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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ;< Costa
' County
FROM: JOHN SWEETEN
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County Administrator
DATE: JUNE 12, 2001
SUBJECT: TERMINATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2000-2001 HIRING FREEZE
Specific Request(s)or Recommendations(s)& Background &Justification
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Terminate hiring freeze effective end-of-business June 30, 2001, subject to future reestablishment in
the event of unanticipated actions by the Legislature that might threaten the.County's FY 2001-02
Budget.
DISCUSSION
The hiring freeze, including other personnel transactions, was implemented on May 15, 2001, in order
to conserve year-end fund balance and thereby assist in addressing a projected revenue gap in FY
2001-02. This hiring freeze was one of a number of tactics employed to increase fund balance and
reduce baseline costs for,-the coming fiscal year 2001-02. The freeze expanded the action taken by
the County Administrator in April to not proceed with actions requiring the addition of non-revenue
offset positions. Also at that time a more-stringent staff review of Board agenda requests entailing net
county costs was initiated.
At the time the hiring freeze was implemented, it was anticipated that it would be terminated at the
end of the fiscal year. The hiring freeze will have achieved its intended purpose by the end of June.
At this time it is not possible to quantify cost savings since Departments had already adopted a
"freeze" attitude and were not submitting non-essential requests. Discussions with many
departments indicated that the May 15, 2001 Board Order further solidified this "go slow" approach.
The recommended action will permit County departments to fill authorized and budgeted positions
effective with the beginning of the new fiscal year. It should be noted that this is a time of year when
offers need to be made to persons that can fill such important positions as social workers and
prosecuting attorneys. Qualified persons are in short supply and very much in demand.
Continued on Attachment: Signature:g ,
Recommendation of County Administrator
Recommendation of Board Committee
Approve Other
Signature(s):
Action of Board on: ,O�e J � / Approved as Reco mended: _K-Gth -
Vote of Supervisors: I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND
CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
Unanimous (Absent A") AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE
Ayes: Noes:_) BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON DATE SHOWN.
Contact: George Roemer (925-335-1055)
cc: Department Heads Attested:
CAO Budget StaffJohn Sweet n, Clerk of
the Board of Supervisors
and County Administrator
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