REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
January 5, 2021
FROM
LEONARD X. HERNANDEZ, Chief Executive Officer, County Administrative Office
SUBJECT
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Side Letter Agreements to Provide COVID Incentive Differentials
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
AMENDED:
1. Approve the proposed Side Letter Agreement between the County of San Bernardino and the California Nurses Association, as supplemented by the Board of Supervisors.
2. Approve the proposed Side Letter Agreement between the County of San Bernardino and the Teamsters Local 1932, as supplemented by the Board of Supervisors.
3. Approve the proposed Side Letter Agreement between the County of San Bernardino and Service Employees International Union Local 721, as supplemented by the Board of Supervisors.
(Presenter: Bob Windle, County Labor Relations Chief, 387-3101)
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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) with California Nurses Association (CNA), Teamsters Local 1932 (Teamsters), and Service Employees International Union Local 721 (SEIU) will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The Agreements will increase the already existing COVID-19 extra shift and retention incentives to include additional classifications and additional COVID-19 designated departments at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC). Both incentives will sunset on June 4, 2021. The total estimated one-time cost associated with the approval of these Agreements is approximately $850,000 per pay period for a minimum of three pay periods starting in 2020-21, which will be funded by State Medi-Cal, Federal...
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