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FROM: Harvey E. Bragdon, Director of Community Development
DATE: December 8, 1992
SUBJECT: Interim Report on County Telecommuting Pilot Program
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Accept report on status of County Telecommuting Pilot Program.
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BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
On November 19, 1991, the Board approved in concept, the
development of a telecommuting program for County employees. On
January 14, 1992, the Board established the County Telecommuting
Committee and directed it to develop guidelines for a County
Telecommuting Program and to conduct a Pilot Program to evaluate
the feasibility of implementing telecommuting on an ongoing basis.
On June 23 , the Teleccmr.uting Committee recommended that the Board
authorize the implementation of a six-month telecommuting pilot
program in accordance with policies and procedures developed by the
Committee. The Board referred the matter to the Budget Committee.
In September, the Board authorized the initiation of the pilot
program, including training for telecommuters and supervisors.
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Interiitf Report on County Telecommuting Pilot Program
December 8, 1992
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Approximately 35 County employees have enrolled in the Telecommuting Pilot
Program. A number of additional applications were received by the Community
Development Department which had been disapproved by the employee's supervisor
and/or department head. In addition, a few approved applications were
subsequently withdrawn. Staf met with selected supervisors/department heads
and made a presentation to the department heads committee in an effort to
solicit additional participation. The Selection Subcommittee of the
Telecommuting Committee met on October 15 and decided to proceed with the
training for the pilot program. Sessions were held at the County Training
Institute on November 2 and 3 for telecommuters and on November 6 and 13 for
supervisors. An additional session was conducted on November 19 for late
additions to the program.
The following is a listing of departments which currently have employees in the
Telecommuting Pilot Program along with the number of participants:
Public Works 9
Community Development 9
CAO (Data Processing and OES) 6
Social Services 5
Probation 3
Public Defender 1
Retirement 1
Library 1
Sheriff 1
Supervisor McPeak 1
Evaluation of the pilot program began during training. Participants were asked
to complete survey forms on their travel habits and perceptions of
telecommuting. Evaluation will continue with a mid-term evaluation session with
telecommuters in mid-February and a final evaluation for the pilot program at
the end of May. The Telecommuting Committee will be convened at this time to
review the evaluation and develop a recommendation to the Board as to whether
to continue the program on a permanent basis. This report to the Board will be
made in June 1993 .
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