LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The supervisors this week will discuss giving themselves a hefty 38% raise, the latest in a multimillion dollar series of pay increases the county has used a 2019 study to justify, and also will consider formally accepting hundreds of acres of land and money for a new park in Clearlake Oaks.
The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.
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In an untimed item, the board will consider raising its members’ pay. It’s the latest employee raises resulting from the 2019 classification and compensation study, which resulted in the board approving $21 million raises during the pandemic.
County Administrative Officer Susan Parker’s report said that board salaries remained frozen when the other raises were given out. Annual pay for a supervisor now is $63,714, with the chair receiving another $2,400.
Parker said that prior to the implementation of the classification and compensation study, the supervisors’ salaries were set at 60% of the average of the elected department heads. If that were implemented now, their salaries would increase 37%, to $87,573.60.
“To mitigate the appearance of a conflict of your Board approving raises for themselves,” Parker said staff is recommending setting supervisorial salaries to 38.6% of the salaries of Superior Court judges, which as of July 1 totaled $229,125 annually.
That would raise the board salaries to $88,483.20 annually, a 38.8%-percent increase from the current salary level, with the chair to receive an additional 5%, or $4,472.
Parker said it will increase payroll expenses for the supervisors from $323,832 to $449,750 annually, or $125,918 per year without benefits.
In another untimed item, the board will consider a resolution accepting a bequest to the county from the John T. Klaus 1994 Trust.
The request includes 620 acres in Clearlake Oaks for use as a public park as well as “considerable proceeds” from the sales of additional properties to be distributed to Lake County Public Services, Parks and Recreation Division, according to the staff report from County Counsel Anita Grant.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Approve purchase order for Heritage Oaks Hospital for acute inpatient psychiatric hospitalization and professional services associated with acute inpatient psychiatric hospitalizations in the amount of $19,159 and authorize the department head to sign.
5.2: Adopt proclamation commending Lori Garzoli, supervising child support officer.
5.3: Waive the formal bidding requirement and authorize the IT director to issue a purchase order to Dell Marketing L.P. for Microsoft Server 2022 licenses.
5.4: Approve contract between the county of Lake and Brain Learning Psychological Corp. for learning disability testing and evaluation services in the amount of $45,000 from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023, and authorize the chair to sign.
TIMED ITEMS
6.2, 9:07 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation commending Lori Garzoli, supervising child support officer.
6.3, 9:15 a.m.: a) Consideration of adding a fire district seat to the Cannabis Task Force; and b) consideration of joining the newly created fire marshall forum and directing staff to attend.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Consideration to Amend Section 2-3A.1 of Article I, Chapter 2 of the Lake County Code, compensation of the Board of Supervisors.
7.3: Consideration of memorandum of understanding between county of Lake and Partnership HealthPlan of California for the Housing and Homelessness Incentive Program for FYs 2022-23 through 2027-28 in the amount of $4,174,059 and allow the director of Behavioral Health Services to sign.
7.4: Consideration of proposed 2023 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting Calendar.
7.5: Consideration of update of 2022 Committee Assignments for members of the Board of Supervisors.
7.6: Consideration of a resolution accepting bequest of real property and funds from the John T. Klaus 1994 Trust to the county of Lake.
7.7: Consideration of amendment to the County of Lake COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Worksite Protocol.
7.8: Consideration of authorization to the Public Services director/assistant purchasing agent to sign a purchase order to Peterson CAT for a 2022 826K Caterpillar Landfill Compactor at the Eastlake Landfill for an amount not to exceed $1,189,752.32.
7.9: a) Consideration of administering agency-state master agreement for federal-aid projects; and b) consideration of resolution to authorize the Public Works director to approve supplements to the master agreement.
7.10: Consideration of Appointment to the Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee.
ASSESSMENT APPEAL HEARINGS
8.1: Consideration of the following assessment appeal application: No. 58-2020 Lakeport Post Acute.
8.2: Continue the following assessment appeal applications to the May 2, 2023 Board of Supervisors Meeting: No. 60-2020, 61-2020, 62-2020, 20-2021, 21-2021 H&S Energy.
CLOSED SESSION
9.1: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code Sec. 54956.9(d)(1) – Sabalone v. County of Lake.
9.2: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code Sec. 5456.9(d)(1) – Flesch v. County of Lake.
9.3: Conference with legal counsel: Existing Litigation pursuant to Gov. Code Sec. 5456.9(d)(1) – City of Clearlake v. County of Lake, et al.
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Supervisors to consider giving themselves a hefty raise, accepting park property and money donation
- Elizabeth Larson