REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
March 24, 2026
FROM
DAWN ROWE, Chair and Third District Supervisor, Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
Employment Contract Amendments for Support Services to the Third Supervisorial District
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve the following amendments to the following employment contracts, for the employees to continue to provide support services to the Third Supervisorial District, adding provisions governing when a new employment contract or amendment is required, amending the term of the contract, and adding Special Assignment Compensation, with no other changes to the contracts:
1. Amendment No. 1 to Employment Contract No. 23-14 with Scott Ward.
2. Amendment No. 1 to Employment Contract No. 24-1097 with Glen Harris.
3. Amendment No. 1 to Employment Contract No. 25-55 with Robin Bull.
4. Amendment No. 4 to Employment Contract No. 22-35 with Alexa Sonck.
5. Amendment No. 1 to Employment Contract No. 22-34 with Danielle Harrington.
6. Amendment No. 1 to Employment Contract No. 25-804 with Ashley N. Cordova.
7. Amendment No. 3 to Employment Contract No. 21-920 with Christina M. Garcia.
8. Amendment No. 1 to Employment Contract No. 21-767 with Frank Forbes.
9. Amendment No. 4 to Employment Contract No. 21-616 with Steven Reyes.
10. Amendment No. 1 to Employment Contract No. 24-120 with Raquel Torres.
11. Amendment No. 1 to Employment Contract No. 25-575 with Ashley Franklin.
12. Amendment No. 1 to Employment Contract No. 23-13 with Michael Fresquez.
13. Amendment No. 1 to Employment Contract No. 21-766 with Claire Cozad.
(Presenter: Dawn Rowe, Chair and Third District Supervisor, 387-4855)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of the recommendations will not require the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). Sufficient appropriation exists within the Third District’s 2025-26 budget to fund the costs related to the employment contract amendments and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Staff services to members of the Board of Supervisors (Board) are provided through contractual arrangement, as required by the County Charter.
The recommended amendments to the employment contracts will: 1) add provisions governing when a new employment contract or amendment is required, consistent with current practice; 2) amend the term of the contracts to provide that they shall remain in effect until: (i) the end of the term of the Third District Supervisor; (ii) the contract end date specified in the contract, if applicable; or (iii) the date the Supervisor otherwise leaves office; however, in the event of an unexpected vacancy in this position, the contract will remain in effect until the later of the appointment or election of a new Supervisor or the specified contract end date; and add 3) Special Assignment Compensation to the contracts. The Special Assignment Compensation provides that increases in pay may be granted by the appointing authority as defined in the contracts to recognize the temporary assignment of additional responsibilities that are significant in nature and beyond the normal scope of the position. The duration of such assignments is not intended to exceed one calendar year and compensation will be determined by the appointing authority in increments of one-half percent, from a minimum of two and one-half percent up to a maximum of seven and one-half percent of the employee’s base pay. All other terms of the employment contracts will remain the same.
Either party may terminate their respective contract at any time without cause with a 14-day prior written notice to the other party. The contracts may be terminated for just cause immediately by the County.
PROCUREMENT
Not applicable.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Scott Runyan, Principal Assistant County Counsel, 387-5455) on March 12, 2026; Human Resources (Sandra Wakcher, Division Chief, 387-9676) on March 12, 2026; and County Finance and Administration (Penelope Chang, Principal Administrative Analyst, 387-4886) on March 6, 2026.