To: Board of Supervisors
From: Ben Winkleblack, Animal Services Director
Report Title: ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No 26262 to Reallocate the Salaries of the Veterinary Assistant (BKRA), Animal Shelter Veterinarian-Exempt (BKS1), and Chief of Shelter Medicine- Exempt (BKD1) Classifications in the Animal Services Department.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 26262 to reallocate the salary of Veterinary Assistant (BKRA) (represented) from salary plan and grade QA5 1063 ($4,492.91- $5,461.15) to ($4,717.55-$5,734.21), Animal Shelter Veterinarian-Exempt (BKS1) (unrepresented) from salary plan and grade B85 1957 ($10,897.07-$13,245.46) to ($11,441.93-$13,907.73), and Chief of Shelter Medicine-Exempt (BKD1) (unrepresented) from salary plan and grade B85 1958 ($12,761.56- $15,511.75) to ($13,399.64-$16,287.34) in the Animal Services Department.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The net fiscal impact is approximately $1,797 for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2024/25.
BACKGROUND:
Animal Services' medical staff provides vital medical care to lost, homeless, and abandoned animals. A recent study showed that the current salaries for Veterinary Assistant (BKRA), Animal Shelter Veterinarian-Exempt (BKS1), and Chief of Shelter Medicine-Exempt (BKD1) are slightly less than comparable classifications in the surrounding Bay Area counties/cities, however these classifications are increasingly hard to recruit for. Additionally, many counties do not provide these services and either contract out for services or these services are run through cities making true comparisons more difficult as city services are on a smaller scale. By reallocating the current salary scales, it will provide for an additional step within the scale and will assist with retention efforts, as well as provide for a larger scale in which to recruit.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this action is not approved the d...
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