To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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County Considerations Related to Office Hours in Response to COVID-19
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt the attached resolution related to office hours in response to COVID-19.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
All County Funds
DISCUSSION:
On March 11 Humboldt County Health Officer Teresa Frankovich, MD declared a local health emergency in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in California and beyond. In response to this declaration, on March 16 your Board adopted Resolution 20-20 (Attachment 2) which provided department heads the discretion to close and/or limit in-person interactions with members of the public and staff provided that alternative procedures, such as telephonic and/or web-based services are available and accessible during such closures or times of limited service in their respective departments.
On October 7 Dr. Frankovich provided notification from the California Department of Public Health that Humboldt County had moved into the least restrictive "yellow" tier under the state's "Blueprint for a Safer Economy."
Pursuant to Government Code sections 24257 and 24260 the Board of Supervisors has the authority to establish standardized office hours for the transaction of in-person business for all county offices.
Therefore, staff recommends adopting a revised resolution (Attachment 1) repealing and replacing Section 5 of Resolution No. 20-20 and Section 1 of Resolution No. 20-25 (Attachment 3) making available in-person appointments or transactions for members of the public and county staff during the office hours designated by the Board via Resolution No. 15-25 (Attachment 4). This will also require departments to have a supervisory employee with decision making authority in the office during regular office hours as established by Resolution. No. 15-25 in order to ...
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