TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Ryan J. Alsop, County Executive Officer
REPORT BY: Joy Cadiz, Staff Services Manager
SUBJECT: Amend the Table and Index of Classes and Departmental Allocation List for Multiple Divisions of the County Executive Office
RECOMMENDATION
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Adopt a Resolution to amend the Table and Index of Classes, the Departmental Allocation List for multiple Divisions of the County Executive Office, and appropriate personnel policies. (Fiscal Impact: $35,360 expense; General Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
Napa County is committed to attracting and retaining top talent in a competitive job market. Current job titles, while historically accurate, may not fully convey the strategic impact and leadership scope of key leadership positions within the County Executive Office and its Divisions (Human Resources and Information Technology Services). Modernizing titles of certain classifications will:
• Enhance external perception by aligning classification titles with industry standards and best practices.
• Clarify internal responsibilities by providing a more accurate and contemporary understanding of the positions' strategic importance and leadership expectations.
The County Executive Officer in collaboration with the Director of Human Resources proposes the following changes:
• County Executive Officer to Chief Executive Officer
• Assistant County Executive Officer to Assistant Chief Executive Officer/Chief Operating Officer
• Deputy County Executive Officer to Deputy Chief Executive Officer - Chief Fiscal Officer
• Deputy County Executive Officer to Deputy Chief Executive Officer - Chief Communications Officer
• Director of Human Resources to Chief Human Resources Officer
• Assistant Director of Human Resources to Assistant Chief Human Resources Officer
• Chief Information Officer to Chief Technology Officer
• Deputy Chief Information Officer to Deputy Chief Technology Officer
In line with enhancing external perception and clarifying internal responsibilities, the Housing & Homeless Services Division of the County Executive Office will become its own department - the Department of Housing & Community Services. For consistency, the Director of Housing & Homeless Services title will change to Director of Housing & Community Services.
The Workers’ Compensation Program has been reassigned to the Human Resources Division to provide a greater level of service to employees and for alignment with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Leaves program. This program reassignment requires the addition of program responsibilities to be added to the Chief Human Resources Officer and Assistant Chief Human Resources Officer classification specification. This increase in scope of duties and complexity of assignment also requires an increase in compensation for these positions as well as compaction with the Assistant Chief Executive Officer/Chief Operating Officer.
Additionally, the Webmaster role within our organization is currently dated and limited in scope. The County has a need to expand beyond the original scope to lead digital transformation, therefore a reclassification to a new Digital Innovation Officer position is recommended. This increased scope of duties and complexity of assignments also require an increase to the compensation for this position.
As all position have been budgeted for, the County Executive Office and Human Resources budgets have adequate and available budget to cover the increased cost of salary and benefits for the remainder of the fiscal year for the changes above. The annualized increase is broken down by position below and will be budgeted for accordingly.
Requested Action:
1. Adopt a Resolution to amend the Table and Index of Classes, the Departmental Allocation List for multiple Divisions of the County Executive Office, and appropriate personnel policies, effective March 25, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
Yes |
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Is it currently budgeted? |
Yes |
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Where is it budgeted? |
County Executive Office 1020000; Human Resources 1022000 |
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Is it Mandatory or Discretionary? |
Discretionary |
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Discretionary Justification |
Attracting and retaining top talent for key leadership roles in the County and an increase in scope of assignment for certain positions. |
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Is the general fund affected? |
No |
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Future fiscal impact: |
The annualized increase in cost of salary and benefits is approximately $8,967 (Chief Human Resources Officer), $7,355 (Assistant Chief Human Resources Officer), $9,165 (Assistant Chief Executive Officer/Chief Operating Officer), $9,873 (Digital Innovation Officer) and will be budgeted for accordingly. |
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Consequences if not approved: |
The status quo will continue and initiatives and program realignment to improve County operations and provided services will not happen. |
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.