DEPUTY COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

DEPUTY COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

Under administrative direction of the County Administrative Officer and/or the Assistant County Administrative Officer, this position supervises a major program area in the County Administrative Office; plans, organizes, and coordinates budgetary and financial planning, administrative and managerial operations, and fiscal monitoring activities; and performs other duties as assigned.

The Deputy County Administrator is responsible for planning, organizing and directing the fiscal, legislative, and/or strategic planning activities of the County, which may include directing the development of the County budget, evaluating fiscal and budgetary procedures and policies, and coordinating the fiscal activities of all County departments to assure maximum effectiveness of County resources.

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY

Santa Cruz County has approximately 260,000 residents and is situated in the northern area of Monterey Bay, 70 miles south of San Francisco and 35 miles southwest of the Silicon Valley.  The County’s natural beauty is apparent in its pristine beaches, lush redwood forests and rich farmland. It has an ideal Mediterranean climate with low humidity and 300 days of sunshine a year.  Its unique shops and restaurants, coupled with a multitude of cultural and recreational activities, including theatre, music, art, as well as golfing, surfing, hiking and biking offer a wealth of leisure activities. Higher education includes Cabrillo College and the University of California, Santa Cruz, with two additional State Universities less than an hour away. These elements of high quality living make Santa Cruz one of California’s most desirable areas.

Beautiful Coastal Community

Mediterranean Climate

Excellent Quality of Life Environment

Any combination of education and experience which would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.  A typical way to obtain these would be:

• Graduation from a recognized college with a major in business administration, public administration, management, finance, economics, accounting or a related field, AND four (4) years of progressively responsible experience in a private or governmental agency with responsibilities in administration or financial analysis, including: systems, procedures and program evaluation
•  A masters degree is desirable, and may be substituted for one (1) year of experience

IDEAL CANDIDATE

The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of the assigned work, which requires initiative, judgment, discretion, and the ability to make indpendent decisions within established policies and procedures set forth by the Board of Supervisors, County Administrative Officer, and Federal, State & County laws, ordinances, and regulations.

Medical, Dental and Vision

Medical coverage is available through CALPERS with the County paying a majority portion of the cost for the employee and dependents. The cost of the dental plan is  entirely County-paid for employees and dependents.  The County pays for the cost of an employee vision plan and the employee may purchase dependent coverage.

Retirement and Social Security

Pension formula 2% at age 60 or 2% at age 62 as determined based on provisions of the CA Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013(PEPRA). Pension benefit determined by final average compensation of three years.  County pays a portion of retirement contribution and participates in Social Security.    

Life Insurance and Long Term Disability Plan

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Application Deadline:                                            Friday, August 22, 2014

Review of qualifications and
competitive screening based on
experience, education and response
to supplemental questions:                                   Week of August 25, 2014

Examination:*                                                      Week of September 22, 2014

*You may be required to compete in any combination of written, oral and/or performance examinations or a competitive evaluation of training and experience as described on your application, resume and supplemental application. You must pass all components of the examination to be placed on the eligible list. The examination may be eliminated if there are ten or fewer qualified applicants. If the eligible list is established without the administration of the announced examination, the life of the eligible list will be six months and your overall score will be based upon an evaluation of your application, supplemental application and resume.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Candidates must submit a County Application, answers to the supplemental application questions and a resume.  The completed application packet must be received by the Personnel Department, 701 Ocean Street, room 310, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 or online at www.santacruzcountyjobs.com by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 22, 2014.  For more information, contact Christa Schleiner, Employment Services Supervisor at (831) 454-2961.  Hearing Impaired TDD# (831) 454-2123.

If you have a disability that would require a test accommodation, call (831) 454-2600.

Note:  The provisions of this bulletin do not constitute an expressed or implied contract.

        The County of Santa Cruz is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a diverse workforce.