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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Deborah R. Cooper, Clerk-Recorder
Date:	April 27, 2021

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Costa

County

Subject:

Temporary Hire of County Retiree - Waiver of 180-day Sit-out Period

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/27/2021

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:

Tyler Stull, 925-335-7997

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: April 27, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

CONSIDER waiving the 180-day sit-out period for Charles Waters in the Clerk-Recorder-Elections Department; FIND that the appointment of Mr. Waters as an Elections Temporary Assignment worker is necessary for continuing a specialized task; and APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the hiring of retiree Mr. Waters as a temporary employee effective May 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This temporary assignment will be funded by a combination of grant money and the General Fund. It is within the department's current budget, as the expectation is it will be an intermittent assignment on an as-needed basis.

BACKGROUND:

Charles Waters retired on March 30, 2021 after more than 25 years with the County at the Clerk-Recorder-Elections Department. As an Elections Processing Supervisor, Mr. Waters helmed our warehouse operations and was chiefly responsible for deploying outreach trailers in order to offer services beyond our office and throughout the County. The department does not have any other staff available to move the outreach trailers at this time. Training another employee would require pulling someone from their regular assignment. Moreover, it would require a significant amount of time to adequately train them. The Department is already experiencing an increased workload, and pulling someone off their normal work assignment would further cripple the departments operations. Lastly, it is crucial that a skilled individual is responsible for moving these trailers as they are very expensive and can be damaged easily if not properly handled.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If unapproved, the Clerk-Recorder-Elections Department will not be able to utilize outreach trailers in the community. Additionally, it will disrupt constituents services at planned events throughout the county, particularly in underrepresented areas.