TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Christine Brice?o, Director of Human Resources
REPORT BY: Joy Cadiz, Staff Services Manager
SUBJECT: Introduction and Intention to Amend Ordinance 2.04.040 - Salaries and Benefits
RECOMMENDATION
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PUBLIC HEARING - Salaries and Benefits
Conduct a public hearing to consider the intent to adopt an Ordinance amending Title 2 (Administration and Personnel), Chapter 2.04 (Board of Supervisors), and amending Article I, Section 2.04.040 (Salaries and Benefits) of the Napa County Code regarding salary rate and adding language requiring a periodic salary review. (Fiscal Impact: $283,000 Expense; General Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
The salary for members of the Board of Supervisors is set by Ordinance. Until 1993, members of the Board of Supervisors received a fixed biweekly amount. Since 1993, the salary for members of the Board of Supervisors has been a percentage of the Superior Court Judges' salary. From July 1, 1993 through February 19, 1999, the percentage was 34% of the Superior Court Judges' salary. The percentage of salary increased to 45% on February 20, 1999 and to 47.09% on August 27, 2005. The percentage has remained unchanged since 2005.
On August 6, 2024, Human Resources presented preliminary findings of the countywide management compensation study regarding the Board of Supervisors classification. Benchmark classifications are used for reliable salary surveys. Using a benchmark classification ensures that at least 70% of duties performed in the comparable classifications are similar. If a salary survey indicates that a classification is more than 4% below the market median, a salary adjustment to the market median will be recommended. The Board of Supervisors classification is a benchmark. For this salary survey, the comparable jurisdictions were Contra Costa County, Marin County, City of Napa, Santa Cruz County, Solano County, and Sonoma County.
The comparable agencies also set their Board of Sup...
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