To: Board of Supervisors
From: Monica Nino, County Administrator
Report Title: Reappointment of Matthew Slattengren as Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
REAPPOINT Matthew Slattengren to the position of Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures, at step 5 of salary range BD5-2210 ($16,201), through March 13, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The position is budgeted for the Agricultural Department. Mr. Slattengren is the incumbent and there is no additional fiscal impact. Mr. Slattengren is currently at step 5 of the salary schedule, at a monthly salary of $16,201.86.
BACKGROUND:
Under Sections 2121 and 2122 of the California Food and Agricultural Code and Section 12200 of the California Business and Professions Code, the County Board of Supervisors is the appointing authority for the position of County Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures. Individuals appointed to this position by the County Board of Supervisors serve a renewable four-year term of office.
Mr. Slattengren is a native of Contra Costa County. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Agricultural and Managerial Economics at University of California at Davis. He joined Contra Costa County in 2002 as an Agricultural Biologist/Weights and Measures Inspector. He was promoted to Deputy Agricultural Commissioner in November 2012 and to Assistant Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures in December 2013. In addition to his experience and departmental knowledge, Mr. Slattengren possesses the required state licensing issued by the California Department of Food and Agriculture to serve as the County Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures. He was appointed to Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures on March 13, 2019, for a four-year term. Mr. Slattengren has served continuously in his appointed capacity since 2019.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If not approved, the term of the current Agricultural Commission/Sealer of Weights and Measures will not be renewed.