MEETING DATE: 4/11/2017
DEPARTMENT: COUNTY CLERK-AUDITOR-RECORDER ELECTIONS
DEPT HEAD/DIRECTOR: Joe Paul Gonzalez
AGENDA ITEM PREPARER: Joe Paul Gonzalez
SBC DEPT FILE NUMBER: 608
SUBJECT:
COUNTY CLERK-AUDITOR-RECORDER-ELECTIONS - J. P. GONZALEZ
Request to Appoint Qualified Candidates at Salary Step above "C" Step for the Positions of Assistant Auditor and Auditor-Accountant III.
SBC FILE NUMBER: 608
AGENDA SECTION:
CONSENT AGENDA
BACKGROUND/SUMMARY:
The County Auditor's Office has been recruiting for an Assistant County Auditor for over two years and Auditor-Accountant III for several months. The candidate pool for these two positions has been limited in the number of qualified candidates who have applied.
The two individuals are strong auditor experienced candidates, both of them being bright, dedicated and personable and focused on providing over-the-top customer service. The candidates are brought before the Board of Supervisors today for approval to hire above the "C" step as further set forth below.
Assistant Auditor Candidate:
The candidate for the Assistant Auditor Position is an Enrolled Agent and has eleven years of municipal auditing, accounting and consulting experience in the bay area with a Certified Public Accounting Firm. This candidate has excellent references, with a proven track record of providing professional municipal auditing, accounting and consulting services for long list of California cities, special districts and not-for-profit organizations. The Candidate is a graduate of St. Mary's College, and originally is from Salinas, California. The request is to place the candidate at Step F of the salary range for this position.
Auditor-Accountant III Candidate.
The candidate for the Auditor-Accountant III Position is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with over sixteen years in banking and public accounting experience. The candidates years of public auditing and accounting experience were with the prestigious "Big four" Certified Public Accounting Firms of Ernst & Young and Deloitte. This Candidate is a Dean's Scholar and honor's graduate of San Jose State University, and is from Hollister, California. The request is to place the candidate at Step F of the salary range for this position.
County finance and human resources have reviewed and approved this request.
BUDGETED:
Yes