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Consideration of a Resolution:
a. Authorizing the issuance of layoff notices to impacted employees no sooner than May 16, 2019, with an effective date of July 1, 2019;
b. Authorizing County negotiators to meet with Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 521 to discuss the impacts of the layoffs;
c. Authorizing the Human Resources Department to collaborate with Departments to provide inplacement and outplacement services;
d. Granting flexibility to withhold the issuance of layoff notices due to employee movement, unanticipated vacancies, retirements, or resignations that may occur;
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt a Resolution:
a. Authorizing the issuance of layoff notices to impacted employees no sooner than May 16, 2019, with an effective date of July 1, 2019;
b. Authorizing County negotiators to meet with Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 521 to discuss the impacts of the layoffs;
c. Authorizing the Human Resources Department to collaborate with Departments to provide inplacement and outplacement services;
d. Granting flexibility to withhold the issuance of layoff notices due to employee movement, unanticipated vacancies, retirements, or resignations that may occur;
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Department of Social Services (DSS) has received notification that the Workforce Development Board awarded the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult and Dislocated program services/funding to Arbor/Rescare effective July 1, 2019. DSS submitted a response to the Request for Proposals, however, was not successful in these efforts. This results in the potential loss of 15 allocated positions of which 14 are filled.
The Human Resources Department (HRD) is responsible for coordinating the County layoff procedures, which include directing affected departments to prepare seniority lists; reviewing, analyzing, and approving bumping rights of affected employees. The recommended act...
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