HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - February 17, 1988 (61)CITY COUNCIL
EVEI tiNm OLSON. Mayor
jOHN R. (Randy) SNIDER
Mayor Pro Tempore
DAVID 1.1 HINCHMAN
JAMES W PINKERTON. Jr
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CITY HALL, 221 WEST PINE STREET
cAu. BOX 3006
James F. Culbertson
Member
Board of Trustees
San Joaquin Local Health
1601 East Hazelton Avenue
P. 0. Box 2009
Stockton, CA 95201
Dpar N1 Culbertson:
LODI, CALIFORNIA 95241-1910
(209) 334-5634
TELECOPIER (209) 333-6705
February 22, 1988
District
THOMAS A. PETERSON
City Manager
:ALICE M REI.MCHE
City Clerk
RONALD hi STEIN
City Attorney
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Februa:7y 10, 1988
Board of 'Trustees
San Joaquin Local
Health District
P.O. Box 2009
Stockton, CA 95201
Attention: AL Crow, President
RESOLUTION OF APFLICATION FOR THE DISSOLUTION
OF THE SAN JOAMIN LOCAL HEALTH DISTRICT
WHEREAS, the San Joaquin Local Health District was
created pursuant to Stat:;. 1917. c. 571 (now found in
Division 1, Part 2, Chapter 6 of the Health and Safety
Code, couuiencing with Section 880); and
WTHEREAS, by virtue of Government Code Section 56000
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merit Code, commencing wi4h Section 56000.
2. In support of ;aid application and proposal, this
Board of Trustees states and declares as follows:
a) The nature of the proposed change of organization
is the dissolution of the San Joaquin Local Health
District.
b) The affected cities include all of the cities
in San Joaquin County. The affected county is
fornia and wilt keep the :_eml loyee unit of the
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Health Distric� in tack,-reso,lvin any uncertainty
or. insecurity in Health District employees' destiny;
g and improving the present level
while maintainInCI
of health care service, and for such reasons that
it is in the bi.st interests. of the employees -.and
inhabitants ;of .the Health District thatsuch public
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for the dissolution of the San Joaquin Local Health District,
as herein proposed.
4. Pursuant to Gcvernme:nt Code Section 56844, this
application for the dissolution of the San Joaquin Local
Health District is made subject to the following proposed
terms and conditions, cc - wit:
a) As provided it Section 56844(m) of the Government
Code, upon the dissolution of the San 'Joaquin
Local Health District shall be vested in the County
of San Joaquin, as the successor, for the purpose
of winding up the affairs of the San Joaquin Local
Health District.
c) In accordance with Section 56844(l) of the Govern-
ment Code, upon, the dissolution of the -San Joaquin
Local Health District, District employees' salaries',
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San Joaquin County's Ordinance Code and as specified
(b) The employee shall not be required to take
an examination to retain his position, but
,shall.,not,.:he,;,promoted.4to,.any,,.,•other classified � -
nnsirion zn the Merit System unless he meets
the same requirements required of.other
employees for promotion.
(c) The employee may be inducted into the Merit
System at the step of the salary range nearest
to the salary he was receiving as an employee
of the superseded organization, provided
that such salary is not higher than the
maximum salary assigned to the class of
position in which he is hired.
(d)
For purposes of step increments, retirement,.
seniority,,..
sick Leave, vacation benefits,
or any other compensation, the employee
shall be treated in the same manner as a
ne t em to ee unless otherwise specified
y t e Board o Supervisors.
(e)
In the event that an employee of asuperseded.
organization does not meet the requirements
for County employment as provided -in para-
graph (a) of this section, the employee
may be hired in the next lower class for
which he meets the requirements in accordance
with the provisions of the salary -ordinance
or he may be hired as a temporary employee
subject to the provisions of temporary employ-
ment in "ch class and at such .salaxy, as
approved:by the Board upon the.recommendation
of the County Administrator
ay-(fY"""An"einpl:'oyee-"with
•less- than .:one -year
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service shall be given probationary status'
and shall be required to.serve a. probationary
period of one`'year unless otherwise specified:...
by the Beard of supervisors.
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An emplo:�ee with one° year. of ::continuous
orgaization iri
service .in the;_superseded n
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n Tinsiti on similar in -,duties and eomnensation
not in a position similar in duties and
coinpensal:ion to that class in which he is
placed in ,the Herit, Systew., s.ha1l-,.,b..e_-z -given
` be required
b ationary status an s a
to serve a probationary period of one year
specifiett by the Board of Supervisors.
(i) An emplo-,ee of a superseded organization
shall be required to meet the same physical
standard:; required of other applicants for
County employment, except that such employee
with remedial physical impairments may be
hired upon approval of the Senior Medical
Examiner. Such employee may be required
as a condition to employment to seek. co.rrection
of his physical impairments within 'a re-aspnabl6`
period o:" time and mayberequired: to execute
a waiver of any and all rights to a disability
retirement under,t,he_Co.unty.Employees.Retire-,
ment law of 1937,as provided in Section
rnmi-nt- Gode
Specifically, :he above provisions shall be applied
in the following manner;
(1) Salary oE District Employees in Comparable
Classes
A n 4 -mployee,in a class wh16h :
is idents` cal or identified -as'.. comparable
to an ex sting County class shall be...placed . ... ...
