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C. 39

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Russell Watts, Treasurer-Tax Collector
Date:	December 10, 2019

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Position Adjustment Resolution #22548 to establish the classification of Business Tax Specialist and add 1 FTE position

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/10/2019

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:
cc:	Russell Watts, Treasurer-Tax Collector Dianne Dinsmore, Human Resources Director Sylvia Wong

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: December 10, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 22548 to establish the classification of Business Tax Specialist (S5TA) (represented) at Salary Plan and Grade 3R5-1323 ($4,733 - $5,753) and add one position in the Treasurer-Tax Collector Department. (100% General Fund)

FISCAL IMPACT:

The total annual cost of the new position will be $93,890, including $17,392 in pension costs. This will be partially covered by funding from a vacant Accounting Technician position. The balance will be an increased appropriation of general purpose revenue. Future increased costs will be covered by increases in business tax revenue.

BACKGROUND:

With the onboarding of the Board of Supervisor’s new cannabis business tax and the continuous growth of other types of businesses and short-term rentals in the unincorporated area of the County, the County's business tax operations have become more sophisticated and technical. Greater knowledge and higher skills are required to accomplish the work. In order to be successful in hiring and retaining persons with such expertise, a new position is required - a Business Tax Specialist position. This new position would be similar to two other single position technical classifications in the Treasurer-Tax Collector's Office, Property Tax Subdivision Specialist and Tax-Defaulted Real Property Specialist. It would be distinguished by its specialized responsibility to manage day-to-day activities independently within established guidelines and procedures of the Business License Tax, Transient Occupancy Tax and Cannabis Tax programs.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If not approved, the Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office would not be able to fully implement the Cannabis Tax program and at the same time successfully fulfill all the requirements of the Business License and Transient Occupancy Tax programs. Consequently, the Office would be out of compliance with related county ordinances, and, more importantly, could experience significant opportunity losses in the collection of business tax revenue.