To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
Agenda Section: Departmental
SUBJECT:
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County Considerations After Proposed June 15 Reopening
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Consider directing departments to return to in-person work activities after June 15, following applicable safety guidance, as determined by the Humboldt County Health Officer, Human Resources, Department of Health & Human Services - Public Health and the County Administrative Office;
2. Consider holding in-person Board meetings in the Board of Supervisors Chambers beginning the first meeting after June 15, following safety guidelines detailed in Recommendation 1;
3. Create and appoint two Board members to an ad hoc to identify telework opportunities and issues and/or develop a permanent telework policy;
4. Adopt a Resolution Approving the California Supplement Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) effective January 1, 2021, to include a grace period and sunset date of October 30, 2021; and
5. Direct Human Resources to establish a new bank of leave hours for each county employee in accordance with Senate Bill (SB) 95.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
All county funds
DISCUSSION:
Governor Gavin Newsom on April 6, 2021, announced that the State of California is planning to fully reopen on June 15, 2021 (Attachment 1). This is due to California surpassing administering more than 20 million vaccine doses and hospitalizations continuing to decline. Reopening the state, or moving beyond the Governor's Blueprint for a Safer Economy (Attachment 2), means that all industries across the state can return to usual operations with common-sense risk reduction measures such as masking and vaccinations. Specifically, this reopening will occur if two criteria are met:
1. Equitable vaccine availability: If vaccine supply is sufficient for Californians 16 years or older who wish to be inoculated;
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2. Consistently low burden of disease: Hospitalizations ...
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