Title
Adopt Resolution No. to:
a. Authorize the Agricultural Commissioner to issue layoff notices to impacted employees no sooner than May 21, 2020, with an effective date of June 12, 2020;
b. Authorize County negotiators to meet with Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 521 to discuss the impacts of the layoffs;
c. Authorize the Human Resources Department to collaborate with the Departments to provide inplacement and outplacement services;
d. Grant flexibility to withhold the issuance of layoff notices due to employee movement, unanticipated vacancies, retirements, or resignations that may occur.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Consider Adopting a Resolution to:
a. Authorize the Agricultural Commissioner to issue layoff notices to impacted employees no sooner than May 21, 2020, with an effective date of June 12, 2020;
b. Authorize County negotiators to meet with Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 521 to discuss the impacts of the layoffs;
c. Authorize the Human Resources Department to collaborate with the Departments to provide inplacement and outplacement services;
d. Grant flexibility to withhold the issuance of layoff notices due to employee movement, unanticipated vacancies, retirements, or resignations that may occur.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Monterey County Code (MCC) Chapter 10.16 was adopted in 1976 at the behest of the head lettuce industry to fund and require uniform compliance with head lettuce standards in the California Code of Regulations (CCR). The Head Lettuce Inspection program began in 1976 as an industry-funded program. Head lettuce was inspected for uniform standards and quality. The inspection program under MCC Chapter 10.16 is no longer necessary for several reasons. In 1994, at the height of the program, there were 38 Produce Inspectors employed by the Agricultural Commissioner to implement the program and 73,347 acres of head lettuce. Over time, the popularity of r...
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