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FROM: Supervisor Tom Torlakson
_ Costa
June 28, 1994f County
DATE:
SUBJECT: REVISIONS TO RESOLUTION 88/63--PAID TIME OFF FOR ELECTED
COUNTY OFFICIALS
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION($)i BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Refer to the County Administrator revisions
to Resolution 88/63 (copy attached) regarding paid time off for county
employees holding public offices, as outlined below, for consideration
by the Board of Supervisors:
4 4 : Starting at line 4, change 1 4 to read: " . . .state-wide
regulatory jurisdiction, shall be allowed up to 4 hours per
week or a maximum of 20 hours per month. . . . "
T 6: Delete entire paragraph.
4 7 : End sentence at line 2, after, "this order. "
1 8 : End the paragraph after "the reason. " Delete last line UAd
T 9 : Change 1 9 to read: "The paid time off may be used only to
attend meetings of the agency the employee serves and not
for the conduct of political campaigns or attendance at
fundraisers . "
4 10: End paragraph after the word "accumulated" and delete the
rest of the paragraph changing Q 10 to read: "The time off
hours provided by this policy may be accumulated. "
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Since 1988, the challenges to local
government have increased significantly in my opinion. From fiscal
problems to greater responsibilities in transportation planning and
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
IGNATURE S:
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
The Board appro ed the above recommendations after hearing from Phyllis Roth of
Waknut Creek who supported it and John Wolfe, 820 Main Street, Martinez, representing
Contra Costa Taxpayers -Association, who opposed it.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS ATRUE
UNANIMOUS(ABBE a AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: _Ltr I�� , NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
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ATTESTED �o
PHIL SATCM OR.CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY AD"NISTRATOR
tJ1rniBY .OEPU<
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY,CALIFOpnttA
Adopted this Order on February 9, 1988 ,by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers, Fanden, McPeak, Torlakson, Schroder.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
RESOLUTION NO. 88/63
SUBJECT: paid Time Off for County Employees Holding public Offices
WHEREAS this Board recognizes that certain County employees
4 1 serve as elected or appointed public officials of city councils,
special purpose districts; school boards; and agencies of the state,
including the State Bar, exercising state-wide regulatory jurisdiction;
4 2 WHEREAS these employees, from time to time, attend meetings of
said councils, districts, boards, or agencies which are scheduled
during the course of their workday; and
4 3 WHEREAS it is difficult for these employees to meet their
responsibilities to the public agency they serve absent some
provision for additional time off;
The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County HEREBY RESOLVES
q4 that County employees who serve as elected public officials or
appointed public officials of agencies of the State exercising
state-wide regulatory jurisdiction, shall be allowed up to two (2)
hours per week or eight (8) hours per month of paid time off to
attend scheduled meetings of the public agency they'serve. The
following provisions shall apply to said employees:
1. To qualify for paid time off the employee must hold
¶5 public elected office within the geographic boundaries of
Contra Costa County or be appointed to an office of a
state agency, including the State Bar, exercising state-
wide regulatory jurisdiction.
4 G 2. One week of the employee's annual vacation accrual must
be used for this purpose before any such request can be
approved.
3. The employee's department must approve the employee's use
of time off pursuant to this order and must make a
determination that such time off is in the public
interest and the interest of the County.
4. The employee must provide his/her department head at
4 8 least twenty-four (24) hours notice stating the reason
and necessity for the request in each instance.
5. The paid time off may be used only to attend a scheduled
9f9 meeting of the public agency the employee serves Without
pay and not for the conduct of political campaigns or
attendance at fund raisers:
The time off hours provided for by this policy may be
110 accumulated for one month only; if utilization of such accumulation
is not required during the ensuing month any remaining balance is
canceled at the end of the month.
The policy is applicable effective pebruary 9 , 1988, with
departments_responsible for keeping the required timekeeping records.
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County Welfare Director on scuon tsken and sneered on the mMu1041 of the
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County Counsel PHIL BATCHELOR.Clerk of the Board
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RESOLUTION N0.88/63