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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #13026 February 7, 2013
BY: PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE — COMMISSIONER BILL DWYER,CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT — INCREASE PAYRATE OF VETERINARIAN
CLASSIFICATION
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Animal Control Division utilizes Veterinarian staff on a part-time basis, including
weekends to administer appropriate rabies vaccinations, and other duties that must be performed by a
Veterinarian; and
WHEREAS the Animal Control Division currently has one (1) GF/GP part-time non-eligible
Veterinarian position with 1,500 hours per year; and
WHEREAS the Veterinarian position is currently multi-filled with two (2) employees and to fully provide
the service needed, at least one additional Veterinarian is required; and
WHEREAS the Human Resources Department conducted a local salary survey of similar positions
and the survey revealed that the current pay scale is significantly lower than market average; and
WHEREAS a part-time non-eligible Veterinarian has been open for applications since February 2012
without receiving applicants; and
WHEREAS the Human Resources Department has made recruiting efforts through extensive
advertising; and
WHEREAS the Human Resources Department is recommending an approximately 8% increase in
salary to be applied to the salary range for the Veterinarian classification in order to make it more competitive
in the labor market.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approve an
increase to the part-time non-eligible Veterinarian salary to the following new range:
Base 1Year 2Year
$42.516 $45.817 $49.591
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the position continues to be funded GF/GP part-time non-eligible
for 1,500 hours per year.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Services Committee, I mgfe, the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
Resolution #13026 February 7, 2013
The Vice-Chairperson referred the resolution to the Human Resources Committee and the Finance
Committee. There were no objections.