COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Inter-Departmental Correspondence

Human Resources Department

 

DATE:

June 28, 2010

BOARD MEETING DATE:

July 13, 2010

SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING:

None

VOTE REQUIRED:

Majority

 

TO:

Honorable Board of Supervisors

   

FROM:

Donna Vaillancourt, Human Resources Director

   

SUBJECT:

Salary Ordinance for Fiscal Year 2010-2011

 

RECOMMENDATION:

Adopt the Master Salary Ordinance for Fiscal Year 2010-2011.

 

BACKGROUND:

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. It also establishes the compensation and certain benefits other than base pay for County officers and employees for fiscal year 2010-2011. Base pay and other compensation is established by resolution for each employee group and is listed herein as the amount paid for each bi-weekly pay period for information only. Throughout the year salary ordinance amendments indicate changes in positions and the compensation established herein that occur in the various operating departments.

 

DISCUSSION:

The total number of positions authorized by your Board during budget hearings is 5459. One hundred and ninety (190) positions were deleted during FY 09-10 and one hundred and two (102) positions were deleted in the FY10-11 budget. The positions are distributed among the departments as follows:

 

Department/Agency

FY 2009-10

FY 2010-11

     

Healthy Community

    

    • Health Administration

15

13

    • Health Policy and Planning

30

53

    • Aging and Adult Services

125

117

    • Behavioral Health and Recovery Services

412

392

    • Community Health Services *

232

177

    • Family Health Services

176

173

    • Correctional Health

98

90

    • San Mateo Medical Center

    1285

    1212

    • Sheriff’s Office

642

622

    • Probation Department

446

421

    • District Attorney’s Office

129

125

    • Coroner’s Office

15

15

    • First 5 San Mateo County

12

12

     

Prosperous Community

    

    • Department of Child Support Services

92

90

    • Human Services Agency

840

770

    • Human Resources

59

55

     

Livable Community

    

    • Planning

55

52

    • LAFCO

1

1

    • Department of Housing

17

14

    • County Library

130

130

     

Environmentally Conscious Community

    

    • PW - Administrative Services

    28

    28

    • Engineering Services

    30

    25

    • Facilities Services

106

102

    • Vehicle and Equipment Maintenance

    25

    25

    • Utilities

    16

    16

    • Road Construction and Operations

    70

    66

    • Construction Services

    16

    16

    • Waste Management

    9

    9

    • Transportation Services

    8

    6

    • Airports

    9

    9

    • Parks and Recreation Department

    54

    52

    • Coyote Point Marina

5

5

     

Collaborative Community

    

    • Board of Supervisors

    20

    20

    • County Manager’s Office/Clerk of the Board *

    101

    126

    • Assessor/County Clerk/Recorder

    113

    112

    • Controller’s Office

    45

    42

    • Tax Collector/Treasurer’s Office

    66

    63

    • County Counsel’s Office

    40

    38

    • Information Services

    163

    149

    • Retirement Office

16

16

     

Total Positions

5751

5459

 
 

* Department of Agriculture/Weights and Measure moved from Community Health to County Manager’s Office

 

The adoption of this ordinance contributes to the Shared Vision 2025 outcome of a Prosperous Community by ensuring that departments have staff with the skills necessary to perform the work and allow departments to provide exceptional service to the community.

 

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