To: Board of Supervisors
From: Human Resources
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Adoption of Resolution Delegating and Amending Authority to the County Risk Manager to Review, Negotiate, and Settle Wage and Payroll-Related Complaints, Claims, Grievances, and/or Pending Actions Against the County of Humboldt
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt the Resolution delegating and amending authority to the County Risk Manager to allow, settle, or compromise wage and payroll-related complaints, claims, grievances, and/or pending actions, including payments and any changes to the affected employee's leave banks or accruals, up to a maximum of $30,000, including benefit and accrual/time value as may be warranted, after review and consultation with the Director of Human Resources, County Administrative Officer, and County Counsel.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Liability Fund (3524)
DISCUSSION:
The Board of Supervisors first delegated authority to the county Risk Manager in 1983 to allow, settle, or compromise claims not exceeding $20,000 against the county (Resolution No. 83-65). This delegation of authority was thereafter amended in 2006, when settlement authority to the county Risk Manager was increased to $25,000 (Resolution No. 06-59), and further amended in 2019 when the settlement authority to the county Risk Manager was increased to $30,000 (Resolution No. 19-30). In 2021, your Board clarified that the delegation to the county Risk Manager included the authority to allow, settle, or compromise pending legal actions against the county up to $30,000 (Resolution No. 21-74). The proposed resolution (Attachment 1) is intended to extend the existing settlement authority previously delegated to the county Risk Manager to include the authority to allow, settle, or compromise any wage and payroll-related complaints, claims, and/or grievances made against the county, regardless of whether any formal action has bee...
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