Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout97-053fi ~lt'SO~UflOT1 N0. 97-53 RESOLUTION RETURNING THE BUTTE COUNTY DEPARTMENTS OF ASSESSOR, Ai1DITOR-CONTROLLER, COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER-ELECTIONS, TREASURER- TAX COLLECTOR, FARM ADVISOR, AND PORTIONS OF THE PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS TO A 40 I-TOUR WORK WEEK WHEREAS, the Butte County Board of Supervisors previously adopted Ordinance No. 3103 reducing the County work week from 40 hours to 36 hours; WHEREAS, the 40-Hour Work Week Committee of the Management Council was formed to investigate the feasibility of restoring all county departments to a 40-hour work week; WHEREAS, the Auditor-Controller will recover 56% of the cost to return to a 40- hour work week by revemles generated through charges to highly subverted departments, property tax administrative fees and audit fees charged to special districts, and is an integral part of the tax cycle departments; WHEREAS, the Assessor will generate additional revenue to the general fund with an extended work Fveek, and receives partial reimbursement for costs of administering the property tax system allowed by SB 2557 thereby recovering 80% of the cost to return to a 40-hour work week and will provide additional service to the public; WHEREAS, the Clerk-Recorder is supported by fees and provides essential services to the title companies, Realtors, banking industry, and the public, (records official records, issues marriage licenses, certifies copies of birth, death and marriage certificates and other essential taxpayer services) and; WHEREAS, the Elections Division of the Clerk-Recorder's department conducts all elections for the cities, school districts, special districts, and the county that have many election deadlines established by state law, scheduled on Fridays, the return to a 5 day work week would be cost effective in decreasing overtime and would increase staff efficiency and allows the public much greater access to election services: WHEREAS, California law (Government Code Section 27361.4(b)) allows the Board of Supervisors to impose an additional fee of one dollar ($1.00) per recording, which would generate more than sufficient revenue to finance the restoration of the 40- hour work week, provided the Recorder's office is open every business day except legal holidays; WHEREAS, the Treasurer-Tax Collector will derive additional revenue for the general fund to fully finance the restoration to the 40-hour work week from central collections, interest earnings and direct reimbursements for treasury management and property tax administration; WHEREAS, most of the preceding departments are only open Monday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., the restoration to a (5 day) 40 hour work week will allow these departments to be open to serve the public Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., thereby increasing direct public access by two-thirds; WHEREAS, the Department of Public Health's WIC (Women, Infant and Children) program is I00% federally funded and the return to a 40-hour work week will provide better public service by allowing clients to be scheduled on Friday's, will reduce the current backlog, reduce delays, allow for more new clients to be seen and not impact other departments due to its location; WHEREAS, the return of four divisions of the Public Works department (Administration, Mapping, Engineering/Administration, and the Neal Road Landfill Management) to a 40-hour work week will require no additional general funds, and will provide a more efficient and effective staff for the design and construction of road and bridge reconstruction projects, eliminate the excess paid overtime to oversee contracted project construction, and will allow these units to accomplish necessary work that now goes undone due to the limited four-day work week; WHEREAS, the Farm Advisor Department's professional staff is 100% state funded and already on a five-day work week and only three clerical positians are funded by the general fund; the return to the 40-hour work week will provide 20°Io more access to the office by the public (4-H youth, 4-H adult volunteers, and the agricultural industry) and whereas the agricultural industry is the largest employer and the largest generator of revenue in Butte County shows a return to a 40-hour work week is more economic and efficient in addressing the needs of agriculturists and youth within the county; WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Board of Supervisors to return all county departments to a 40-hour work week and to enhance service to the public, while recognizing the constraints of limited county resources; 2 WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors declares its intent to return the following departments to a 40-hour work week on July 12, 1997: Public Protection and Criminal Justice Departments (ProbationlJuvenile Hall, Public Guardian, Sheriff-Coroner/budget unit 360001-00, District Attorney Child Abduction, District Attorney Criminal Division, and District Attorney Welfare Fraud), Veteran's Service Office, and Development Services Department (budget unit 440.002.) NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding (1994-97) between the County of Butte and Butte County Employees' ASSOClatlOn General Unit (Section 8.04), and the Butte County Management Employees' Association (Section 7.04), employees in all classifications in the following departments: Auditor-Controller, Assessor, Clerk-Recorder-Elections, Treasurer-Tax Collector, Public Works budget units 530002, 530003, 530004, 757, Public Health/Women, Infants and Children Program, and Farm Advisor are returned to a 40-hour work week effective May 17, 1997. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte, State of California, on the 22nd day of April, 1.997 by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Beeler, Dolan, Houx, Josiassen and Chair Davis NOES: None ABSENT: None NOT VOTING: None .-~ r'^ ,. ~._ ~ , _-:---- ~~~-:~~ , '~c,~~ Fred C. Davis, Chair Board of Supervisors ATTEST: JOHN S. BLACKLOCK, Chief Administrative Officer and Clerk of the Baard of Supervisors By: ~_ ~ I ' t. i . L.. 3