Upon review of the duties performed by the Sheriff's Chief of Management Services, it was determined that the responsibilities of the position and incumbent have evolved over the past several years. This position oversees the Personnel and Finance divisions for the Sheriff's Office and has direct responsibility for the daily operation of departmental administration. This includes an annual, general fund budget of approximately $226.8 million, 238 service contracts, 37 grants from a myriad of funding sources and 1,037 FTE ( 672 sworn and 365 civilian) and 135 per-diem employees. This position requires working closely with Federal, State and local funding agencies, other law enforcement agencies, community agencies, as well as internal business partners such as County Counsel, Labor Relations, Human Resources, Auditor-Controller and the Treasurer-Tax Collector.
Today's action creates a new classification at an increased salary range and anticipates exempting the classification from the merit system. Also on today's agenda is the introduction of Ordinance No. 2017-04, which would effectuate the exemption of this classification from the merit system.
The new classification and salary level will not be established.