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DISTRICT ATTORNEY / PERSONNEL - District Attorney Matt Rogers
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Requested Action(s)
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a) Request approval of revisions to the classification specifications of District Attorney Investigator I/II and District Attorney Investigator III, including a title change to District Attorney Investigator I/II/III, effective 6/17/25
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Financial Impact:
The annual difference between the District Attorney Investigator II and the District Attorney Investigator III is approximately $12,513, which includes salary, benefits and roll-up costs. The Department has included the anticipated increased costs associated with this request in the FY 25/26 Recommended Budget.
Background Information:
The District Attorney's Office requests to revise the District Attorney Investigator classification series. Currently, the District Attorney Investigator I and District Attorney Investigator II are flexibly staffed. However, the District Attorney Investigator III is a separate classification specification. For employees to promote to the level of District Attorney Investigator III, there must be a vacancy, and the employee must go through the recruitment and selection process. Restructuring series by creating a District Attorney Investigator I/II/III would allow the Department to advance incumbents to the higher-level classifications after gaining the required knowledge, skills and experience for the higher-level classifications. Although flexibly staffed, incumbents would not automatically promote to the higher-level classification. Additionally, adding the District Attorney Investigator III to the flexibly staffed series would require the level III to change from a "lead" position to an "advanced-journey level" position. As an advanced-journey level, the position would still provide training, mentoring, and guidance to the lower-level Investigators and may temporarily provide supervision as necessary and assigned.
Flexibly staffed positions have proven valuable ...
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