Title
Committee action authorizing the County Administrator to offer the top candidate for the Public Works Contract Administrator position a starting salary above the midpoint of pay grade K8 and an accrual of three weeks of vacation on the second-year anniversary of the individual.
Staff Summary
• The midpoint of the pay range for the Public Works Contract Administrator position is classified at $83,634. The County Administrator is requesting authority to offer the candidate $87,821, $4,187 above the midpoint.
• The County Administrator is also requesting authority to offer the candidate three weeks of vacation accrual on the second anniversary of their employment (normally employees are not eligible for three weeks of vacation until their sixth-year anniversary).
• This request is being recommended because the candidate has a) nine years of directly related experience, four of which were as the Assistant Director of Public Works; and b) a Master’s Degree in Public Administration.
• The department’s operating budget can absorb the additional cost.