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34.

Meeting Date:	06/22/2015
Submitted By:	Joe Lopez
Department:	Sheriff

Subject:

Discussion and possible action to approve the title change of Vacant Slot #1857 and transfer remaining funds to Slot #2851 and approve the filling of the vacant Slots, subject upon the availability of payroll funds and any applicable Civil Service guidelines:

	Slot#	Title	Hourly Rate/Salary
From:	1857	Public Safety Com. Specialist (Vacant)	$36.70/$76,336.00

To:	1857	IT Technician	$16.67/$34,673.60
	2851	Officer I (Currently funded with $100 under FY15 GO)	$20.03/$41,662.40

Issue: The Pubic Safety Specialist recently vacated Slot 1857 due to retirement. The salary for this slot will serve a better use for the Sheriff's Office by funding the approved Officer I slot (2851) and changing the Specialist title to IT Technician.

Solution: Utilizing an IT Technician will help provide immediate IT support for the dispatch unit and for other information technology tasks required on a daily basis. This will be accomplished by changing the title from Public Safety Specialist to IT technician. Further, the remaining salary budget would be transferred into the approved Officer I slot (2851) which is currently funded with $100.00 under the general order.

Result: Secure additional IT support, more specifically for dispatch operations, patrol connectivity issues, and other IT duties as assigned. Lastly the remaining funds will support the previously approved Officer I slot for Patrol.

Fiscal Impact

Budget Account Number:	001-2001-5001
Funding Source:	Payroll Cost
Balance:	1,326,352.84
Financial Impact:
No additional funds are being requested. Funds are currently budgeted. Funds will be redistributed to financially support two active slot numbers in the General Order. Total budgeted funds $76,336.00 Breakdown: IT Technician $34,673.60 (Grade 14) Officer I $41,662.40 (as per current CBA) Total $76,336.00