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REORGANIZATION OF THE PROGRAMS WITHIN THE FINANCE DIVISION.
Presented by: Lindsay Poe Rousseau, Chief Financial Officer.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize the changes to the staffing table as requested.
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The Risk Management program within the Finance Division has undergone large staffing changes in the last calendar year. Both the Risk Manager and Safety Training Coordinator retired in quick succession, leaving the Workers’ Compensation Adjuster and Administrative Assistant in the section. The position of the Risk Manager was posted in late 2017, however the applicant pool did not provide any qualified individuals. A second posting of the position was done in mid-February and closed March 9, 2018.
As a result, the Division of Finance proposes a restructuring of the Division to include: the elimination of the Risk Manager position (-1.0 FTE), the elimination of the Safety Training Coordinator (-1.0 FTE), and the reassignment of existing staff. The Workers’ Compensation Adjuster position will be reassigned to the Payroll unit within Accounting and the Administrative Assistant to the administrative unit of the CFO section of Finance. Each position will retain its primary job duties. Finance also proposes to add 1.0 FTE to the staffing table:an Administrative Manager, whose primary duty will be to act as a central contract monitor and administrator for the organization. This position will also handle administrative issues to help resolve issues within Finance identified in the 2016 financial audit. Finally, this position will also have responsibility for the reassigned Risk Management Administrative Assistant position. In addition to the new position, it is proposed that Finance and the County Manager’s Office share the position of Internal Performance Auditor (0.75 FTE in Finance; 0.25 FTE in the County Manager’s Office). Finance requests to retitle the position to Safety Coordinator / Internal Performance Auditor. The position will oversee the Count...
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