Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors, acting as the Governing Board of the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority
From: Rocio Kiryczun, Human Resources Director
Louise F. Rogers, Chief, County Health
Subject: Resolution approving a side letter to amend the wages for In-Home Support Services Providers
RECOMMENDATION:
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Acting as the Governing Board of the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority, adopt a resolution approving a side letter to amend the wages for In-Home Support Services providers set forth in the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 2015 for In-Home Supportive Services.
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BACKGROUND:
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) represents the Independent Providers of In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) in negotiations regarding issues such as wages; health, dental, and vision benefits; and job development funding. The current Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with SEIU, adopted by this Board in 2020, expires on December 31, 2023.
In 2017, SB90 provided a new State and county cost-sharing ratio for the IHSS program. In counties such as San Mateo, where combined wages and individual health benefits exceeded $12.10 per hour, the State would participate in a wage and benefit increase not to exceed 10% of the then-current combined total of wages and benefits. SB90 further provided that upon the completion of three years of the supplemental increase, under certain criteria, an additional 10% increase to that wage and benefit increase would be permitted. Increases previously negotiated within those parameters have resulted in adjustments to the county's IHSS maintenance of effort (MOE) requirement.
DISCUSSION:
While confirming the State minimum wage increase for the IHSS providers expected in January 2024, the State notified the Public Authority that there is an additional $0.11 per hour a...
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