Orange County Grand Jury • 2003-2004

Administrative Leave – The Ultimate Job Security? 05/17/04, 30k

Published: May 02, 2003 8 pages
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Findings and Recommendations 8 findings

F1
The actual costs related to administrative leaves are much greater than the amount reported to the Board of Supervisors.
Related Recommendations (2)
R1
The Auditor-Controller change the County Payroll and Accounting systems to accurately track all costs related to paid administrative leaves. (Findings 1 and 5)
R5
The Board of Supervisors continue to track administrative leaves approved by the CEO and determine the actual cost of paid administrative leaves. (Findings 1, 5 and 7)
F2
The agencies/departments develop cases independently before submitting them to CEO/Employee Relations.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
The CEO centralize some of the Human Resources functions that are cur- rently within the agencies/departments. (Findings 2 and 4)
F3
County Counsel becomes involved in dismissal cases only when requested to do so by Employee Relations.
Related Recommendations (1)
R3
The County Counsel, Employee Relations and the appropria te Agency/Department Head meet to discuss each dismissal case soon after the investigation has been completed and the case has been submitted to Employee Relations. (Finding 3)
F4
Not all agencies/departments have the same human resources skill sets.
No recommendations for this finding
F5
The County accounting system is not designed to capture the actual costs of administrative leaves.
No recommendations for this finding
F6
The Probation Department is not in agreement with CEO/Employee Relations regarding sufficient cause for disciplinary action and the appropriate action required. 6
Related Recommendations (1)
R4
The County Counsel, Employee Relations, District Attorney’s Office, Sheriff- Coroner and Probation Department representatives meet to determine what off-duty conduct standards might be applicable to employees with peace officer status. Representatives from employee organizations should also participate. (Finding 6) 7
F7
The CEO’s reports to the Board of Supervisors for the first two quarters of the 2003 -2004 fiscal year indicate a significant reduction in cost of administrative leaves from the previous five years.
No recommendations for this finding
F8
Arbitration cases would be conducted more efficiently if all cases were assigned to the same individual in CEO/Employee Relations. Responses to all findings are required from the Orange County Board of Supervisors and requested from the Orange County CEO. A response to Finding 3 is requested from County Counsel. A response to Finding 5 is required from the Auditor-Controller. A response to Finding 6 is requested from the Probation Department.
Related Recommendations (1)
R6
CEO/Employee Relations assign a single individual to all dismissal arbitration cases. (Finding 8) Responses to all recommendations are required from the Orange County Board of Supervisors and requested from the Orange County CEO. A response to Recommendation 1 is required from the Auditor-Controller. A response to Recommendation 3 and 4 is reque sted from the Probation Department. A response to Recommendation 3 and 4 is requested from County Counsel. A response to Recommendation 4 is required from the Sheriff-Coroner. A response to Recommendation 4 is required from the District Attorney. 8

Additional Recommendations 1

These recommendations are not explicitly linked to specific findings.

Agency Responses 5

Government agencies' official responses to this report's findings and recommendations. Click on a response to see the structured breakdown.