REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 22, 2023
FROM
LUTHER SNOKE, Chief Operating Officer, County Administrative Office
SUBJECT
Title
Reimbursement of Moving Expenses for Chief Information Officer
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Authorize the reimbursement of $18,358.98 in moving expenses for Lynn Fyhrlund, Chief Information Officer.
(Presenter: Luther Snoke, Chief Operating Officer, 387-4811)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Create, Maintain and Grow Jobs and Economic Value in the County.
Improve County Government Operations.
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost).
Sufficient appropriation exists in the Innovation and Technology Department (ITD) Computer Operations 2023-24 budget to fund the total amount of $18,358.98 in moving expenses incurred by the Chief Information Officer.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The County Exempt Group Working Conditions Ordinance, Section 13.0613(r)(2)(A) (Ordinance), gives authority to the Chief Executive Officer to approve moving expenses up to but not exceeding $10,000; moving expenses that exceed $10,000 require Board of Supervisors (Board) approval.
A nationwide recruitment for the position of Chief Information Officer was recently completed and the successful candidate, Lynn Fyhrlund, relocated from Milwaukee, Wisconsin to San Bernardino County. As part of the Ordinance, all exempt employees are entitled to reimbursement of moving expenses. The total of the expenses incurred by Mr. Fyhrlund as part of his relocation was $18,358.98. The expenses incurred by Mr. Fyhrlund have been reviewed and approved by the County Administrative Office and the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector.
In accordance with the Ordinance, the Board is asked to authorize reimbursement in the amount of $18,358.98 for moving expenses to Mr. Fyhrlund, the Chief Information Officer.
PROCUREMENT
Not applicable.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Julie Surber, Principal Assistant County Counsel, 387-5455) on August 11, 2023; Finance (Erika Rodarte, Administrative Analyst, 387-4919) on August 8, 2023; and County Finance and Administration (Robert Saldana, Deputy Executive Officer, 387-5423) on August 14, 2023.