REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 27, 2023
FROM
DAWN ROWE, Chair and Third District Supervisor, Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
Employment Contract for Support Services to the Third Supervisorial District
End
RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 1 to Employment Contract No. 21-920 with Christina Garcia, to continue to provide support services to the Third District Supervisor as a Supervisors Executive Aide III, adding a portable communications device allowance, and increasing the number of hours worked for the limited period of June 3, 2023 through January 24, 2025, for an estimated annual cost of $64,349 (Salary - $48,500, Benefits - $15,849).
(Presenter: Dawn Rowe, Chair and Third District Supervisor, 387-4855)
Body
COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this employment contract will not require the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). Sufficient appropriation exists within the Third District’s 2022-23 budget to fund the costs related to this employment contract 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.
On January 8, 2019 (Item No. 3), the Board approved Employment Contract No. 19-04 to engage Christina Garcia to provide support services as a Supervisors Executive Aide II for the Third District Supervisor. On December 14, 2021 (Item No. 4), the Board approved Employment Contract No. 21-920 to engage Ms. Garcia as a Supervisors Executive Aide III.
Amendment No. 1 to Employment Contract No. 21-920 would add a portable communications device allowance pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the San Bernardino County Exempt Group Working Conditions Ordinance and increase the number of hours worked retroactively effective June 3, 2023, through January 24, 2025.
Either party may terminate the contract at any time without cause with a 14-day prior written notice to the other party. The contract may be terminated for just cause immediately by the County.
PROCUREMENT
Not applicable.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Cynthia O’Neill, Principal Assistant County Counsel, 387-5455) on June 16, 2023; Human Resources (Amy Coughlin, Assistant Director, 387-6051) on June 16, 2023; Finance (Stephanie Maldonado, Administrative Analyst, 387-4378) on June 14, 2023; and County Finance and Administration (Paloma Hernandez-Barker, Deputy Executive Officer, 387-5423) on June 20, 2023.