Forensic Scientist - Toxicologist Salary Negotiation Presentation Dan Coleman & Ron Kitagawa California Department o

1. Forensic Scientist - ToxicologistSalary Negotiation PresentationDan Coleman & Ron KitagawaCalifornia Department of Justice

2. Today You Will Learn: • What a Forensic Scientist – Toxicologist (FST) is and what one does • How our duties and compensation compare to the other analysts in our Bureau • How our salaries compare to other local toxicologists

3. CAPS/MANAGEMENT 2006 SALARY SURVEY RESULTS Chemist, Range C - 20.2% Salary Lag University of California LLL $10,800 University of California-SF $ 7,816 University of California-Davis $ 7,149 L.A Metro. Water District $ 6,932 East Bay Municipal Utilities $ 6,907 University of California-Irvine $ 6,647 Alameda County General $ 6,539 Federal Government SF Bay $ 6,439 University of California-LA $ 6,365 City of San Jose $ 6,360 SF City/County $ 6,186 Federal Govm't LA Area $ 6,164 San Bernardino County Gen'l $ 6,044 University of California-SD $ 5,949 San Diego County $ 5,923 Federal Government Sac $ 5,900 City of Los Angeles $ 5,808 City of Sacramento $ 5,438 City of San Diego $ 5,253 Santa Clara County $ 5,208 State of California $ 5,110 Orange County $ 5,087 City of Riverside $ 4,967 Sacramento County $ 4,691 Los Angeles County $ 4,577 City of Fresno $ 4,370

4. What is a Forensic Toxicologist? • Glamour • Intrigue • Rock’n’Roll Lifestyle • Beautiful People

5. Our Job is Science: We use validated chemical methods for the isolation and identification of drugs in biological fluids.

6. Our Job is Public Safety: We are routinely consulted by prosecutors regarding the merits of cases, and called to testify on behalf of both prosecution and defense, appearing in court to explain our results

7. Organization • State of California • Office of the Attorney General • Department of Justice (DOJ) • Division of Law Enforcement (DLE) • Bureau of Forensic Services (BFS) • Toxicology Unit

8. BFS Service Area • Toxicology handles all counties DOJ serves • Toxicology additionally serves Sacramento County and the San Diego Police • Agencies include Sheriff, Police, and CHP • Includes Federal Parks and University Police

9. Bureau of Forensic Services • Criminalist • Latent Print Analyst • Questioned Document Examiner • Forensic Scientist - Toxicologist

10. Criminalist • Minimum Qualifications • Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities • Duties

11. Like Pay for Like Work

12. Senior Criminalist vs. FST III Bachelor’s w/chem 4 Same Same Scientific Methods Include Toxicology Same Toxicology $6018/mo. 2.5% @ 55 No $5508/mo. 2% @ 55 Yes

13. Senior Criminalist vs. FST III $6018/mo. $6318/mo. $5508/mo. ?? 14.7% $0 - $341.50/mo. $4738.50/mo. 43% $3304.80/mo. (+ Social Sec.?) -

14. Recruitment and Retention

16. Salary data taken from websites of listed agency. Values represent the maximum salary for the highest journey position.

17. Sac County vs. BFS Toxicologist Bachelor’s w/chem 6 Same 4 Scientific Methods Include Toxicology Same Toxicology $6500/mo. 3% @ 50 Yes $5508/mo. 2% @ 55 Yes

18. Sac County vs. BFS Toxicologist $6500/mo. 18% $5508/mo. - $5850/mo. (+Social Sec.?) 77% $3304.80/mo. (+ Social Sec.?) - $30,542 Ouch!!

19. Sac County & Contra Costa vs. BFS $7208/mo. 31% $6500/mo. 18% $5508/mo. - $4324.80/mo. (+Social Sec.?) 31% $5850/mo. (+Social Sec.?) 77% $3304.80/mo. (+ Social Sec.?) - Double Ouch!! $12,240 $30,542

20. Problem? • Low Pay for FST Class • Inferior Retirement for FST Class • Like Pay for Like Work • Recruitment and Retention • Morale

21. Solution? • Compensation • Equal to (Greater than?) Local Agencies • Immediate 18% Salary Increase • Retirement • Equal Benefits or Offer Adjustment