Resolution 2007-239
RESOLUTION NO. 2007- 239
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE COUNTY ATTORNEY OFFICE 2008 FISCAL
YEAR PAY AND CLASSIFICATION PLAN, PROVIDING FOR A GENERAL WAGE
ADJUSTMENT AND MERIT INCREASE EFFECTIVE ON OCTOBER 1, 2007 (THE
FIRST DAY OF FISCAL YEAR 2008) .
WHEREAS, it has been the policy of Collier County to establish and administer a system
of compensation based on principles of public accountability, external competitiveness, internal
equity, relative complexity and responsibility between classifications, market economic
conditions, County [mancial policies and appropriate federal, state and local laws pertaining to
compensation so as to contribute to an environment conducive to employee motivation and
productivity as is referenced, for example, in Ordinance No. 96-40, as amended by Ordinance
No. 2001-50; and
WHEREAS, for the Office of the County Attorney, the Board of County Commissioners
believes this policy may be achieved through a combination of an annual pay and classification
plan for employees under the administration of the County Attorney and the approval from time
to time, and as appropriate, of general wage adjustments and merit increases.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
I. The 2008 Fiscal Year Pay and Classification Plan for employees under the
administration of the County Attorney, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit I, is hereby
approved and adopted.
2. A general wage adjustment (i.e., cost of living adjustment) of 4.1 % effective on
October I, 2007 for employees under the administration of the County Attorney, as is more
particularly described in Exhibit 2 hereto, is hereby approved and adopted.
3. A merit increase effective on October I, 2007 for employees under the
administration of the County Attorney, as is more particularly described in Exhibit 2 hereto, is
hereby approved and adopted. This merit increase will be paid as a lump sum in a separate
check on October 12, 2007 and is compensation for work to be performed in fiscal year 2008
although the percentage of increase shall be governed by each employee's most recent
performance evaluation prior to October 1,2007.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier
'in
County, Florida,_this ll:..-. day of September, 2007.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DWIGHT E. BROCK, CLERk COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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Approved as to form and
lega sufficiency:
David C. Weigel
County Attorney
EXHIBIT 1
COLLIER COUNTY ATTORNEY PAY AND CLASSIFICATION PLAN
Effective Fiscal Year 2007
MARKET MATCH
TITLE GRADE MINIMUM POINT MAXIMUM POINT
Chief Assistant County Attorney 36 97,228 131,312 164,140 97,228
Managing Assistant County
Attorney 34 88,188 119,103 148,879 88,188
Assistant County Attorney 33 61,515 113,432 141,790 61,515
LeQal Office Administrator 24 53,139 72,370 90,463 79,607
LeQal Assistant I ParaleQal 21 43,281 62,516 78,145 68,768
Legal Secretary 17 35,077 50,919 63,649 56,011
LeQal Administrative Secretary 13 28,568 39,770 49,712 43,747
Chief Assistant County Attorney encompasses Grades 32 through 36
Managing Assistant County Attorney encompasses Grades 30 through 34
Assistant County Attorney encompasses Grades 24 through 33
Legal Office Administrator encompasses Grades 21 through 24
Legal Assistant I Paralegal encompasses Grades 17 through 21
Legal Secretary encompasses Grades 15 through 17
Le al Administrative Secreta encom asses Grades 11 throu h 13
EXHIBIT 2
ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDE FOR FY 2008 COMPENSATION ADMINISTRATION
PLAN
This is the Administrative Guide that is referred to in Section B., 2. of CO A Instruction 534]
1. PHILOSOPHY
The philosophy of Collier County Government is to provide a market-based compensation
program that meets the following goals:
Facilitates the hiring and retention of the most knowledgeable, skilled and experienced
employees available.
Supports continuous training, professional development and enhanced career mobility.
Recognizes and rewards individual and team achievement.
Additionally, the philosophy of the Collier County Attorney Office has been to implement and
maintain a fairly reasoned compensation plan that other public sector employers strive to model.
This plan will enable the County Attorney Office to recruit and retain the most knowledgeable
and skilled employees available, which in turn will assist in providing an ongoing level of
service to the Board that exceeds expectations. By implementing and maintaining this
compensation plan, the Board will allow the Office of the County Attorney to continue moving
toward the vision of having the best possible employees, which produce high quality results, are
creative and proactive, and fiscally responsible.
2. OBJECTIVES
In support of this compensation philosophy, the following objectives have been established for
FY 2008:
Maintain a broadband pay plan that targets appropriate reward mechanisms for
management, professional/technical and hourly employees.
Adjust salary ranges as needed to more closely match the appropriate market for each
range.
Slow the growth of base salaries by paying performance awards as one-time, lump-sum
merit increases rather than incremental increases to base pay.
3. GENERAL WAGE ADJUSTMENT
Provide a 4.1 % cost of living adjustment (COLA) to base salaries of eligible employees; the
COLA will be truncated to less than 4.1 %, if necessary, so that salaries are not driven over the
maximum of the pay ranges by the COLA.
4. PAY PLAN MAINTENANCE
The County Attorney has adopted the ranges established by the County Manager agency;
however, some pay ranges have been combined to achieve a broadband effect. These ranges are
on the attached Pay Plan.
5. MERIT
Merit pay increases based upon individual employee performance evaluation scores will be
awarded in fiscal year 2008 to eligible employees. Merit pay will be calculated as a percentage
of the market point of the salary range for the individual positions. Merit increases will all be
paid in a separate check, as a one time lump sum merit increase payment on October 12, 2007.
The percentage of the merit increase will be based upon prior performance; however, the
increase will be compensation for work to be performed in Fiscal Year 2008.
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