions

5274

5463

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