To: Sonoma County Board of Supervisors
Department or Agency Name(s): Regional Parks
Staff Name and Phone Number: David Robinson, 707-565-2824
Vote Requirement: Majority
Supervisorial District(s): Countywide
Title:
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Park and Grounds Senior Maintenance Worker Allocation
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Recommended Action:
Recommended action
Adopt a Resolution amending the Department Allocation List for Regional Parks, effective October 18, 2022, adding 6.0 FTE Senior Parks and Grounds Maintenance Worker positions and deleting 3.0 FTE Parks and Grounds Maintenance Worker II positions.
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Executive Summary:
In order to achieve greater efficiencies across the 16,000 park acres, on September 13, 2022, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approved the establishment of a new classification of Senior Parks and Grounds Maintenance Worker, after an HR department lead classification study was performed.
In alignment with the classification study and to fulfill current operational needs, Regional Parks is requesting to add 6.0 FTE Senior Parks and Grounds Maintenance Worker positions and delete 3.0 FTE Park and Grounds Maintenance Worker II positions.
Discussion:
Regional Parks has seen a significant increase in visitation, along with a significant increase in parks over the past two years including: Mark West Regional Park and Preserve, Monte Rio Redwoods, Russian River Parkway, Calabasas Creek, Wright Hill and Carrington Ranch. To continue providing quality park experiences with the expansion and use levels, Regional Parks has increased staffing through revenues received from park fees and Measure M.
Over the past three years, Human Resources has been working with a consultant on developing a new classification in the parks and grounds maintenance worker series. This new position, Senior Parks and Grounds Maintenance Worker, will act as a lead worker to Parks and Grounds Maintenance Workers I & II and report to a Supervising Parks and Grounds Maintenance Worker.
The lead worker will allow the Parks and Grounds Maintenance Supervisors to assign more complex projects to satellite crews. This structure allows for greater efficiencies across the 16,000 park acres and the ability to attract and hire highly skilled workers with the opportunity to promote and develop a career pathway within the series. There continues to be a need to expand highly skilled park maintenance staff to operate heavy equipment, perform vegetation management, fire mitigation and the technical aspects of maintaining public access facilities.
Filling temporary extra help positions has become more difficult and adding permanent positions along with promotional and leadership opportunities, such as the addition of the Parks and Grounds Senior Maintenance Worker, will help with attracting and retaining qualified maintenance personnel.
Strategic Plan:
N/A
Prior Board Actions:
On September 13, 2022, the Board of Supervisors adopted a Concurrent Resolution amending the Memorandum of Understanding between the County and Service Employees International Union, Local 1021, Salary Table Scales, to establish the new classification and salary for Senior Parks and Grounds Maintenance Worker.
Fiscal Summary
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Expenditures |
FY 22-23 Adopted |
FY23-24 Projected |
FY 24-25 Projected |
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Budgeted Expenses |
$314,414 |
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Additional Appropriation Requested |
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Total Expenditures |
$314,414 |
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Funding Sources |
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General Fund/WA GF |
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State/Federal |
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Fees/Other |
$314,414 |
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Use of Fund Balance |
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Contingencies |
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Total Sources |
$314,414 |
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Narrative Explanation of Fiscal Impacts:
Regional Parks has seen an increase in camping and day-use revenue over the past three years. During FY 20-21, Regional Parks has realized an increase of day use and camping revenue of over 50%, equating to an increase in revenue of $2.4 million dollars over FY 19-20. Staff considered that this increase may have been a potential anomaly due to the popularity of parks during the Covid-19 pandemic, however, we have seen the popularity carry into FY 21-22 and FY 22-23. Regional Parks is still seeing an annual increase, not including FY 20-21, of $1.4 million dollars over FY 19-20 annual revenues in day use and camping. This is roughly a 30% increase and correlates to a similar increase in visitor use.
Including benefits, the six Senior Maintenance Worker positions at I-step, will total $791,010. The Department will provide these new positions to staff as an internal promotion and the Department intends to eliminate three current Parks and Grounds Maintenance II positions. Staff feel confident that the increased revenues and savings from the deleted positions and reduction in extra help budget will sustain the ongoing salary and benefit costs for these added positions and will ultimately cost $314,414. The Board approved FY 22-23 Budget includes the costs for these positions.
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Staffing Impacts: |
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Position Title (Payroll Classification) |
Monthly Salary Range (A-I Step) |
Additions (Number) |
Deletions (Number) |
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Senior Parks and Grounds Maintenance Worker |
$4,969.08 - $6,040.47 |
6 |
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Parks and Grounds Maintenance Worker II |
$4,440.35 - $5,398.68 |
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3 |
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Narrative Explanation of Staffing Impacts (If Required):
None
Attachments:
Resolution
September 13, 2022, Resolution of the Board to Allocate New Position and Salary
Related Items “On File” with the Clerk of the Board:
None