Memorandum
Date: August 3, 2021
To: The Honorable Bruno Sabatier, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Pam Samac - Human Resources Director on Behalf of the CCRR Committee
Subject: a) Approve Hiring Incentive Policy; and b) Approve Amendment to the Employee Referral Program
Executive Summary: (include fiscal and staffing impact narrative):
Staff submits for your Board’s consideration minor updates to the County of Lake Hiring Incentive Policy and the updated Employee Referral Program conceptually approved on 6/22/21, pending the meet and confer meeting with the unions.
County of Lake Hiring Incentives changes requested during the Meet and Confer meeting:
1. Add to the policy document, that the Deputy Sheriff I/II, Deputy Sheriff Corrections I/II, Deputy Probation Officer I/II and Welfare Fraud Investigator positions automatically qualify for the hiring incentives.
2. The union asked during the M&C meeting that all appointments be considered if the appointment is for a hard to fill position.
Employee Referral Program changes requested during the Meet and Confer meeting:
1. Change eligibility definition from 24 to 12 months to align with the Hiring Incentive Policy.
The candidate must be a new County employee or have NOT been employed by the County of Lake as a permanent employee or extra-help employee within the last 12 months.
Staff recommends an effective date of 6/22/2021 for both policies.
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