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Chief Administrative Office, Health and Human Services Agency, and Sheriff's Office recommending the Board of Supervisors consider the following:
1) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 051-2020 ratifying the Declaration of a Local Health Emergency by the Public Health Officer due to an imminent and proximate threat to public health from the introduction of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the County of El Dorado, dated March 12, 2020; and
2) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 052-2020 ratifying the Proclamation of a Local Emergency by the Director of the Office of Emergency Services (Sheriff) due to conditions of extreme peril from an imminent and proximate threat to public health from the introduction of COVID-19 in the County of El Dorado, dated March 12, 2020;
3) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 053-2020 authorizing Sheriff’s Office designees, as required by the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), to execute applications with Cal OES for the purposes of obtaining federal and/or state financial assistance; and
4) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 054-2020 approving temporary modification to specified rules regarding leave accruals to accommodate hardships that may be created by the current emergency, and authorizing the CAO or designee to make operational decisions, in consultation with the Public Health Officer, Sheriff as appropriate, and/or the Human Resources Director, which may be in conflict with Board policy, as necessary in order to fulfill the Board’s responsibility to preserve and protect the public health, noting that any such exceptions to policy will be reported to the Board within 30 days. (Est. Time: 15 Min.)
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
In December of 2019, an outbreak of respiratory illness due to a novel coronavirus (a disease now known as COVID-19) was first identified in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. COVID-19 has spread outside of China, impa...
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