HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2015.01.29 - 21649MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #15011_ January 29, 2015 BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE, CHRISTINE LONG, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: COUNTY EXECUTIVE — RECLASSIFY POSITION
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS one Deputy County Executive I position has general County Executive administration
responsibilities and also performs the duties of a Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Oakland County; and
WHEREAS the role of the CIO is to make decisions at the executive level regarding the strategic
planning for the County's technology systems that ensures best practices so the County can cost
effectively and efficiently conduct business; and
WHEREAS under the direction of the CIO, Oakland County is recognized nationally as a leader
and has continued to be a recipient of numerous technology awards; and
WHEREAS the information technology industry is challenged with competition for the recruitment
and retention of highly skilled staff and managers; and
WHEREAS salaries for information technology staff including CIO's are steadily increasing due to
the shortage of qualified workers; and
WHEREAS the County Executive is proposing to upwardly reclassify one (1) Deputy County
Executive I position to a Deputy County Executive II; and
WHEREAS the Human Resources Department has been tracking the salary trends of Information
Technology positions and supports this reclassification; and
WHEREAS the annual cost to reclassify the position from a Deputy County Executive I to a
Deputy County Executive II is $4,953 with funding available within the County Executive General Fund
operating budget.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
approves to upwardly reclassify one (1) Deputy County Executive I (#1010101-09317) position to a
Deputy County Executive II.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the adoption of the
foregoing resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Matis and Quarles absent.
Resolution #15011 January 29, 2015
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Human Resources Committee and the Finance
Committee, There were no objections,