HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 04-06-2010 - 7e ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: April 0, 2010
Action Agenda
Item No.
SUBJECT: Elimination of Vacant Positions
DEPARTMENT: Human Resources PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No
ATTACHMENT (S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
Frank W. Clifton, county Manager, 245-
1) Proposed Positions for Elimination 2300
Clarence Grier, Financial Services
Director, 245-2453
Michael McGinnis, Human Resources
Director, 245-2552
PURPOSE: To eliminate currently vacant positions and create permanent personnel service
cost reductions in the FY 2009-10 and FY 2010-11 Budgets.
BACKGROUND: As part of the FY 2009-10 Budget, the Board of County commissioners
approved a resolution acknowledging the existence of a financial crisis and enacted several
personnel services cost reductions. One of these efforts was to implement a hiring freeze. The
freeze applied to all vacant positions or positions becoming vacant during FY 2009-10. During
this time, the County also enacted a retirement incentive program that created an additional 40
vacancies. The Board approved a process by which critical positions, necessary to fulfill core
functions and services, could be reviewed by the Human Resources and Financial Services
Departments and filled with the approval of the county Manager. Without a hiring freeze waiver
approved through this process, vacant positions were required to remain vacant for the
remainder of FY 2009-10. currently, savings from the 2009 retirement incentive program and
hiring freeze for these proposed eliminated positions is projected to be approximately $450,000,
if current vacancies remain vacant for the rest of the fiscal year.
Not filling these vacancies challenged departments to seek ways of continuing to provide
services with fewer employees. Several departments worked with the Human Resources
Department and reorganized service delivery processes. In a couple of cases, the Manager
also merged the functions of departments for efficiencies and improved service delivery. While
challenging, these changes have been successfully implemented without creating service
delivery problems.
Current vacancies have been reviewed by Human Resources and Financial Services
Department staff, and positions determined to be available for elimination in FY 2009-10. This
step is intended to create personnel savings in this fiscal year that will be carried forward in the
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next fiscal year. The reductions in staffing are intended to be permanent unless otherwise
justified for reconsideration in future budget years. The vacancies include positions from
several departments and grade levels. A list of the 21 proposed vacancies recommended to be
elimination is provided in Attachment 1.
FINANCIAL IMPACT; The personnel services cost reductions related to the elimination of
these positions will reduce the FY 2009-10 budget by approximately $400,000 and the 201 0-11
budget by approximately $1.3 million.
RECOMMENDATION: The Manager recommends that the Board approve the elimination of
the 21 positions identified in Attachment 1.
ATTACHMENT 1
Proposed Positions for Elimination
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Aging&OPT Administrative Asst II 390 9/30/09 $649686 $11,755 $76,441 Vacant
AMP/Public Works Sustanability Coordinator NIA N/A $30,900 $10,024 $409924 Vacant
AMP/Public Works Custodian 524 6/30109 $42,001 $'13,326 $55,327 Vacant
AMP/Public Works Office Asst 1 1051 1/19110 $159710 $8,078 $23,788 Vacant(.5)
AMP/Public Works Public Works Director 511 9130109 $98,361 $239182 $121,543 Vacant
AMP/Public Works Custodian 818 8131109 $25,0'11 $99398 $35,409 Vacant
AMP/Public Works Sr Building Maintenance 518 10128109 $53,203 $15,565 $68,768 Vacant
County Commissioners Assistant to the Clerk 795 315110 $349006 $11,337 $45,343 Vacant
Economic Development Sales Coordinator` 802 712/09 $397701 $11,821 $51,522 Vacant
Visitors Bureau
Health Social Worker 11** 736 11112109 $45,961 $15,706 $61,567 Vacant
Human Resources Policy&Compl Off 411 7127108 $58,941 $11,196 $70,137 Vacant
Parks and Rec Parks Conservative Tech 1 397 9130109 $41,704 $129587 $54,391 Vacant
Parks and Rec Administrative Asst 111 391 12131109 $449867 $159926 $50,793 Vacant
Planning&inspections Planner 11 199 9130/09 $67,916 $17,908 $85,824 Vacant
Register of Deeds deputy Register of Deeds 156 1213'1109 $53,875 $15,683 $699558 Vacant
9 Leadworker
Register of Deeds Deputy Register of Deeds ,154 8131/09 $53,761 $159663 $69,425 Vacant
9 Leadworker
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Proposed Positions for Elimination
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Sheriff Sheriff Deputy 1 735 3122109 $35,687 $129414 $48,101 Vacant
Sheriff Sheriff Deputy 1 778 .3122109 $38,042 $18,395 $55,437 Vacant
Solid Waste Management Solid Waste Collector Driver 543 2/19/10 $41,187 $13,753 $54,950 Vacant
Tax Administration Bus Pers Property Appraiser 184 12131109 $63,125 $179311 $80,436 Vacant
Tax Administration Revenue Tech i1 799 121812009 $37,073 $11,440 $48,513 Vacant
Total $ 986,719 $ 292 578 $ 11279,297 21
* Position is not within the
General Fund
** Position is partially
funded by the County