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Commissioners delay reclassification program; three elected offices flagged for future review
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners agreed to defer a countywide reclassification and pay adjustments until next year but noted three elected offices had requested individual reclassifications in the FY2013 submissions. Commissioners asked staff to return with a plan to evaluate reclassification countywide before the next budget cycle.
Commissioners discussed requests for employee reclassifications that appeared in the FY2013 submissions from several elected offices and agreed to postpone any systemwide reclassification work until next fiscal year.
Why it matters: Reclassifications can affect pay equity and create follow-on requests across departments. Commissioners emphasized a preference to handle classification changes as a countywide program rather than ad hoc approvals that could prompt immediate, widespread appeals.
What was requested and board response Three elected offices submitted reclassification or pay-adjustment items in their FY2013 requests: the circuit court sought to upgrade a senior legal assistant, the state's attorney asked for attorney pay adjustments, and the treasurer requested a fiscal specialist reclassification. Those items were identified in the yellow budget forms presented to the board.
Commissioners' reaction Several commissioners expressed support for a comprehensive reclassification review but not for piecemeal approvals this budget cycle. One commissioner said the board should "do it for everybody" when it restarts the classification process, rather than granting isolated requests that could cause internal conflict. Another commissioner asked staff to present a plan before the end of the summer that would handle classification for more than 700 employees in a coordinated way.
Direction to staff Commissioners directed staff to develop a countywide plan for reclassification to be considered for the next fiscal year. In the meantime, they generally recommended holding individual reclassification requests and not rolling any adjustments into the FY2013 approved budget at this time.
Ending: The board accepted the need to study classification and agreed to revisit the process before the next budget cycle; some individual requests remain in the budget submissions but were not approved at this meeting.
