To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Adopt the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Voluntary Separation Incentive Program and Designation List
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt the fiscal year (FY) 2025-26 Voluntary Separation Incentive Program (VSIP) and designation list (Attachment 4); and
2. Authorize the County Administrative Office (CAO) to update the designation list, to be ratified by the Board of Supervisors at the mid-year budget report, should there be changes.
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board's Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Core Services/Other
Strategic Plan Category: 9999 - Core Services/Other
DISCUSSION:
In FY 2023-24 and FY 2024-25, your Board implemented a VSIP to achieve salary savings, with success. The FY 2023-24 program offered up to $20,000 cash incentive to staff that separated before the FY 2024-25 began, with declining amounts for each month that passed after the beginning of the year. It also required departments to hold vacant for 2 years any positions that were designated in the VSIP. In total, 18 employees took advantage of the program and the county paid $294,000 in incentives, resulting in overall estimated salary savings of $1.2 million for the first year, and an estimated more than $2 million in FY 2024-25. In the General Fund, after incentive payments, there was an estimated savings of $775,000 in FY 2023-24, and over $1.1 million in FY 2024-25 from the FY 2023-24 VSIP program.
In FY 2024-25, your Board approved a VSIP program with a number of changes to the eligibility requirements and department conditions such that:
Eligibility
* Employees are eligible if they have five (5) or more years of consecutive County of Humboldt service, excluding extra-help and temporary appointments.
* Employees are eligible if they are within five (5) years of Cal...
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