LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Board of Supervisors this week will hold discussions about an update to hazard duty pay for essential workers as well as consider having county employees wear masks due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The board will meet virtually beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 21, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.
The meeting can be watched live on Channel 8 and online at https://countyoflake.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx . Accompanying board documents, the agenda and archived board meeting videos also are available at that link.
Because the meeting will be held virtually, members of the public are asked to submit comments on items to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Please note the agenda item number addressed.
In timed items, at 9:01 a.m. the board will get its weekly COVID-19 update from Public Health Officer Dr. Gary Pace.
At 1 p.m., the board will consider amending a resolution regarding hazardous duty leave for essential employees to offset COVID-19 impacts.
In untimed items, the board will discuss a temporary policy requiring county employees to wear masks in county facilities as a precautionary measure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
County Administrative Officer Carol Huchingon’s report said the measure follows Dr. Pace’s guidance issued on April 13 strongly encourages masking when in public to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Also on Tuesday, the board will consider a letter to Lake County’s congressional delegation regarding emergency coronavirus relief funding.
Huchingon’s report to the board explained that, last week, the California State Association of Counties requested Lake County “take urgent action” to support the organization’s advocacy efforts with the congressional delegation to optimize its latest set of emergency coronavirus relief measures.
CSAC is asking Lake County to join its efforts “to ensure direct assistance is available to Counties in subsequent legislation, and that future measures will recognize Counties are mandated to provide Public Health services to residents of the incorporated Cities within their borders, as well as those in the unincorporated areas,” Huchingson wrote.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Adopt resolution approving amended Agreement No.18-0689-000-SA with the California Department of Food and Agriculture to provide reimbursement for Industrial Hemp Cultivation Program for Agreement Term April 30, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
5.2: Adopt resolution authorizing application for, and receipt of, Local Government Planning Support Grant Program funds.
5.3: Adopt resolution to amend the budget for FY 2019-2020 by appropriating unanticipated revenue for Public Health Services and authorize the Health Services director to sign.
5.4: (a) Approve agreement between the Lake County Sheriff's Office and U.S. Forest Service for FY 20/21 annual operating and financial plan, in the amount of $11,000 for Pillsbury Patrol; and (b) approve grant modification agreement in the amount of $52,420 for the purchase of equipment for the Goat Mountain joint repeater project, and authorize the sheriff and the chairman to sign.
TIMED ITEMS
6.1, 9:01 a.m.: Consideration of update on COVID-19.
6.3, 1 p.m.: Consideration of resolution amending Resolution 2020-34 regarding hazardous duty leave for essential employees to offset COVID-19 impacts.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Discussion and review of master broadband plan with potential action.
7.4: Consideration of temporary policy requiring county employees to wear masks in county facilities as a precautionary measure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
7.3: Consideration of Letter to Lake County’s congressional delegation regarding emergency coronavirus relief funding and authorize the chair to sign.
7.5: Consideration of proposed findings of fact and decision in the appeal of Todd Hosfelt.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Conference with labor negotiator: (a) chief negotiator: M. Long; county negotiators: C. Huchingson and P. Samac; and (b) Employee Organizations: LCDDAA, LCDSA, LCCOA, LCEA, LCSEA and LCSMA.
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Supervisors to discuss hazard pay, face masks for county employees
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