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PERSONNEL / ELECTED OFFICIALS - District Attorney Matt Rogers
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Requested Action(s)
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a) ORDINANCE NO. 2139 - Consider adoption of an ordinance establishing the salaries and compensation of certain elected officials of the County of Tehama effective 11/1/2024, thereby adding a CPI adjustment to salaries of certain elected officials on July 1st of every year
1) Waive the first reading
2) Accept the introduction
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Financial Impact:
The 2024-25 fiscal impact to the general fund for the cost of living adjustment (COLA) would be $28,610. The fiscal impact to the general fund for the sick leave payout would be $63,712.97. The combined total fiscal impact would be $92,322.89.
Background Information:
Tehama County is one of only four counties in California without a COLA for their elected officials. Not having a COLA leads to severely underpaying your elected officials when compared to the market rate for the work they provide to our citizens. This was evident from the Koff Total Compensation Study Final Report. Table 3 Market Compensation Results Summary of the Koff study showed the following data:
Classification Title Under Market % Countywide Under Market Rank
Sheriff/Coroner -43.1% |910|District Attorney -38.7% |910|Clerk & Recorder -33.0% |910|Treasurer/Tax Collector -31.5% 9
Assessor -23.6% 24
Auditor-Controller -23.4% 25
As the table above shows, four of your elected officials were in the top 10 under market classifications countywide and all six were in the top 25 countywide of the approximately 180 county positions reviewed by Koff. It is time to permanently fix this issue by implementing a COLA so that in the future it won't be necessary to implement 20-40% adjustments, that lead to "sticker shock" for both the Board and for the public.
We reviewed the common COLA formulas used statewide. The California Superior Court Judges increases, Federal Social Security increases, and the various Calif...
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