File #: 21-51    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Special Presentation Status: Passed
File created: 12/30/2020 In control: Human Resources
On agenda: 1/12/2021 Final action: 1/12/2021
Title: Review Recommendations related to Staffing of the Auditor-Controller's Office
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Attachment 1 California Government Code Sections 26945 – 26946, 3. Attachment 2 Humboldt County Code 243.2, 4. Attachment 3 2018 CPS “Humboldt County Auditor-Controller Office-Management and Operations Study, 5. Attachment 4 Assistant Auditor-Controller Research Matrix, 6. Attachment 5 Supervising Accountant-Auditor Research Matrix, 7. Attachment 6 K & A Recommended Classification – Assistant Auditor Controller, 8. Attachment 7 County Recommended Classification – Assistant Auditor Controller, 9. Attachment 7A Clean Version - Assistant Auditor Controller, 10. Attachment 8 K & A Recommended Classification – Supervising Accountant-Auditor, 11. Attachment 9 County Recommended Classification – Supervising Accountant-Auditor, 12. Attachment 9A Clean Version - Supervising Accountant-Auditor, 13. Attachment 10 Comparator Agencies Matrix - AC Staffing Levels, Allocations & Budgets, 14. Attachment 11 Resolution of Amended Assistant Auditor-Controller’s Classification, 15. Attachment 12 Resolution of Supervising Accountant-Auditor New Classification, 16. Resolution 21-07.pdf, 17. Resolution 21-08.pdf, 18. Powerpoint.pdf

To: Board of Supervisors

From: Human Resources

Agenda Section: Departmental

SUBJECT:
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Review Recommendations related to Staffing of the Auditor-Controller's Office
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Receive and file staff report and provide further staff direction regarding staffing allocations in the Auditor-Controller's Office including potential associated budget adjustments;
2. Approve the revised classification specifications for the Assistant Auditor-Controller classification;
3. Approve the new Supervising Accountant-Auditor classification; and
4. Direct County Human Resources (HR)/Risk Management to conduct an operational realignment study.

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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
General Fund

DISCUSSION:
Background

At the Board of Supervisors (BOS) meeting of September 29, 2020, the Auditor-Controller (AC) requested the allocation of additional staffing resources comprised of one (1) Assistant Auditor-Controller, one (1) Senior Accountant/Auditor and one (1) Executive Secretary. Because the requests for increased position allocations were not agendized for your Board's discussion and action, the Board directed the County Administrative Officer to return at a later date to identify resource allocations that would be required to assist the Auditor-Controller in completing the general ledger mapping document required for the transition to ADP.

At the October 13, 2020 Board of Supervisors Special Meeting, your Board received a staff report which outlined the Auditor-Controller's request for three (3) permanent positions: one (1) Assistant Auditor-Controller, one (1) Senior Accountant-Auditor and one (1) Executive Secretary. At this meeting, the Board directed staff to return with classification reviews to include relevant licensure and government code, and return with long-term support recommendations.

At the November 23, 2020 Board of Supervisors Special Meeting, your Board directed County HR/Risk Man...

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