To: Martin L. Cousineau, Finance Committee Chairperson
From: Michael Dawisha, CIO
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RE: Approval of a request to create, post & fill one (1) Administrative Secretary and two (2) Solutions Technicians in Genesee County's IT department; this request will eliminate three (3) other positions
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BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
This is a request to reclassify one position, Inventory/Billing Clerk to Administrative Secretary. Also, there is a request to eliminate two other positions, (1) End User Computing Technician and (1) IT User Support Technician, and creating two new Solutions Technician positions.
BACKGROUND:
1) Our Inventory/Billing position has been vacant for several months and there have been no qualified candidates. This critical role has been taken on by a technician and there is too much volume and need for accuracy for this to continue. With an increase in administrative duties noted at the same time, having an Administrative Secretary would alleviate both problems.
2) We would like to create a new technical support position (Solutions Technician) that have less requirements than our stringent, IT User Support Technology Technician position and allow for a career path for newer applicants. We would achieve this by eliminating two existing positions (1) End User Support Technician and (1) End User Computing Technician with two Solution Technicians.
There will be no change to the number of FTEs with these changes. The November and December org chart attachments show a before and after staffing arrangement.
DISCUSSION:
Practices and standards change often and rapidly in the technological sphere. This is an answer to changing needs and our need to have staff that are more up to date with current demands.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
Requisition and onboarding of new employee.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
There are available funds in the current year budget due to vacancies to cover the increase in costs from creating these positions. For a full fiscal year, the increase in costs related to the addition of these new positions and the elimination of the old positions will be $15,124.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
None
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
Onboarding requirement for new employee.
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
This request confirms with our values of Teamwork and Excellence and supports Long Terms Financial Stability by improving staff flexibility and retention.
resolution
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the Chief Information Officer to eliminate the positions of IT Inventory and Billing Coordinator and Computing Technician and the creation of Solutions Technician will not require a budget amendment for fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 due to savings from vacancies but will be an additional cost of $15,124 for a full fiscal year thereafter, is approved .