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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: March 18, 2008 Action Agenda Item No. ~ - -~ SUBJECT: Classification and Pav Plan Amendment -Reclassification DEPARTMENT: Personnel PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No ATTACHMENT (S): Class Specification for Dentist INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael McGinnis, Human Resources Director, 245-2552 PURPOSE: To amend the Orange County Classification and Pay Plan to reflect a reclassification of the Dentist position from a Grade 30 to a Grade 34. BACKGROUND: Occasionally in local government, the duties, responsibilities and other factors that potentially affect the accurate classification of a position evolve over time. Section 5.1 of Article VI of the Orange County Personnel Ordinance provides that the Board of County Commissioners adopts the position classification plan and approves any amendment to: • Add or delete a class; • Change the title of an existing class; or • Revise the salary grade of an established class. The County's process for addressing such situations is outlined in Article VI, Section 7 of the Personnel Ordinance. Personnel staff, along with analytical support provided under a contract with The Archer Group, reviewed the duties, responsibilities, and salary of the Dentist position and compared them with the duties, responsibilities, and salary range of other counties' Dentist positions. EQUITY/RETENTION SALARY STUDY FINDINGS: Research findings indicate that the classification grade of the Dentist position in Orange County is well below the local market rate and below that of other counties in the region. An equity/retention study was performed in accordance with Personnel Ordinance Article V Section 20.2. This section allows for equity adjustments and reclassifications based upon "Special Circumstances" and "Retention Needs": ^ Labor market; ^ The position's duties are key to the accomplishment of essential County operations/functions; and ^ The position's required knowledge, skills, and abilities are acknowledged and documented as being difficult to recruit or having a critical labor market shortage according to market salary data and recruitment data.