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C.24

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Ted Cwiek, Human Resources Director
Date:	November 15, 2011

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Costa

County

Subject:

P300 #20995 Transition Project positions into the Merit System.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 11/15/2011

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor

Contact:	Teji O'Malley, 925-957-5249
cc:	Roxana Mendoza Eva Barrios Teji O'Malley

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: November 15, 2011
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 20995, to transition one (1) Public Health Program Specialist I-Project (VBS2) position#978 and its incumbent; two (2) Health Education Specialist-Project (VMW4) positions #9471 and #9530 and its incumbents; and one (1) Community Health Worker II-Project (VKV1) position #11024 and its incumbent into the merit system in the Health Services Department.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no fiscal impact associated with this request.

BACKGROUND:

The Department is requesting the transition of these four Project positions into the merit system in order to appropriately classify them as merit system positions as they are now being utilized on a permanent basis versus being engaged in a time limited program or service.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

All four positions meet the criteria set forth in Section 1603.1 of the Personnel Management Regulations, which states the following, "when the Board of Supervisors establishes as regular service a program initially established by the Board for a specific limited period as part of an approved project, employees who have served in project positions for at least one (1) year shall be included in the merit system if:
(a) The Director of Human Resources recommends such inclusion and allocates
the position to a class in the classification plan; and
(b) The Board of Supervisors approves the classification and addition of the
position to the merit system; and
(c) The employee was originally appointed to the project position from an eligible
list on an open competitive basis."

All four employees were hired originally for time limited projects that have now became permanent and integral components of the Public Health Division, the classifications currently exist in the County classification plan, and all four incumbents were originally appointed off eligible lists and have been employed in their Project positions for more than one year.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this action is not approved, the positions will not be appropriately classified as merit system positions and the incumbents will not be afforded merit system rights and privileges even though they are no longer working in time limited project positions. (No Fiscal Impact)

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.