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File #: 7300   
Type: Consent Status: Passed
File created: 12/28/2022 Department: Human Resources
On agenda: 1/10/2023 Final action: 1/10/2023
Subject: Side Letter Agreements with Employee Organizations
Attachments: 1. ATT-HR-01102023-Side Letter (2), 2. ATT-HR-01102023-Side Letter (1), 3. Item #21 Executed BAI
REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION

January 10, 2023

FROM
DIANE RUNDLES, Director, Human Resources Department

SUBJECT
Title
Side Letter Agreements with Employee Organizations
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve a Side Letter Agreement between San Bernardino County and Teamsters, Local 1932 for an Emergency Response incentive payment for employees in the Children and Family Services Department.
2. Approve a Side Letter Agreement between San Bernardino County and Service Employees International Union, Local 721 for an Emergency Response incentive payment for employees in the Children and Family Services Department.
(Presenter: Diane Rundles, Human Resources 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 Agreements (Agreements) include an approximate cost of $1.2 million per year, which is expected to be funded through a grant from the California Department of Social Services, Emergency Response Enhancement Funding Program Plan.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The California Department of Social Services allocated additional funding to San Bernardino County's Children and Family Services (CFS) to enhance the County's Emergency Response Operations. CFS will utilize these funds to compensate eligible employees who meet the pre-established hourly thresholds and are regularly completing Emergency Response duties, as defined by the California Department of Social Services, Emergency Response Enhancement Funding Program Plan.

The meet and confer process was conducted w...

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