DATE: March 9, 2021
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Hollis Magill, Interim Director of Human Resources
SUBJECT: Adoption of Military Supplemental Pay Program
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Adopt Resolution to authorize provisions of the California Military & Veterans Code (MVC), Section 395.03, to any permanent County employee who is a member of the California National Guard or a United States Military reserve unit, is eligible for pay provisions under MVC sections 395.01 and 395.02, and is involuntarily called into active duty for thirty-one (31) days or more, shall be entitled to receive, for a period not to exceed 12 months, his/her regular County base pay offset by all military pay received for such duty, effective March 8, 2021 through December 12, 2021.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will adopt a resolution thereby reinstating the Military Supplemental Pay Program, to be effective March 8, 2021 through December 12, 2021. The reinstated Military Supplemental Pay Program will include amendments to the eligibility criterion. The Military Supplemental Pay Program was originally approved by your Board on October 16, 2001 for management and unrepresented employees and on November 27, 2001 for represented employees with yearly extensions since that time. The Program expired on December 14, 2020. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
By not approving the recommended action, eligible employees would no longer have the ability to receive regular County pay offset by all military pay while on eligible military leave of absences, which has been a benefit provided under the Military Supplemental Pay Program for almost 20 years.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action, as County departments have already budgeted for the cost of impacted positions from March 8, 2021 through June 30, 2021. The budgeted amount includes military supplement compensation and any related benefit contribut...
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