DATE: November 24, 2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Delfino E. Neira, Director, Department of Social Services
SUBJECT: Salary Resolution Amendment
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve Amendment to the Salary Resolution adding 34 positions and deleting 34 vacant positions for the Department of Social Services Org 5610, effective November 30, 2020, as reflected on Appendix "D"; and
2. Adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2020-21 appropriations and estimated revenues for the Department of Social Services Org 5610 in the amount of $377,294 (4/5 vote); and
3. Adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2020-21 appropriations and estimated revenues for the Social Services Fund 0065, Subclass 17225, Welfare Advance Fund Org 1120 in the amount of $377,294 (4/5 vote).
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. Approval of the recommended actions will ensure the Department has sufficient staffing to mitigate the workload increase associated with the CalWORKs and In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Programs. The item would add twenty (20) Eligibility Workers, ten (10) Job Specialists, three (3) Social Services Program Supervisors, and one (1) Accountant position, while deleting thirty-four (34) vacant Office Assistant positions. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If your Board were not to approve the recommended actions, it will result in insufficient staffing to address the increased workload in the CalWORKs and IHSS Programs.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. The costs for the twenty (20) Eligibility Worker, ten (10) Job Specialist, and three (3) Social Services Program Supervisor positions will be offset with the Department's increase in CalWORKs Single Allocation revenues and the reduction in vacant Office Assistant positions. The cost for the one (1) Accountant position will be offset with State and Federal Social Services funds ($46,6...
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