Chapter 2.68
SALARIES OF ELECTED OFFICIALS
Sections:
2.68.020 Salaries.
The elected officials of the county shall receive as compensation for services required of him/her by law or virtue of his/her office salaries in accordance with the table set forth below for each month during which the elected official holds the office. Such salaries shall be prorated for the first and last pay period of his/her term.
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Salaries (Biweekly) |
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|---|---|
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Effective Date |
10/1/2023 |
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Assessor |
$5,896.88 |
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Auditor |
$5,896.88 |
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Clerk-Recorder |
$5,896.88 |
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District Attorney |
$6,802.83 |
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Sheriff-Coroner |
$7,052.23 |
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Treasurer-Tax Collector |
$5,896.88 |
As a result of an audit conducted by the Public Employees’ Retirement System, wherein it was recommended that the intentions of the parties as it relates to longevity and special compensation be clarified further, permanent employees shall receive longevity wage increases on their base pay when they have completed five, ten, fifteen, twenty, twenty-five and thirty continuous years of regular and permanent county service. At the completion of each of these benchmark years (five, ten, fifteen, twenty, twenty-five, and thirty), the employee shall receive the salary increase enumerated below for the applicable level of completed years of service:
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Completed Years of Service |
Base Salary Adjustment |
|---|---|
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5 |
2.500% |
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10 |
5.063% |
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15 |
7.700% |
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20 |
10.390% |
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25 |
13.15% |
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30 |
15.65% |
The longevity step at thirty years shall be effective as of October 1, 2023. (Ord. 1842 §1, 2024; Ord. 1834 §1, 2023).
2.68.025 Benefits.
A. Except as set forth in this chapter, each elected official shall accrue benefits as set forth in the most current resolution adopted for management unit employees (as if they are employees), with the exception of vacation, sick leave, unemployment, SDI benefits, and paid family leave (PFL); provided, however, that each elected official shall receive six days of sick leave credit for each year of continuous service for which they were elected, which credit may be used only toward PERS retirement credit. Pension benefits for each elected official shall be as set forth in subsection E of this section.
B. The sheriff-coroner shall be eligible for the same retirement plan to which the members of the Deputy Sheriff’s Association, Sheriff’s Office Association, and Sheriff’s Office Mid-Management Association are entitled. The district attorney shall be eligible for the same retirement plan for local prosecutors to which the members of the Amador County Deputy District Attorney Association are entitled. If an elected official elects not to participate in PERS, the total amount that the county would contribute to PERS on that official’s behalf shall be paid to that official in cash and that official shall not be entitled to the sick leave credit described above.
C. The sheriff-coroner shall be eligible to receive all education and POST incentives that are afforded to the Sheriff’s Office Mid-Management Association, as well as all uniform allowances as set forth below, which are the same as those currently afforded to employees in the Sheriff’s Office Mid-Management Association.
1. A sheriff-coroner who possesses an associate degree from or who has completed sixty units credited by an accredited college or university will receive an hourly premium equal to two and one-half percent of his or her regular base rate of pay. A sheriff-coroner who possesses a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university will receive an hourly premium equal to five percent of his or her regular base rate of pay.
2. The county will pay a sheriff-coroner who qualifies for, is awarded and possesses a valid Peace Officer Standards and Training ("POST") supervisory certificate an additional two and one-half percent of the employee’s base wage rate.
The county will pay a sheriff-coroner who qualifies for, is awarded and possesses a valid Peace Officer Standards and Training ("POST") management certificate an additional two and one-half percent of the employee’s base wage rate.
In no event will a sheriff-coroner receive an hourly premium greater than five percent of his or her regular rate of pay under these subsections (i.e., the premiums do not stack).
3. A sheriff-coroner shall be paid a monthly allowance of one hundred dollars for the acquisition, cleaning, and maintenance of uniforms and hosiery required and approved by the county. Said allowance shall be paid in the eligible employee’s biweekly payroll in the amount of forty-six dollars and sixteen cents in those calendar years with twenty-six biweekly payroll periods or forty-four dollars and forty-four cents in those calendar years with twenty-seven biweekly payroll periods.
D. The district attorney shall receive a vehicle allowance of two hundred seventy-six dollars and ninety-two cents per biweekly pay period.
E. The employer paid member contribution (EPMC) for each elected officer shall be as follows:
1. For the current sheriff-coroner and the district attorney, the EPMC shall be seven percent; and
2. For the current treasurer-tax collector, the clerk-recorder and the assessor, the EPMC shall be five percent; and
3. All elected officials elected as new employees according to PERS regulations shall pay one-half of normal cost as determined by CalPERS. (Ord. 1834 §1, 2023).
2.68.030 Payable when.
All salaries provided for under this chapter shall be paid under the same terms and conditions as salaries of other employees working for the county of Amador. (Ord. 1788 §1(part), 2019: Ord. 1781 §1(part), 2019: Ord. 1773 §1(part), 2018: Ord. 1757 §1(part), 2016: Ord. 1692 §1(part), 2009: Ord. 1681 §1(part), 2008: Ord. 1666 §1(part), 2007: Ord. 1658 §1(part), 2006: Ord. 1637 §1(part), 2006: Ord. 1631 §1(part), 2005: Ord. 1600 §1(part), 2004: Ord. 1576 §1(part), 2003: Ord. 1537 §1(part), 2001: Ord. 1044 §5, 1985).