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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: September 2, 2010 Agenda Item No. ~,_ SUBJECT: Second Reading: Amendment to the Orange County Personnel Ordinance, Article VI, Sections 5.1 and 5.2 of the Position Classification Plan DEPARTMENT: Human Resources PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): 1. Amendments to Article VI, Sections 5.' and 5.2 of the Orange County Personnel Ordinance (As Revised and Approved at the Board's August 17, 2010 Regular Meeting 2. Examples of Classification Changes INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael McGinnis, Human Resources Director, 245-2552 Allison Newcomer, Pay and Classification Manager, 245-2555 Annette Moore, Staff Attorney, 245-2317 PURPOSE: To approve on second reading an amendment to Article VI, Sections 5.1 and 5.2 of the Position Classification Plan. BACKGROUND: The Orange County Personnel Ordinance was adopted in 1976,.Article VI, The Position Classification Plan was last amended in 1992. Currently, the BOCC has responsibility for adopting the position classification plan and approving any amendments to 1) add or delete a classification, 2) change the title of an established classification, and 3) revise the salary grade of an established classification. The County Manager is responsible for the administration and maintenance of the position classification plan. Staff is responsible for developing and implementing a supporting system and procedures to maintain the position classification plan. This includes the occasional need to classify new positions, reclassify current positions, and/or change the title of existing classifications to more accurately reflect the position's duties. The County Manager has authority to approve reclassifications of positions to existing classifications; all other changes require BOCC approval. As the organization continues to look for ways to reorganize and redirect resources, the need to review positions for accurate classification and title efficiently is important. If a position is determined to need a reclassification to a higher salary grade, funding for the reclassification is found within the Department's current budget appropriations. Currently, the County Manager approves some reclassifications, while other reclassifications require BOCC approval. The approval needed by the BOCC is not based on the need to appropriate funding for the reclassification but to amend the classification plan to add a new classification. Additionally, while changing titles of positions within a classification requires no additional funding it does require BOCC approval.