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File #: ID-6349    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 4/4/2024 In control: County Legislature
On agenda: 4/18/2024 Final action: 4/18/2024
Enactment date: 4/18/2024 Enactment #: 216-24
Title: Increase entry salary for LPN position at the Care Center and Public Health Services
Attachments: 1. Licensed Practical Nurse 2024 Teamsters Pay Rate

Narrative of Resolution:

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To increase the entry salary for the Licensed Practical Nurse position at the Care Center at Sunset Lake and Public Health Services to the full rate of $47,306 on the Teamsters 445 Salary Schedule.

 

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If Resolution requires expenditure of County Funds, provide the following information:

Amount to be authorized by Resolution: 47,306

Are funds already budgeted? Yes

Specify Compliance with Procurement Procedures:

WHEREAS, the Care Center at Sunset Lake and Public Health Services continue to maintain Licensed Practical Nurse vacancies; and

 

WHEREAS, the County has made an honest effort to continuously recruit and retain staff, the Care Center at Sunset Lake and Public Health Services remain in critical need to fill these vacancies to meet the County’s obligations; and

 

WHEREAS, there is a need to increase the starting salary of the Licensed Practical Nurse position from the entry rate of $44,941 to the full rate of $47,306, and reduce the years of experience for starting pay differential from 19 years to 10 years, to allow the County to remain competitive and maintain the services provided through the Care Center at Sunset Lake and Public Health Services.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Sullivan County Legislature hereby authorizes the entry salary of the Licensed Practical Nurse position from the entry rate of $44,941 to the full rate of $47,306 on the Teamsters 445 Salary Schedule, and reduces the years of experience for starting pay differential from 19 years to 10 years, to be effective immediately.

 

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