Discussion and possible action to approve the re-posting and filling of the following Slot at the most recent pay rate of $36.04 received by the employee who last held the position, subject to the availability of payroll funds and any applicable Webb County employment guidelines, effective August 8, 2016 and any other matters incident thereto. [Note: This position was advertised for 5 days and there were 19 qualified applicants]
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Slot # |
Title |
Hourly Rate |
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0533 |
Finance Director |
$36.04 21/A-E |
The Webb County Sheriff’s Office seeks to keep the current salary being paid to that slot at the $36.04 hourly rate because of the difficulty in finding qualified, experienced candidates at the original starting pay. As per the counsel of the Webb County Commissioners’ Court on June 27, 2016 and having used the lower pay rate, the Webb County Sheriff’s Office has already gone through the process of receiving/reviewing job applications and interviewing the limited number of potential candidates. However, the Webb County Sheriff’s Office seeks to re-post the position at the hourly rate of $36.04 in order to seek a sufficient pool of qualified candidates. This position is a critical position that should be paid at a higher salary than what is recommended by the Condrey Plan due to the complexity of managing budgetary and financial matters for a law enforcement agency with a multi-million-dollar budget and which handles a complex number of difficult and varied law enforcement tasks, including jail management (bonds, booking, inmate services, compliance, mental/medical services, commissary, etc.), grants, investigations, court security, mental health transports, radio dispatch, patrol, civil/warrants processing, Information Technology, crime records/reporting, and community policing services. Furthermore, this slot is a highly sensitive and critical position which requires a high salary rate due to the complexity of the position's primary duties, high threshold of minimum job qualifications, need to employ a job applicant who can start employment with significant expertise/experience, and the requirement to provide a competitive salary comparable to those paid for this same type of position by both other public sector agencies and private businesses. Finally, this slot is classified as exempt by rule of the Civil Service Commission; and, thus, is excluded from Civil Service coverage and guidelines.
Issue: Need to fill critical position of Finance Director (Slot #0533) at the existing rate of $36.04, especially due to existing budgetary challenges, current budget preparations for upcoming fiscal year, and to close out the end of this fiscal year. Previous Finance Director transferred to Purchasing Department effective 6/10/2016.
Solution: Request is being made to fill slot #0533 at the current pay rate of $36.04 in order to continue critical financial duties and responsibility.
Result: The filling of this important slot at the current pay rate of $36.04 will allow the Webb County Sheriff’s Office to meet important financial and budgetary responsibilities. |