Vote: approved

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34. EXCEPTION TO COUNTY COMPENSATION PLAN FOR RETROACTIVE PAY Approve an exception to the Maricopa County Compensation Plan to correct an administrative error and allow a salary advancement to be effective retroactively for July 2, 2007 through July 7, 2013 for Public Defender Attorney Peter C. Rosales. The increase is $1.81 per hour or 4.05% above the employee’s base salary for that period. The department calculates the employee's accumulated retroactive gross compensation at $27,112.09. In addition, the FY2012-13 Performance Based Pay Award was determined based on the erroneous pay rate. The department calculates that another $131.56 is required to provide this employee with the appropriate total award amount. In combination, a total of $27,243.65 is anticipated to make this employee whole for compensation and benefits relating to this error. To ensure full authorization for the retroactive pay due the employee, it is requested that the Board authorize a total of not-to-exceed $30,000 to allow for calculation discrepancies that may arise with official calculations still pending with Employee Payroll. There was an approved merit increase that was given to all employees at the outset of FY2007-08, but due to an administrative error this employee’s increase was not processed resulting in his rate being incorrect since July 2, 2007. The market and merit salary adjustments effective July 8, 2013 corrected this error prospectively. However, the employee should be offered retroactive pay for the difference in salary from July 2, 2007 through July 7, 2013, as well as the difference in award amounts from the Performance Based Pay Plan of FY2012-13. The total of not-to-exceed $30,000 is to be paid from the Office of the Public Defender’s General Fund (100). A full release will be required of Mr. Rosales before this retroactive pay is finalized. (C-56-14-003-M-00)