Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Rocio Kiryczun, Human Resources Director
Subject: Master Salary Resolution for Fiscal Year 2022-2023
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adoption of the Master Salary Resolution for FY 2022-2023.
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BACKGROUND:
On February 24, 2015 your Board adopted Ordinance 04733 which allowed that a resolution establish the number of all appointed County officers and employees and their compensation and benefits. The resolution 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. 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.
Each year, following budget hearings, your Board adopts the annual Master Salary Resolution that enacts the decisions made by the Board concerning the number of positions in the County service. Throughout the year salary resolution 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 for FY 2021-2022 is 5,799 including adjustments made via salary resolution amendments throughout the year. This number includes positions authorized for the County Free Library System, the First 5 Commission, Retirement (SamCERA) and LAFCO and excludes Housing Authority. In FY 2022-2023 the Board authorized 5,795 positions. The FY 2022-2023 positions are distributed among the departments as follows:
Department/Agency FY 21-22 FY 22-23
Criminal Justice
• Coroner’s Office 15 15
• District Attorney’s Office 141 144
• Probation Department 383 352
• Sheriff’s Office 811 812
Department/Agency FY 21-22 FY 22-23
Health Services
• Health System
o Aging and Adult Services 144 150
o Behavioral Health and Recovery 467 467
o Correctional Health 88 88
o Emergency Medical Services 10 10
o Environmental Health Services 81 81
o Family Health Services 174 174
o Health Administration 24 24
o Health Coverage Unit 26 26
o Health IT 19 19
o Public Health, Policy and Planning 150 150
o San Mateo Medical Center 1042 1042
• First 5 San Mateo County 8 8
Social Services
• Department of Child Support Services 61 57
• Department of Emergency Management 10 10
• Human Services Agency 777 777
Community Services
• Agriculture/Weights and Measures 30 30
• County Library 135 146
• Department of Housing 22 24
• LAFCO 2 2
• Office of Sustainability 19 20
• Parks and Recreation 75 75
• Parks - Coyote Point Marina 3 3
• Planning and Building 67 68
• Public Safety Communications 78 78
• Public Works
o Administration 39 40
o Engineering Services 21 21
o Facilities Services 118 118
o Vehicle and Equipment Maintenance 14 14
o Utilities 22 22
o Road Construction and Operations 77 77
o Construction Services 10 10
o Airports 10 10
Department/Agency FY 21-22 FY 22-23
• Real Property 6 6
• Solid Waste Management 9 10
Administration and Fiscal Services
• Assessor/County Clerk/Recorder 156 156
• Board of Supervisors 22 22
• County Executive Office/Clerk of the Board 54 54
• CMO - Revenue Services 9 9
• Controller’s Office 53 53
• County Attorney’s Office 49 49
• Human Resources Department 64 66
• Information Services 135 137
• Retirement Office 23 23
• Shared Services 12 12
• Tax Collector/Treasurer’s Office 34 34
Total Positions 5,799 5,795
The resolution also includes special compensation and benefits other than base pay for represented and management positions that have been adopted through resolution amendments from the previous fiscal year. Furthermore, this resolution also includes the following compensation changes:
• Adjust salary range of D013, Director of Correctional Health Services to $84.47 - $105.61 per hour. This is a 15% adjustment to align salary with internal, similar level division director salaries and address salary compression between the Director and highest-level direct report.
• Adjust salary range of D137, Victim Programs Services Manager to $66.18 - $82.73. A salary survey was conducted and found the current pay range to be significantly behind the market median. This 25% adjustment will align the pay with comparable classifications in comparable counties.
• Adjust salary range of D029, Sheriff’s Office Director of Finance to $80.42 - $100.56 per hour. This 10% adjustment incorporates into the base salary range the 10% allowance that the classification is currently receiving. There is no additional cost related to this action.
• Amend Section 5 - Special Compensation, Item 2 under Public Works to include Director of Public Works in classifications eligible for 5% allowance if licensed as Civil Engineer.
• Adjust salary range of the following extra help classifications to $18.61 - $23.26 per hour to align with County’s Living Wage Ordinance:
o F155 - Laboratory Assistant
o I070 - STEP Intern
• Adjust flat hourly rate of following extra help classifications to $18.61 per hour to align with the County’s Living Wage Ordinance:
o I020 - Revenue Collector, Extra Help
o I052 - Intern/Fellow I
• Adjust salary range of the following extra help classifications to align with the County’s Living Wage Ordinance and maintain salary gaps within levels in a classification series:
o I091, Project/Program Associate I - $18.61 - $20.81 per hour
o I053, Intern/Fellow II - $19.68 - $20.81 per hour
This resolution has been reviewed and approved by the County Attorney’s Office as to form.
Financial Impact on County’s Retirement System
Government Code Section 31515.5 requires the County to provide the estimated financial impact that proposed benefit changes or salary increases for current employees would have on the funding status of SamCERA‘s retirement fund, the County’s retirement system.
As reflected in the attached letter from SamCERA’s actuary, Milliman, the adjustments to the salaries of D013 and D137 reflected in this amendment that are in addition to the actually assumed annual salary increases of affected current employees, increases the Actuarial Accrued Liability (AAL) by approximately $67,000. While the Unfunded Actuarial Accrued Liability (UAAL) of SamCERA will be higher by this amount, the funded ratio, rounded to the nearest one basis point, will be unchanged. (Adjustment to D029 has no impact as the incumbent in this position is already receiving adjusted salary through a special allowance.)
FISCAL IMPACT:
The total number of authorized positions for FY 2022-2022 is 5,795 with an estimated annual salary and benefits cost of $1.199 billion.