HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04171990 - 2.2 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this order on April 17, 1990 _JP by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers , McPeak, Schroder, Torlakson, Fanden
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
RESOLUTION NO. 90/224
SUBJECT: IMPLEMENTATION OF EXPENDITURE REDUCTION MEASURES
FOR FY 89/90
Whereas the County Administrator has advised that a comprehensive
strategy is being developed for necessary budget actions to
increase revenues and reduce expenditures; and
Whereas pending the implementation of these actions, it is
necessary that immediate steps be taken to curtail expenditures
in all departments; now therefore
The Contra Costa Board of Supervisors, in its capacity as the
governing body of this County RESOLVES THAT:
A. The following personnel transactions are frozen effective 10: 00
a.m. on Tuesday, April 17, 1990:
1 . The transactions listed below are frozen for all classified,
project, and exempt positions; and are not authorized or
permitted except as provided herein:
a. New hires
b. Rehires from re-employment lists
C. Provisional appointments
d. Temporary appointments
e. Temporary contract employments
f. Short-term/temporary higher skill level
reassignments with deep classes
9- Increase in hours
h. Overtime
2 . For the duration of this freeze, departments shall plan their
staffing coverage for vacation, sick leave and other vacancies
to avoid incurring higher pay for work in a higher class or
short-term or temporary higher skill reassignments in deep
classes, or obligations under any Memorandums of Understanding
by rotating a number of staff through a vacant assignment or
splitting the responsibilities of a vacant assignment among
several employees.
3 . For the duration of this freeze, departments shall plan their
staffing coverage for vacation, sick leave and other vacancies
to avoid incurring overtime obligations under any Memorandums
of Understanding or the Fair Labor Standards Act.
4. Personnel transactions listed in Section 1 above which are
delayed by imposition of this freeze will not be made
retroactively after the freeze is lifted.
5. Subject to review of individual actions by the Director of
Personnel and final determination by the County Administrator'
the following personnel transactions are not restricted by
this freeze:
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a.
2-a. Appointments from outside County service only, ,for which
an appointment commitment has been made prior to April
17, 1990 and documented by the appointing authority.
b. Merit increments as approved by the appointing authority,
including outstanding performance increments provided for
in deep classes,
C. Individual promotions, flexibly staffed promotions, or
upward level skill reassignments within deep classes and
reallocations, transfers or reclassifications by P-300 or
other resolution.
d. Personnel actions agreed to or committed as a part of a
dispute settlement, court order, lawsuit, grievance or
appeal.
e. Job-related differentials, including bilingual pay, word
processing differential and video display terminal
operator differential, as approved by the Director of
Personnel, and other differentials and incentives for
management employees.
f. Specific personnel actions required by law, based on
public health and safety requirements or in consideration
of emergency operational consequences, if supported by
appropriate written documentation from the requesting
department.
g. Positions financed fully by revenue production or which
are 100% funded from non-County sources, if supported by
appropriate written documentation from the requesting
department.
B. The Board additionally directs a freeze on contracts for services,
unusual or expensive supplies as identified by the County
Purchasing Agent, building acquisition and alterations, and
acquisition of capital items and new equipment effective close of
business April 17, 1990. Exceptions to this freeze may be
authorized by the County Administrator based on health, safety or
legal requirements, revenue production, and proposed use of other
financial resources available for payment, or outstanding
contractual commitments with documentation and reasons submitted
by the department head.
C. This freeze may be terminated on a departmental basis by the
County Administrator for personnel transactions and/or other
expenditures noted in B above.
D. The Employee Relations Officer shall give notice of this
Resolution to all recognized employee organizations.
1. To the extent that the subjects of this Resolution are within
the scope of repreger_tation under the Meyers-Mi lias-Brown Act
(Government Code, Section 3500 et seq. ) , the County offers to
meet with any recognized employee organization upon request
concerning this Resolution.
2. Recognized employee organizations may submit to the Employee
Relations Officer written requests to meet and confer on
specific proposals with respect to this Resolution. This
authorization and direction is given without prejudice to the
Board's right to implement a personnel freeze or reduce or
terminate operations or services of . the County and to
eliminate classes of employees or positions, as involving the
merits, necessity, or organization of services or activities
of the County and not within the scope of representations.
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E. This action is being taken to preserve the 'financial viability
of the County' s budget, based on review of the latest
information, including state budget reports, Contra Costa
County quarterly budget report preparation and fund balance
analysis. Therefore, this resolution is enacted without prior
notice, as an emergency measure pursuant to Government Code
3504.5, effective immediately.
I hereby certify that this Is a true and correct copy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Superviso s on the date shown.
ATTESTED: �1 / ,, / D
PHIL BATC ELOR,Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and County Administrator
by - - - .Deputy
cc : County Administrator
Personnel