To: Board of Supervisors
From: Human Resources
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Ratification of a Side Letter of Agreement with the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 1684 Units 1 - 4 for Library Holidays
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve and authorize the Chair of the Board to sign a Side Letter of Agreement with AFSCME Units 1 - 4 for Library Department Holiday Hours;
2. Authorize the Library Department to implement the provisions of the Side Letter with AFSCME Units 1 - 4 effective December 24, 2022;
3. Adopt Resolution No. _________ amending the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the County of Humboldt and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 1864 for Units 1-4.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Library 1500-621
DISCUSSION:
The County of Humboldt and AFSCME have agreed to a Side Letter of Agreement (Attachment 1) to the current Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The purpose of this side letter is to adopt a policy to accommodate paid holiday time for County of Humboldt Library employees due to the non-traditional Tuesday through Saturday schedule that the library operates under.
If implemented, this side letter would establish the following:
20.2.3. Library Holidays
When a holiday falls on a regular workday, Tuesday through Saturday, that day will be the observed holiday and the Library will be closed.
When the following holidays fall on a Sunday or Monday, library staff will accrue holiday hours in the amount commensurate to their full-time equivalent status (as otherwise described in Article 20), with no Saturday closure.
? The third Monday in January, Martin Luther King Day
? The twelfth day in February, Lincoln's Birthday
? The third Monday in February, President's Day
? The thirty-first day of March, Cesar Chavez Day
? The nineteenth day in June, Juneteenth
? The el...
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