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Commissioners vote to abolish 56 dormant job classifications; motion passes 4-1
Summary
Mendocino County commissioners voted 4-1 to abolish 56 dormant job classifications to clear the county wage chart; the meeting also recorded an unspecified approval for item 6a earlier in the session.
Mendocino County commissioners voted 4-1 to abolish a list of 56 dormant job classifications, a human resources official said, removing them from the county wage chart while preserving the option to reestablish any classification through the standard reclassification process.
Human Resources Manager Brandy Delzel told the commission the classifications are "no longer positions that are utilized by the county anymore" and that abolishing them allows HR to clear backlog data and suppress obsolete titles from the wage chart. Delzel said that if a department later needs any abolished classification it can be reestablished through the same process and returned to the wage chart.
During discussion, one commissioner said, "I just I I do. I I guess I I don't understand why why get rid of them. It it seems like more work to bring them back, and they're already there." The concern highlighted that historical job descriptions and past wage ratings might be useful for reference. Delzel replied the classifications have not had incumbents for varying periods and that some dated listings would present inaccurate wage comparisons if reactivated without a study.
The commissioners also discussed a small number of merged classifications, including positions tied to the auditor-controller and the treasurer-tax collector, which HR said were combined when offices merged and therefore no longer needed as separate classifications. Delzel also clarified a formerly titled health-and-human-services director role no longer exists in that form because public health, behavioral health and social services have since separated; the county now has a director of health services and separate department leadership.
The motion to abolish the dormant classifications carried on roll call, 4-1. The meeting also recorded that earlier in the session an item labeled "6 a" was moved, seconded and approved unanimously; the transcript did not specify the content of item 6 a.
No statutory citations or budgetary figures were provided during the discussion.
