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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2003.12.11 - 27082Personnel Committee Vote: Motion carried on unanimous roll call vote ts--tA-7arie December 11, 2003 REPORT (MISC. #03338) BY: PERSONNEL COMMITTEE, THOMAS F. MIDDLETON, CHAIRPERSON RE: PUBLIC SERVICES / MEDICAL EXAMINER - SALARY INCREASE FOR CHIEF- FORENSIC TOXICOLOGIST CLASSIFICATION TO: The Oakland County Board of Commissioners Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: The Personnel Committee, having reviewed MR #03338 on December 3, 2003,reports with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. Chairperson, on behalf of the Personnel Committee, I move the acceptance of the foregoing report. PERSONNEL COMMITTEE oP MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION # #03338 November 20, 2003 BY: Public Services, Hugh D. Crawford, Chairperson IN RE: PUBLIC SERVICES/MEDICAL EXAMINER - SALARY INCREASE FOR CHIEF FORENSIC TOXICOLOGIST CLASSIFICATION To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS with the early retirement incentive program offered to County employees, a vacancy occurred in the Chief Forensic Toxicologist position in the Medical Examiner's Office; and WHEREAS the Chief Forensic Toxicologist performs toxicology analysis on decedents when determining cause of death in relation to cases involving drugs and other substances; and WHEREAS the position is vital for assisting the Pathologists with autopsy results in determining cause of death; and WHEREAS this position, when called upon, must testify in court as an expert witness as to the presence and effect of toxic substances on examined victims; and WHEREAS the Medical Examiner's Office is seeking accreditation through the National Association of Medical Examiners; and WHEREAS the accreditation process would be greatly enhanced by having a Chief Forensic Toxicologist that has a Ph.D. and is certified by the American Board of Forensic Toxicologists (ABFT); and WHEREAS changing the current minimum qualifications from a masters degree to a Ph.D. will further limit the number of qualified candidates for this position; and WHEREAS the Chief Forensic Toxicologist is not included in the salary administration plan and thus the salary is determined largely by labor market factors; and WHEREAS the Human Resources Department conducted a national and local salary survey of other similar Chief Forensic Toxicologist positions that required a Ph.D; and WHEREAS the Human Resources Department is recommending another 10 96 increase in salary be applied to the 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 in the Chief Forensic Toxicologist classification to the following new range: Base 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 4 YEAR 5 YEAR $80,179 $85,004 $89,833 $94,658 $99,496 $104,322 Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Service Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution. Publip Ser_ces Cqmmittee, 4 ./ Public Services Committee Vote: Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. Resolution #03338 November 20, 2003 The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Personnel Committee and the Finance Committee. There were no objections. FISCAL NOTE (MISC. #03338) December 11, 2003 BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, CHUCK MOSS, CHAIRPERSON IN RE: PUBLIC SERVICES/MEDICAL EXAMINER - SALARY INCREASE FOR CHIEF FORENSIC TOXICOLOGIST CLASSIFICATION TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS CHAIRPERSON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: Pursuant to Rule XII-C of this Board, the Finance Committee has reviewed the above referenced resolution and finds: 1. Due to the early retirement incentive program offered to County employees, a vacancy for the Chief Forensic Toxicologist position has occurred in the Medical Examiner's Office. 2. The Medical Examiner's Office is seeking accreditation through the National Association of Medical Examiners, which would be greatly enhanced by having a Chief Forensic Toxicologist that has a Ph.D. and is certified by the American Board of Forensic Toxicologists. 3. With the anticipated difficulty in changing the recruitment qualifications from candidates with a Masters degree to a Ph.D., the number of candidates for this position would likely be limited. 4. The Human Resources Division conducted another national and local salary survey and recommends an increase by an additional 10% in salary for the Chief Forensic Toxicologist classification. 5. The annual cost of the increase at a one-year step of the new salary range is $7,727 for Salaries and $2,627 for Fringe Benefits, for a total of $10,354. 6. The position is currently being underfilled and is budgeted at the five-year step, creating sufficient funding to be available within the FY 2004 and FY 2005 budget. Therefore, no budget amendment is necessary at this time. FINANCE COMMITTEE FINANCE COMMITTEE Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. I HEREBY APPROVE THE NREGOING RESOLUTION G. William Caddell, County Clerk Resolution #03338 December 11, 2003 Moved by KowaII supported by Suarez the resolutions on the Consent Agenda be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted). AYES: Coulter, Crawford, Gregory, Hatchett, Jam ian, Knollenberg, KowaII, Law, Long, McMillin, Moffitt, Moss, Palmer, Patterson, Potter, Rogers, Scott, Suarez, Webster, Wilson, Zack, Bullard. (22) NAYS: None. (0) A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the resolutions on the Consent Agenda were adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted). STATE OF MICHIGAN) COUNTY OF OAKLAND) I, G. William Caddell, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on December 11, 2003 with the original record thereof now remaining in my office. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Oakland at Pontiac, Michigan this 11th day of December, 2003.