REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
March 15, 2022
FROM
DIANE RUNDLES, Director, Human Resources Department
SUBJECT
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Side Letter Agreement with Service Employees International Union Local 721
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve a Side Letter Agreement between San Bernardino County and Service Employees International Union Local 721 for After Hours Child Placement Night Shift Differential and Incentive.
(Presenter: Diane Rundles, Director, 387-5570)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Create, Maintain and Grow Jobs and Economic Value in the County.
Improve County Government Operations.
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Ensure Development of a Well-Planned, Balanced, and Sustainable County.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The proposed Side Letter Agreement, which will be effective the pay period after Board of Supervisor (Board) approval, includes an After Hours Child Placement Night Shift Differential (Differential) and One-Time After Hours Child Placement Night Shift Volunteer Incentive (Incentive) for the employees of Children and Family Services (CFS). The total estimated cost is $20,000 in 2021-22 and $9,000 in 2022-23. Sufficient appropriation is included in the Department's 2021-22 budget, and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
CFS recently identified difficulties in finding coverage for after-hours child placement care. CFS requests to provide a Differential and an Incentive for its employees for this after-hours coverage.
The meet and confer process resulted in the proposed Side Letter Agreement between San Bernardino County (County) and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 721, establishing a new Differential which will provide compensation of $1.75 per hour ov...
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