To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Adopt the Fiscal Year 2024-25 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) 2024-25 Voluntary Separation Incentive Program (VSIP) and designation list; 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.
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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, your Board implemented a VSIP to achieve salary savings, with success. The program offered up to $20,000 cash incentive to staff who 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. At Budget Hearings on June 10, 2024, your Board directed staff to develop a VSIP program for FY 2024-25.
In the context of the county's current budget situation, the VSIP is a labor-sensitive approach to
minimizing potential required staff reductions within the county. The VSIP will allow department heads to manage a reduction of the workforce in a manner that minimizes service impacts, and
likewise, minimizes negative impacts on employee groups. The goal of this program i...
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