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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05152001 - SD.5 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY Adopted this order on May 15, 2001 by the following vote: AYES: SUPERVISORS GIOIA, GERBER, DeSAULNIER,GLOVER and UILKEMA NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA SUBJECT: In the matter of Implementing ) Expenditure Reduction Measures) RESOLUTION NO. 2001/2 21 THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS in its capacity as governing Board of the County of Contra Costa RESOLVES THAT: WHEREAS, the current energy crisis, combined with a softening of the State's economy and the resulting reduction in State revenues, have created a situation in which County revenues and expenses for the current fiscal year and succeeding fiscal year will be adversely impacted; and WHEREAS, the County Administrator has advised that certain actions are necessary to conserve the fund balance in the current year so that there may be adequate resources to fund County programs and services in fiscal year 2001- 2002; and WHEREAS, it is necessary that immediate steps be taken to curtail expenditures in all departments; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT: A. The following personnel transactions are frozen effective 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 15, 2001: 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 g. Increase in hours 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 1 skill reassignments in deep classes, or obligations under any Memoranda 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 Memoranda 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 Human Resources and final determination by the County Administrator, the following personnel transactions are not restricted by this freeze: a. Appointments from outside County service only, for which an appointment commitment was made prior to May 15, 2001 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 Human Resources, 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. This freeze may be terminated on a departmental basis by the County Administrator. C. 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 representation under the Meyers-Milias-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 is without prejudice to the Board's right to implement a personnel freeze, to reduce or terminate operations or services of the County, and to eliminate RESOLUTION NO. 2001 /221 employees or positions, which actions involve the merits, necessity, or organization of services or activities of the County, and are not within the scope of representation. D. 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. On this date, the Board accepted,by unanimous vote, to consider this urgency item as presented. I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. ATTESTED May 15 , 2001 John Sweeten, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors; an County Adminilfrain. B Deputy two, cc: County Administrator, Human Resources RESOLUTION NO . 2001 /221