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Human Resources Department recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign the negotiated Letter of Agreement to the Memorandum of Understanding between the County of El Dorado and El Dorado County Employees’ Association, Local No. 1 representing the General, Professional, and Supervisory bargaining units.
FUNDING: 75% Medi-Cal and 25% MHSA funding.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
County of El Dorado (County) and El Dorado County Employees’ Association, Local No. 1 (Local 1), representing employees in the General, Professional, and Supervisory bargaining units, have an executed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) governing the terms and conditions of employment between the County and employees in the GE, PL, and SU bargaining units.
On July 23, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved the revised job specification for Mental Health Worker I/II.
With the implementation of the new Medi-Cal Mobile Crisis Services Benefit (Mobile Crisis) as required by the State of California Health and Human Services Agency Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), the County and Local 1 have met and conferred in good faith. The County and Local 1 have reached an agreement regarding this implementation of Mobile Crisis. The agreement will add a 5% base pay differential over a Mental Health Worker’s base hourly rate of pay for each hour spent actively performing Mobile Crisis duties.
The Letter of Agreement (LOA) shall become of full force and effect upon approval and adoption by the Board of Supervisors and shall remain in effect until modified by a successor MOU. The corresponding pay differential will become effective the first full pay period following Board adoption.
ALTERNATIVES
The County negotiated this LOA in good faith with Local 1 under authority and direction of the Board, thus there are no recommended alternatives.
PRIOR BOARD ACTION
11/16/2021 Legistar file 21-1788
04/09/2024 Legistar file 24-0628
07/23/2024 Legistar file 24-1262
OTHER DEPARTMENT / AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
County Counsel
Health and Human Services Agency
El Dorado County Employees’ Association, Local No. 1, AFSCME Council 57
CAO RECOMMENDATION / COMMENTS
Approve as recommended.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The approximate annual cost is $1,340 and will be funded with Medi-Cal (75%) and MHSA (25%) funding.
CLERK OF THE BOARD FOLLOW UP ACTIONS
1) Human Resources will provide the Clerk with three original LOAs for the Chair to sign upon ratification by Local 1; and
2) The Clerk will return two original LOAs to Lauren Montalvo in Human Resources once fully executed by the Chair and retain one fully executed agreement for the Board.
STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENT
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CONTACT
Joseph Carruesco, Director of Human Resources