ADOPTED - JANUARY 23, 2001

Agenda Item No. 10

Introduced by the Administrative Services/Personnel and Finance Committees of the:

RESOLUTION #01-06

WHEREAS, the Drain Commissioner faces a greatly increased workload due to, for example increased land development and the necessity of enforcing EPA Phase II Stormwater regulations; and

WHEREAS, two deputy drain commissioners who currently share one deputy drain commissioner position are desirous of working full time; and

WHEREAS, the Drain Commissioner wishes to implement a management team concept in which three Deputy Drain Commissioners exercise concurrent authority; and

WHEREAS, under this concept, the three Deputy Drain Commissioners will have the same responsibilities as the current position of Chief Deputy Drain Commissioner, although the title of Chief Deputy Drain Commissioner will no longer be appropriate; and

WHEREAS, to implement this concept is estimated to cost $97,976 annually at maximum compensation levels; and

WHEREAS, the Drain Commissioner has pledged to identify sufficient funds from within the current budget of the Drain Commissioner's Office, from unbudgeted revenues, or from sources other than the General Fund, to offset this unbudgeted cost.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the current position of Chief Deputy Drain Commissioner is re-titled Deputy Drain Commissioner, with no change in salary grade.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the current shared time position of Deputy Drain Commissioner is eliminated.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a second and third position of Deputy Drain Commissioner is authorized, and will be filled by the employees occupying the current shared time position of deputy drain commissioner.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution is effective subject to the Drain Commissioner providing the County Controller with an acceptable listing of funds totaling $63,970 to offset this unbudgeted cost; to come from within the current budget of the Drain Commissioner's Office, from unbudgeted revenues, or from sources other than the General Fund.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that two of the three Deputy Drain Commissioner positions shall be filled in accordance with established county hiring procedures.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that in future years, the additional cost of this reorganization is to come from sources other than the General Fund.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, "beginning in 2001, the additional cost of this reorganization will be identified from sources other than the General Fund.

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES/PERSONNEL: Yeas: Stid, Celentino, Minter, De Leon,

Swope Nays: None Absent: None Approved 1/16/01

FINANCE: Yeas: Czarnecki, Hertel, Schafer, Swope, Lynch, Krause

Nays: None Absent: Minter Approved 1/17/01