REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
January 28, 2025
FROM
LEONARDO GONZALEZ, County Labor Relations Chief, Human Resources
SUBJECT
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Side Letter Agreements with Teamsters, Local 1932
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Side Letter Agreements between San Bernardino County and Teamsters, Local 1932, for an extension of the In-House Registry Pilot Program, effective January 10, 2025, through February 28, 2027.
(Presenter: Leonardo Gonzalez, County Labor Relations Chief, 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 the Side Letter Agreements (Agreements) will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost).
The In-House Registry Pilot Program (Program) will continue to provide a financial incentive of double time pay to County employees assigned to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) and Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator (Sheriff) to sign up and work additional shifts above the employee's standard tour of duty. The rate(s) proposed by the Agreements can have multiple fiscal impacts.
Some overtime hours that are regularly performed by County employees will qualify for the Program and therefore be paid at a higher rate, thereby increasing costs above the current obligations. However, these increases will be offset by the reduction of the County's use of temporary employees employed by an outside temporary staffing agency (Temporary Employees).
The overall reduction of the use of Temporary Employees will realize a reduction in costs as County employees are incentivized to work additional shifts, thereby reducing reliance upon Temporary Employees...
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