Agenda

Return

D.4

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	May 2, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Lay off Employees and Abolish and Restore Position in the EHSD/CSB Part-Day, Part-Year Programs

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 05/02/2017

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Reni Radeva (925) 681-6321; rradeva@ehsd.cccounty.us
cc:	Reni Radeva

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 2, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ADOPT Resolution No. 2017/149 to: A) APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to temporarily close the part-day, part-year Head Start Center Based Pre-School Program, and the Home Based Program during the low enrollment summer period effective the close of business day May 12, 2017. B) ABOLISH project positions and lay off employees in the Employment and Human Services Department, Community Services Bureau as specified in Attachment A-1, effective the close of business day May 12, 2017. C) Re-establish positions as specified in Attachment A-2, effective August 21, 2017.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Upon approval there will be no fiscal impact. The fiscal year funding received anticipates the closure of the part-day, part-year Center Based and the Home Based Programs during the summer months. The closure of the part day, part year Head Start Center Based Pre-School Program and the Home Based Program is scheduled in the operation of the child care program and the savings from the closure are incorporated in the Employment and Human Services Department, Community Services Bureau's fiscal year budget.

BACKGROUND:

The Head Start Center Based and the Home Based Programs operate on a nine-month schedule. Teacher-Project and Early Childhood Educator-Project positions, funded through the Administration for Children and Families grant, will be eliminated by the close of business day May 12, 2017 through August 20, 2017.

In order to keep expenditures within the available funding and keep staffing at the level necessary for efficient operations, it is necessary to abolish the positions described in Attachment A-1 on the date indicated. Positions required to support Center Based and Home Based programs for the 2017-2018 program year will be re-established August 21, 2017 as indicated on Attachment A-2.

Incumbents of the positions proposed to be eliminated were hired as part-year teachers and/or have bid into these part-year slots. They are aware of the summer closures and employment opportunities are available due to the re-establishment of the positions when the new school year starts.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Failure to close the part-day, part-year Center Based and Home Based programs during the summer months of 2017 will result in a fiscal deficit for the Employment and Human Services Department, Community Services Bureau.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

The five outcomes established by the Children's Report Card: (1) Children Ready for and Succeeding in School; (2) Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood; (3) Families that are Economically Self Sufficient; (4) Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing; and (5) Communities that are Safe and Provide a Health Quality of Life for Children and Families are supported. Employment and Human Services/Community Services Bureau part-day, part-year Head Start pre-school and home based programs support all the listed outcomes.