To: Board of Supervisors
From: Human Resources
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Salary Increase and Deallocation of Positions in Road Maintenance
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1.Approve the revised salary range for Road Maintenance Worker III (class #0230), from salary range 380 to salary range 400, into the Comprehensive Compensation Schedule and Classification Summary effective the pay period following Board approval;
2. Deallocate one Road Maintenance Worker III (PCN # 3250230-10) from the classification system effective the pay period following Board approval;
3. Deallocate two Road Maintenance Worker I/IIs (PCNs # 3250238A20 and 3250238A29) from the classification system effective the pay period following Board approval;
4. Adopt the Resolution (Attachment 1) approving the amendment of the January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2024, Memorandum of Understanding between the County of Humboldt and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME); and
5. Adopt the Comprehensive Compensation Schedule and Classification Summary effective October 1, 2023 (Attachment 2).
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Road Maintenance (1200)
DISCUSSION:
Municipal Resource Group (MRG), a human resources consulting agency, conducted a classification review of the Public Works Road Maintenance Division and discovered that the Road Maintenance Division is having severe recruitment and retention difficulties for their Road Maintenance Worker III positions. They have a 20-25% vacancy rate; they have not received any qualified applicants during the past four recruitments; and the salary does not provide enough of an incentive for employees to promote from Road Maintenance Worker II to Road Maintenance Worker III. To address the severe recruitment and retention issues, MRG is recommending that the County increase the salary of the Road Maintenance Worker III classification from salary ...
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