This chapter shall be known and cited as "The Sanitation Districts
Staffing Ordinance."
(SCC 1292 § 1, 2005)
The Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District and the Sacramento
Area Sewer District were established with a unique governing structure
in part in response to requirements of the Federal Clean Water Act
which made infeasible the collection, treatment and disposal of wastewater
by other than regional entities. From their inception, the districts
have been governed independently from the jurisdictions served but
have been staffed with personnel of the County of Sacramento.
This staffing arrangement, together with the infrastructure
necessary to support that arrangement, provides certain efficiencies
to the District. However, it also creates, from time to time, obstacles
to the business objectives of the Districts and uncertainty regarding
areas of responsibility.
The purpose of this chapter is to maintain the efficiencies;
create a mechanism to eliminate obstacles and uncertainty; continue
the protections afforded the workforce by the County's civil services
system; and, enhance the ability of the Districts and the County to
provide high quality services to their constituents.
(SCC 1292 § 1, 2005; SCC
1682 § 5, 2021)
a. Subject
to the provisions of this chapter, staff for the operations of the
Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District and the Sacramento
Area Sewer District shall be provided by the County of Sacramento
through the Sanitation Districts Agency.
b. Budgets
adopted by the Districts shall be sufficient to pay the direct and
indirect costs of such staffing as well as the direct and indirect
costs of other services required by the Districts and provided by
the County. Indirect costs shall be determined in accordance with
Federal Circular OMB A87.
(SCC 1292 § 1, 2005; SCC
1682 § 6, 2021)
a. The
governing body of the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District
shall appoint a District Engineer who shall serve as the Executive
Officer of the District and of the Sacramento Area Sewer District.
The District Engineer shall report directly to the governing bodies
of the districts.
b. Upon
appointment by the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District,
the District Engineer shall be recommended by the County Executive
Officer to the County Board of Supervisors for confirmation as the
Director of the Administrator of the Sanitation Districts Agency.
c. Compensation
for the District Engineer shall be established and funded by the districts
and the County shall make necessary administrative changes to its
Master Salary Ordinance or Resolution to reflect such compensation.
(SCC 1292 § 1, 2005; SCC
1682 § 7, 2021)
a. Except
as provided herein, the personnel assigned by the County to the Districts
shall be governed by the appropriate provisions of the Sacramento
County Code and applicable labor agreements.
b. The
District Engineer, in consultation with the County's Director of Employment
Services and Risk Management, shall establish the process and parameters
for recommended compensation to all unrepresented classes assigned
exclusively to the Sanitation Districts Agency.
c. The
County's Director of Labor Relations shall consult with the District
Engineer and the governing bodies of districts during negotiations
with employee labor organizations which represent classes assigned
to the Sanitation Districts Agency.
(SCC 1292 § 1, 2005; SCC
1682 § 8, 2021)
The District owns and operates certain facilities and equipment.
To the extent of those owned and operated facilities or equipment,
the District, through its governing body or the District Engineer,
as appropriate, shall determine what personnel or contractors shall
be utilized to provide services necessary for the operation and maintenance
of such facilities or equipment.
(SCC 1292 § 1, 2005)
This chapter provides the framework for the relation of the
County to the districts. The County Executive Officer is authorized
to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the District Engineer
to establish more detailed procedures for implementation of this chapter.
Any such memorandum of understanding shall be consistent with the
terms of this chapter.
(SCC 1292 § 1, 2005)