Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: 4/5ths
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michelle Kuka, Interim Human Resources Director
Ann M. Stillman, Director of Public Works
Subject: Recommended Revision to the Master Salary Resolution and Project Development Unit Staffing Changes
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation to:
A) Adopt a resolution amending Master Salary Resolution No. 081316 to add five positions in Public Works - Facilities and delete four positions in County Executive Office (Project Development Unit); and
B) Approve an Appropriation Transfer Request (ATR) to appropriate revenue and expenditures in the Department of Public Works in the amount of $830,118, to provide for management and oversight of the Project Development Unit Projects by the Department of Public Works.
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BACKGROUND:
On January 24, 2017, this Board adopted Resolution No. 074994 authorizing the creation of the Project Development Unit (PDU) for the project management for all new major construction projects.
Master Salary Resolution No. 081316 adopted by the Board on June 24, 2025 specifies the number of and provides compensation and benefits for persons employed by the County of San Mateo, sets appropriate rules and regulations, and repeals all inconsistent ordinances and resolutions. Throughout the year, the salary resolution is amended from time to time to meet the needs of the County.
On December 9, 2025, this Board adopted a salary resolution amendment that deleted a vacant Assistant Project Development Director position in the PDU as part of other organizational changes.
DISCUSSION:
The major construction projects initiated by the PDU since its creation are either complete or nearing completion. There are no additional major construction projects on the immediate horizon for the PDU to carry out. The Department of Public Works (Department) routinely implements large, complex construction projects and has the knowledge and experien...
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