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Director of Human Resources and Chief Administrative Officer recommending the Board:
1) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 113-2021 approving temporary modification to specified rules regarding sick leave usage eligibility to accommodate hardships that may be created by the current State of Emergency associated with the Caldor Fire; and
2) Authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, or designee, to extend the effective termination date of this temporary modification, provided such extension shall only be made if either the State of Emergency declaration of the Governor of California with respect to the Caldor Fire remains in effect, or if such extension is made pursuant to the recommendation of the Sheriff or the Human Resources Director, noting that any such extension will be reported to the Board within 30 days.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On August 14, 2021, the Caldor Fire began burning in El Dorado County, has since burned thousands of acres, and continues to burn, resulting in the evacuation of over 23,000 people, including our employees. In order to mitigate the hardship of our displaced and affected employees, Human Resources and the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) recommends the Board adopt a temporary modification to sick leave eligibility usage, in which employees may use up to forty (40) hours of their accrued sick leave for any department-authorized leave of absence arising from voluntary or mandatory evacuation orders, during the thirty (30) day period beginning Saturday, August 14, 2021.
Exceptions
The Caldor Fire situation is rapidly evolving, with the fire at 0% containment at the time of this writing. In order to protect the health and safety of County employees, and provide an economic safety net to displaced employees who are unable to work due to voluntary and mandatory evacuation orders, the Chief Administrative Officer may find it necessary to extend the effective date of this temporary modification....
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