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-ige a it the ste -C s nearest
salary rai 'h'* :-
to the salary the `employee was 'receiving
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in the District,. as long as,�:,it::,do'es.not,
exceed the top step of the range. District
emp ovee! s, loh gev3,t y,pay and OASDI supple
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"men s shall be -.considered*' -:pant of -s a Lary.:
District Class.
will be identified:
District Class Countv Class
Nurse Practitioner
Account Clerk XI Accounting Technician I
Physician's Assistant
Accounty Clerk III Accounting Technician II
Clerk I Clerk I
Clerk 11 Clerk II
Clerk III Specialist Clerk
Clerk Stenographer II Clerk Stenographer II
Clerk Stenographer III Clerk Stenog-rapher ILI
Clerk Typist II Clerk Typist. Il
Clerk Typist III Clerk Typist III
Data Entry Operator/Trainee Specialist.Clerk
Duplicating; Equp. Operator Offset Equipment Operator I -
Key'PunchOperator Data Entry Operator I
Laboratory Assistant Laboratory.Assistant I.
Occupation�:1 Therapist Occupational Therapist I
Physical Tlerapist Physical Therapist
Physical n;erapy Aide Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant
Registered Nurse Staff Nurse I c
Secretary Sectetary
Supervisinj;Physical-Therapist Chief Physical.Therapist
(2)
Salary of ,.District Employees in Unique Classes
For positions where no existing County,
class can properly..be. idertified,as,:comparable,
the County shall adopt new classes. if
appropriate, salary, -ranges for these -classes`_
shall be negotiated with the respres;entative ,
of the assigned bargaining 'unit '(s). For
classes in unrepresented units, salary ranges
shall be 'adopted by the -Board of Supervisors'
in accordance with County policy. The County
policy, z:mong other things, shall consider
salary comparison among other counties and
the interrelation ship of .the newly created
positions within the .Comity structure
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The specific salary for District employees
placed i n the County's new classes shall
be deternined as in sub-settion (a) above.
District classes for which there appears
to be no corresponding County class have
been ide_ztified as follows:
Adminiscratfve Service Officer Health Program Advisor I_I
Air Pollution Engineer Trainee Home Health Aide
Air Pollutfon Inspector Trainee .Instrument Technician
Air Pollution Inspector Laboratory Helper Trainee
Assistant Air Pollution Engineer Milk Technician
Assistant Director of Nursing Milk Inspector
Assistant Director of
Public Health Aide
Envircnmental Health
Public Health Laboratory
Assistant Health Officer
'...Technician
Associate Air Pollution Engineer
Public.:` Health Microbiologist.
Audiometrist
Public`Health Nurse _
Community Health Nurse
PublicrHealth ,Nutritionist'
Community Nurse Assistant
Publics'Health'Physiciasi I
Consultant in Health Education
Public,,Health Physician'`'II
Dental He�-.lth Officer,Registered
Sanitar.iao
Dental Hygienist
Sanitarian Trainee
Director of Environmental Health
:. Senior° Public; Health
Director of Laboratory
- Microbiologist`'
Director of Nursing
Senior;Registered=.Sanitarian
District Health Officer
Supervising Milk'. Inspector `.
Environmental Health Aide
.`.Supervising,.Ptikic;'iieaith
Health Education Assistant
Nurse
Health Educator
Supervising` Sanitarian
Status cf Employees
A listrict employee with lessr:. han` one.
year of service shall `b"e probationary and
required to serve the balance ,o p.: xs,:-:Drobat:ion=
(4)
As a clarifying point, employees who have
served their one year probationary period
with the District will not be required to
have a new probationary period with the =
County.
Fringe Benefits
District employees shall be allowed .
vacation accrual at the Couflty's accrua-l...-I..
rates based on total continuous and cons ercutiue .',:
service with the District.
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(S) Seniority
District employees `shall' hale °seniorit
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(5) Existing Liabilities
In an effort to reduce the District's
liabilities for payment, it is agreed there
/1 will be a ?siring freeze on any current vacant
positions or any future vacancies unless
mutually agreed otherwise. The intent is
that critical positions and outside funded
pasitlous will be fill�.d,
Accrued compensatory time of District
d) In accordance with Section 56844(l) of the Govern-
ment Code, up:Dn the dissolution of the San Joaquin;_
Local Health District, all employees and former
employees of the San Joaquin Local Health District
who are members and beneficiaries of the pension
(retirement) plan established by the San Joaquin
Local Helath District shall continue to have the
rights, privileges, benefits, obligations and.
status with respect to such pension plan as may,
exist at the time of such transfer and succession.
As long as District employees are retained in
the existing zontract with PERS, thereis no
requirement to deal with the deficit. The Public
Employee's Retirement Law (Government Code,` Section,.-
20000
ection _20000 et seq.) has been amended to allow employees
providing the,3e public health services`to continue
as a contract unit with PERS after the County
assumes public health functions.Future employees
as it exists today both for employee and employer
contributions and for benefits to employees
(vesting etc.) .
e) In accordance with Section 56844(1) of the Govern-
ment Code, upon: dissolution of the San Joaquin,
be identical to the present terms of the San Joaquin
Local Health District Board of Trustees and the
appointment of future Advisory Board members shall
correspond to the pr, sent composition of the San
Joaquin Local Health District Board of Trustees;