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Mariposa supervisors approve staff reallocations, pay-class updates and two-year sheriff MOUs
Summary
The Mariposa County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 21 approved several staffing and classification changes — including social worker and fiscal officer allocations — and ratified two two‑year memorandums of understanding with sheriff employee groups. All motions passed unanimously, 4-0.
The Mariposa County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 21 approved a package of personnel moves and two‑year labor agreements aimed at stabilizing county services and aligning pay and benefits across sheriff management and deputy ranks.
Health and Human Services Division Director Sydney Forga told the board the county has struggled to fill social worker positions central to child‑welfare and adult‑protection units; staff proposed reallocating and reclassifying three social‑worker jobs so the agency can meet caseload needs immediately. Supervisor Poe moved to approve the staffing changes; the motion carried 4-0.
At the same meeting the board approved a revision to the extra‑help agricultural field assistant classification that adds four hourly steps and sets an hourly range of roughly $19.38 to $23.56, intended to address pay‑scale gaps and improve recruitment. Christopher Bachey of Human Resources said the state standard and CDFA training remain part of the job path.
The board also authorized the immediate allocation of a Fiscal Officer I/II position in HHSA to give the two halves of the county’s fiscal team continuity. County Administrative Officer Joe Lynch said the posted salary range begins near $45.98 and tops near $55.89 and that a substitution clause will help expand the candidate pool without lowering regulatory requirements for licensed social‑work roles.
Labor contracts with two sheriff employee groups drew separate votes. Abel D’Ariel Nava, the county’s acting HR director, summarized a two‑year memorandum of understanding with the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Management Association (effective Jan. 1, 2025 through Dec. 31, 2026) that includes a 2.75% cost‑of‑living formula, a transition to biweekly payroll, alignment with General Services Administration per‑diem rates and cleanup language. West (Wes) Smith, president of the SMA, spoke in support of the agreement. The board approved the SMA MOU and later approved a parallel agreement with the Deputy Sheriffs Association. Both measures passed by recorded voice vote, 4-0.
Auditor Luis Mercado and HR staff said the fiscal impact will be handled through appropriations and standard budget adjustments; supervisors noted that much of HHSA’s funding comes from state and federal grant sources rather than the county general fund.
What happens next: the agreements are effective Jan. 1, 2025, and the board authorized administrative steps needed to implement the MOUs and the staffing allocations. The county will post audit and personnel updates online per standard disclosure practices.
