DATE: December 14, 2021
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Hollis Magill, Director of Human Resources
SUBJECT: Extension of Military Supplemental Pay Program
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Adopt Resolution to extend the provisions of the California Military & Veterans Code (MVC), Section 395.03, to all permanent County employees who are a member of the California National Guard or a United States Military reserve unit, are eligible for pay provisions under MVC sections 395.01 and 395.02, and are involuntarily called into active duty for thirty-one (31) days or more, thereby entitling them to receive, for a period not to exceed 12 months, his/her regular County base pay minus all military pay received for such duty, effective December 13, 2021 through December 11, 2022.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will extend the Military Supplemental Pay Program, to be effective December 13, 2021 through December 11, 2022. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Not approving the recommended action would directly impact employees eligible for the Military Supplemental Pay Program. Eligible program participants would no longer have the ability to receive regular County pay offset by all military pay while on qualifying military leaves of absence and any related County contribution toward benefits, which has been a benefit provided under the Military Supplemental Pay Program for the last 20 years.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. County departments have budgeted for the cost of any impacted positions, including military supplemental compensation and any related benefit contributions (health, retirement, etc.), as part of their FY 2021-2022 budget. Sufficient appropriations and estimated revenues for impacted departments, for the term of July 1, 2022 through December 11, 2022, will be included as part of their FY 2022-2023 budget request.
Additionally, over the last two payroll years, ...
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