To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
Agenda Section: Departmental
SUBJECT:
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Emergency Response Pay Premium Sunset Date and Rate of Pay Under the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt a Resolution Setting a Sunset Date for the Emergency Response Pay Premium (ERPP) effective upon the date the Governor moves the State of California from Stage 1 to Stage 2 under the pandemic road map, and/or when the Governor provides local modification of the state's Stay-at-Home Order, whichever occurs first; and
2. Adopt a Resolution Updating the Rate of Employee Pay Under the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
All County Funds
DISCUSSION:
On April 14 your Board approved Resolution No. 20-27 which provided a 5% ERPP for county staff working directly on emergency response in the Emergency Operations Center, Joint Information Center (or providing direct services thereto), deployed to field operations that interact with members of the public, custodial operations, or transportation related to the emergency. This resolution also provided for all caps on vacation accruals to be lifted, and the applicable time limits for use or lose accrued holiday pay, administrative leave, or wellness benefits, as well as 160 hours of sick leave for all county employees.
On Tuesday, April 28 Governor Gavin Newsom shared his pandemic roadmap, detailing the resilience roadmap stages. Stage 1, the current stage the county/state is in, allows for safety and preparedness and making the essential workforce environment as safe as possible. Stage 2, would allow for creating opportunities for lower risk sectors to adapt and re-open, this includes school and child care facilities. The Governor has indicated that moving the state from Stage 1 to Stage 2 could happen in a matter of "weeks." In addition, Humboldt County has successfu...
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