Amador County - Amador County officials are set to do “everything needed” in preparation for potential layoffs, pending the State’s decision over the budget. According to County Administrative Officer Terri Daly, the Board of Supervisors is waiting for the State to pass the new budget first, but there is no indication as to when that will happen. Near the end of December, Daly proposed a voluntary layoff, which included $5000 and a 21-day notice - both stipulations required by labor contracts. To Daly’s surprise, 11 people volunteered. She said these volunteers will be placed on a recall list and rehired if their positions becomes available again in the future. “A couple of people said they volunteered because they didn’t want people who came after them to be hurt,” said Daly, referring to new hires who may need the jobs more. “To know we have employees that compassionate is great,” said Daly. Although no other layoffs have been proposed for the immediate future, county officials are preparing for anything. “Some people are saying ‘What are we going to do? The sky is falling,’ but until the budget is passed, (state legislators) are doing whatever they can to get people to react,” said Supervisor Richard Forster in an exclusive TSPN interview. He added that the way you get that reaction is by shutting down sources of funding, referring to the State’s recent freezing of Proposition 40 recreation funds as the latest ball that’s dropped. “We don’t want to take more drastic action because we can’t anticipate what the state is going to do,” said Daly, adding: “How long can we wait on them before we have to take action?” Story by Alex Lane (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
Tuesday, 13 January 2009 00:58
County Layoffs Depend on State Budget
Amador County - Amador County officials are set to do “everything needed” in preparation for potential layoffs, pending the State’s decision over the budget. According to County Administrative Officer Terri Daly, the Board of Supervisors is waiting for the State to pass the new budget first, but there is no indication as to when that will happen. Near the end of December, Daly proposed a voluntary layoff, which included $5000 and a 21-day notice - both stipulations required by labor contracts. To Daly’s surprise, 11 people volunteered. She said these volunteers will be placed on a recall list and rehired if their positions becomes available again in the future. “A couple of people said they volunteered because they didn’t want people who came after them to be hurt,” said Daly, referring to new hires who may need the jobs more. “To know we have employees that compassionate is great,” said Daly. Although no other layoffs have been proposed for the immediate future, county officials are preparing for anything. “Some people are saying ‘What are we going to do? The sky is falling,’ but until the budget is passed, (state legislators) are doing whatever they can to get people to react,” said Supervisor Richard Forster in an exclusive TSPN interview. He added that the way you get that reaction is by shutting down sources of funding, referring to the State’s recent freezing of Proposition 40 recreation funds as the latest ball that’s dropped. “We don’t want to take more drastic action because we can’t anticipate what the state is going to do,” said Daly, adding: “How long can we wait on them before we have to take action?” Story by Alex Lane (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). 
