Memorandum
Date: March 27, 2020
To: The Honorable Moke Simon, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Carol J. Huchingson, County Administrative Officer
Subject: Consideration of ad hoc committee recommendations for definition of non-essential workers during the COVID-19 Shelter in Place (SIP) Order
Executive Summary: (include fiscal and staffing impact narrative):
On March 24, 2020, your Board formed an ad hoc committee of Chairman Simon, Vice Chairman Sabatier, County Counsel Anita Grant and myself to consider the definitions of critical government workers responsible for community-based government operations and general functions.
As your Board was advised during discussion on March 24th, the guidance associated with Governor Newsom's COVID-19 shelter in place order defines essential critical infrastructure workers by sector including Healthcare/Public Health, Emergency Services Sector, Food and Agriculture, Energy, Water and Wastewater, Transportation and Logistics, Communications and Information Technology, Critical Manufacturing, Hazardous Materials, Financial Services, Chemical and Defense Industrial Base.
Your Board is responsible to define its essential workforce under the sector described as critical government workers responsible for community-based government operations and general functions, including defining non-essential workers.
Based on your Board's discussion on March 24, 2020, the committee set forth the following goals:
Safety of County employees and compliance with shelter in place order
As many employees as possible working productively from home
The committee also established the following categories which were used in discussion with department heads:
Position Type during COVID-19 Disaster
Description
1. Essential (as defined by Sector)
Cannot work remotely due to nature of work
2. Essential (as defined by Sector)
Can work remotely with County-provided computer
or tablet.
3. Non-essential (as defined by BOS)
Ca...
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