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Controller’s office proposes reclassification, net savings amid chief deputy vacancy
Summary
County finance staff asked the Budget Committee to reclassify a senior accountant to a finance manager and to lower the chief deputy controller grade; staff said the changes would make the finance function more sustainable and net modest savings at midpoint.
County finance staff on April 14 asked the Davis County Budget Committee to approve a two‑grade reclassification that would make a senior accountant into a finance manager and reduce the grade for the chief deputy controller position.
A controller’s office representative said Cindy Garrick, currently acting in senior accounting duties, has taken on supervisory responsibility and that moving her into a finance manager role would be a two‑grade increase and subject her to merit protection. The representative recommended lowering the chief deputy controller grade from grade 32 to grade 30 because the role would be more administrative under the proposed structure.
County budget staff provided midpoint cost comparisons during the meeting: moving the senior accountant to finance manager was shown as an increase of about $11,546 at midpoint (wages only, no benefits). Lowering the chief deputy grade produced a midpoint savings of about $16,180; staff presented the combined net midpoint saving as roughly $4,600. The controller’s office representative said the change could be implemented by reclassifying existing positions rather than adding headcount, and the committee heard no formal opposition.
Committee members asked to receive the formal job descriptions, merit‑protection details and finalized cost figures before any personnel action is finalized.
Why it matters: The controller’s office framed the reclassification as a step toward organizational sustainability and knowledge retention in a key financial role amid an existing vacancy.
Next steps: Staff will supply finalized job descriptions, full fully loaded cost estimates and the recommended ordinance or personnel action documents for committee review.
