Memorandum
Date: November 17, 2020
To: The Honorable Moke Simon, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Carol J. Huchingson, County Administrative Officer
Subject: Approve amendment to the COUNTY OF LAKE COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY Return to Work - Worksite Protection 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 every 30 days. Review has occurred on June 16, 2020, July 14, 2020, July 21, 2020, August 11, 2020, September 15, 2020 and on October 20, 2020.
As you know, staff fully expected that the Protocol would be a living document. Based on the questions and concerns arising in County Departments, at this time, staff is recommending and the Public Health Officer has approved the following changes to the protocol:
Sections to be deleted:
Employee Exposure and Testing
Employee Tests Positive (or resides with person who tests positive)
Sections to be added:
Employee Comes to Work Sick or with Symptoms
If an Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19
Employee has had Close Contact with Person who Tests Positive
Staff recommends your Board approve amendment to the protocol, with thirty day reviews to continue.
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