HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06101986 - 1.47 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Sheriff-Coroner Contra
Costa
DATE: May 27, 1986 County
SUBJECT: Contract for Psychological Counselling
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
1. RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve and authorize the Sheriff-Coroner to execute on behalf of the County a
contract with Occupational Health Services for psychological counselling services
to Sheriff' s Department employees for the period July 1, 1986 through June 30,
1987.
II . FINANCIAL IMPACT
The cost of this contract will be $26,300, an increase of $4,200 over the last
fiscal year. This increase is due to the following factors:
1) There has been no increase for the past two years in the contract, and
O.H.S. must pay higher rates to the actual contractors;
2) The Contra Costa County Sheriff' s Department has a usage rate which has
increased dramatically in the three years of the contract (14% increase
in FY84-85, 26% increase in FY85-86) as the program has become more well
known. Our usage rate exceeds the rate for the average law enforcement
agency (15% usage versus 10% average);
3) The Sheriff desires to raise the number of visits for non-sworn
employees (from six to eleven) to the level of sworn employees. Law
enforcement stress impacts non-sworn employees to a similar extent
(example: dispatchers) , and their need is no less than sworn employees.
III . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION
The Sheriff (and others in the field) feel that stress counselling can reduce
workers compensation and disability retirement claims. All major law enforcement
agencies have similar contracts.
IV. BACKGROUND
For the last four years this department has had contracts to provide emergency
psychological counselling to all sworn employees of the department. This program
has become an essential part of the overall employee assistance package, and many
employees have received significant help in their personal and professional lives
through the use of this program.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: x YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOM NDATION OF BOARD CO MITT
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S) 11 C
ACTION OF BOARD ON June. 1.0— 1.986, APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
• AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED June 10 , 1986
Auditor-Controller PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Contractor Via Sheriff SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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V. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION
Increases in workers compensation and disability retirement claims. Serious
labor relations problems would develop by retracting a benefit on which the
employees now depend. In some instances, stress counselling would be terminated
during the middle of vital counselling sessions. This program has the highest
priority within the Sheriff' s Department.
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