HomeMy WebLinkAbout3922Ordinance No. 3922
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2 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 3921 OF THE
3 COUNTY OF BUTTE, KNOWN AS THE "SALARY ORDINANCE"
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5 Whereas, there are individuals within the community that possess the talent, skills,
6 experience and education required to serve the citizens of the County of Butte as elected
7 department heads; and
8 Whereas, many well qualified individuals are reluctant to become candidates for
9 local elected office because of the expense and time required to organize and manage a
10 successful campaign and because of the loss of privacy that often results from becoming a
11 "public person"; and.
i 2 Whereas, many otherwise qualified individuals are reluctant to leave or interrupt
13 careers wherein remuneration and benefits for experienced talented individuals are
14 generally greater, especially at the senior management level; and
15 Whereas, the incorporation of these salary incentives will encourage those
16 individuals with the requisite talent, skills and experience to both run for county elected
17 office and to campaign vigorously for re-election thereby insuring that the voters of the
18 County of Butte will have a field of well qualified candidates from which to select
19 individuals to hold public office.
20 The Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte, State of California, DOES
2 i ORDAIN as follows:
22 Section 1. Section 69 of Ordinance No. 3921 of the County of Butte entitled
23 "SALARY PLAN FOR ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS, REFERENCE B,
24 ELECTED OFFICERS" is hereby amended by deleting therefrom the following:
25 Classification Title Class Code Annual Salary
26 Assessor 210 $95,202
27 Auditor-Controller 215 $98,176
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Clerk-Recorder 230 $91,403
1 District Attorney 235 ~ 121,36
2 Sheriff-Coroner X25 $111,824
3 Treasurer-Tax Collector 220 591,620
4 and adding thereto the fallowing to be effective 03-16-06*:
5 Classification Title Class Code Annual Salary
6 Assessor 210 $111,333
~ Auditor-Controller 215 $ i 16,969
8 Clerk-Recorder 230 $108,618
9 District Attorney 235 $157,310
10 Sheriff-Coroner 225 $146,078
11 Treasurer-Tax Collector 220 $105,968
12 *Upon the effective date of this ordinance adopted by the Board of Supervisors setting the
13 salaries for elected department heads, said salaries of those department heads shall
14 represent 100% of the surveyed median for each office pursuant to the 2005 Countywide
15 compensation study. Effective with the term of office beginning in January 2007, ~in lieu
16 of accrued vacation or other buy-outs including severance pay, base salary is augmented
17 2% for each previous term, or portion thereof, served in office by the respective official.
18 Additionally, asset forth in the "Benefits of Butte County Department Heads" resolution,
19 in May of each year the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as computed for western cities by the
20 United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, shall be established and salaries adjusted
21 accordingly the first pay period in July.
22 Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect 30 days from the date of passage,
23 pursuant to Section 25123 of the Government Code of the State of California.
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The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors is authorized and directed, before the expiration
1 of fifteen (15) days after its passage, to publish this ordinance in a newspaper in the
2 County of Butte, State of California.
3 PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte this
4 i4rh day of February , 2006, by the following vote:
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6 AYES: Supervisors Connelly, Dolan, Houx, Yamaguchi and Chair Josiassen
7 NOES: None
8 ABSENT: None
9 NOT VOTING: None
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13 CURS' JOSI EN, Chair of the Board of Supervisors
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15 ATTEST:
16 PAUL MCINTOSH, Clerk of the
17 Board of Supervisors
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