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Probation Department recommending the Board to adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 159-2019 granting approval of the temporary amendment to Board of Supervisors Policy D-1 Travel, V A.1, for a period of ninety (90) days. (Est. Time: 10 Min.)
FUNDING: General Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On June 30, 2019, the Placerville Juvenile Hall was closed. Prior to that date, all juveniles were rehoused in the Juvenile Treatment Center (JTC) in South Lake Tahoe, increasing the average daily population. In order to comply with revised staffing levels as required in Title 15, Section 1321, personnel that had previously worked at the Placerville Juvenile Hall were transferred to the Juvenile Treatment Center in South Lake Tahoe; many of these officers live on the western slope of the County and beyond.
As a result of various medical leaves and light duty restrictions associated with both personal and industrial injuries, 32% of existing staff are unavailable to cover supervision shifts in the facility. To help ensure adequate staffing levels; effective August 17, 2019, and carrying forward for a period of 90 days thereafter, the Chief Probation Officer enacted a mandatory overtime schedule in accordance with language in the MOU. All Deputy Probation Officers - Institutions will work an additional 16 hours each pay period for a total of 96 hours. In addition to the mandatory overtime schedule, additional shifts will need to be covered using either extra-help employees (residing on the West Slope) or Deputy Probation Officers (field - West Slope and SLT) volunteering to cover vacant shifts.
Currently the Board of Supervisors (BOS) Policy D-1 Travel allows for employees who are assigned to the Western Slope of the County and required to work in South Lake Tahoe to be reimbursed actual and necessary expenses. Policy D-1 Travel Section V.A.1.:
Travelers are not eligible to claim reimbursement for lodging for in-County travel, unless authori...
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