A review was completed of like classifications (performing Chief Auditor and Chief Accountant work) with the Auditor-Controller’s Offices in the following comparable counties: Alameda, Marin, Napa, Sacramento, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano and Sonoma. Contra Costa County’s classifications were 15.5% below the median salary of those comparable counties. It is recommended that these two classes be combined into one new classification with a 5 (5%) step range with Salary Plan and Grade – B85-1004 ($8,831.055-$10,734.200). With this adjustment, the classifications will continue to be below the median salary of the comparable counties.
The attached resolution will create the new classification of Auditor-Controller Division Manager (SADD), move incumbents into the new class, cancel the two existing classes and correct the January 23, 2018 Board Action, to place employee #72097 at Step 6 of the salary table in the classification of Systems Account II.
Without this modification, the County would continue to experience difficulty attracting and retaining candidates and may be detrimentally impacted by the loss of highly-trained personnel.