Memorandum
Date: July 21, 2020
To: The Honorable Moke Simon, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Carol J. Huchingson, County Administrative Officer
Subject: Consideration of Updates to Return to Work Protocol
Executive Summary: (include fiscal and staffing impact narrative):
As your Board recalls, when you first approved the COVID-19 Return to Work Protocol on May 19, 2020, you directed that it be reviewed no less frequently than every 30 days. Review and revisions have previously occurred on June 16, 2020, and July 14, 2020
As you know, staff fully expected that the Protocol would be a living document and issues continue to arise leading to proposed revisions for the consideration of your Board.
In light of State requirements for CARES Act and Realignment Backfill funding, your Board asked staff to partner with our Public Health Officer, Gary Pace, MD, MPH, to develop a re-write of the “Workplace Protections” section of the document, in light of State masking guidance released June 18, 2020.
The attached revision seeks to formally incorporate this guidance as County policy, and provide clarifications that will assist employees in practicing mandated precautions, as intended.
Many thanks to Dr. Pace for his guidance regarding COVID-19 safety in county facilities, and so many facets of public interaction.
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Recommended Action: Approve additions to the COUNTY OF LAKE COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY Return to Work - Worksite Protection Protocol, authorizing the County Administrative Office or her designee to initiate the meet and confer process with labor groups.