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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Ed Woo, Chief Information Officer
Date:	May 23, 2017

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Subject:

Extend Temporary Employment Period for County Retiree Neomi Markison

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 05/23/2017

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:

Scott Sullivan 925-313-1288

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: May 23, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

1. FIND that the appointment of Mrs. Markison is necessary to fill a critically needed position; and

2. APPROVE and AUTHORIZE extension of the term of temporary employment of Neomi Markison, retired Information Systems Programmer Analyst, Department of Information Technology, for the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018.

FISCAL IMPACT:

If the request is granted, there will continue to be salary and employment tax payments up to a maximum of $54,911 for up to 960 hours per year. These costs will be offset by savings due to the vacancy of the permanent position. There is no additional fiscal impact. Salary costs are included in the Department's operating budget.

BACKGROUND:

The department would like to extend Mrs. Markison's temporary employment term due to the ongoing need for back-up support for the AMORS (Traffic System), which is part of the Law and Justice Information System, and continued support for the interfaces for the post-implementation of the Karpel Case Management application for the District Attorney's department.

Mrs. Markison retired from the Department of Information Technology (DoIT) on March 29, 2014. She served a key role in the maintenance and support of the Law and Justice Information System for over 30 years, specializing in the District Attorney and Superior Court traffic application (AMORS).

In January 2016, the AMORS Senior Analyst resigned from County service, with very short notice. The AMORS application is mission-critical system for the Superior Court, especially as on October 1, 2015, the State-mandated Traffic Amnesty program was deployed. As an interim solution to provide system coverage, Mrs. Markison has assumed the role of Senior Analyst, the same position she held prior to her retirement. The DoIT immediately started the recruiting process for a new Senior Analyst for the AMORS application, which requires specialized mainframe knowledge and experience. The DoIT hired a senior analyst for the AMORS application in August 2016. Mrs. Markison will be his/her primary trainer for the AMORS application. Training time for the complex online and batch applications is expected to take 12 to 18 months.

Mrs. Markison will also ensure that AMORS daily operations, enhancement requests and user support will not be interrupted.

The DoIT has been struggling to attract and retain staff with knowledge and skills related to mainframe technology. With over 30 years of experience in this area, Mrs. Markison is uniquely qualified to perform this training. The Department has no other staff who possess the specialized technical and business knowledge of the County justice systems and who can complete the work that is essential to the continued support of the AMORS application.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Disapproval of the request will jeopardize the legacy automated systems that are critical to the operation of the Superior Court and the County's law and justice departments, the serious consequences of which cannot be overstated.