Background and Overview. 2.1 Section 113 (1) of the Local Government Act 1972 provides that a local authority may enter into an agreement with another local authority for the placing at the disposal of the latter for the purposes of their functions, on such terms as may be provided by the agreement, of the services and officers employed by the former.
Background and Overview. This Agreement relates to modifications to the city's application of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act - H.R. 6201 (FFCRA) benefits. Per the FFCRA, and under the city's current utilization, Emergency Responders, including, but not limited to, firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency management personnel, 911 operators, public works personnel, and persons with skills or training in operating specialized equipment or other skills needed to provide aid in a declared emergency, are exempt from the FFCRA and are not eligible for any included benefits, unless otherwise provided by the city. The city has designated CPMA members as Emergency Responders for purposes of FFCRA benefits. The benefits outlined below are designed to protect CPMA members while preserving management's ability to ensure essential Emergency Responders, who are required to work in emergency environments, are available to provide such services and at necessary staffing levels during the COVID-19,pandemic recognized by the World Health Organization. The Parties have satisfied their obligations to meet arid confer in good faith in accordance with the Xxxxxx-Xxxxxx-Xxxxx Act ("MMBA") in response to the city's determination that these benefits are not required by the FFCRA and are being provided at the sole discretion of the city. Based on the above, the city has proposed and the CPMA has agreed to replace the current application of Emergency Paid Sick Leave for Emergency Responders with the following:
Background and Overview. Corus International is seeking to engage one or more translation firms that can provide written translation services for documents related to Corus’ business (international development and relief). We are seeking to establish a long-term agreement with one or more firms that can translate documents from English into French (African audience) or Spanish (Latin American audience) and potentially other languages. Firms that can also provide French to English or Spanish to English services are preferred, though the anticipated volume of those translations is very small. Documents needing translation will most commonly include agency internal policies and procedures, presentations and correspondence. Contracted translators will be expected to provide high quality translations in the same format of the original document (Word, Powerpoint, Excel). Corus estimates requiring the translation of English documents totaling 100,000 words per 12-month period.
Background and Overview. In 2020, The National Suicide Hotline Designation Act was passed by the Federal Government, designating 988 as the emergency number for behavioral health crises. The passage of House Bill 2417 in Oregon during the 2021 session directs Oregon Health Authority to study and evaluate methods to expand and enhance Oregon’s Behavioral Health Crisis Response System. The current Lifeline Centers in Oregon will become 988 Crisis Call Centers when the 988 Crisis Hotline goes live nationally on July 16, 2022. The Crisis Hotline will be answered by trained and qualified Crisis Intervention Specialists who will triage calls, texts, and chats and provide remote screening and intervention 24/7, as well as activate an in-person mobile crisis service response from the Community Mental Health Programs when appropriate. Crisis Intervention Specialists may provide remote crisis assessment, intervention and/or information and referrals to County Mental Health Programs, local law enforcement, or other appropriate resources. Those seeking assistance can ask questions and share concerns about themselves or someone they know who may be experiencing mental illness, substance use, developmental disability, or thoughts of self- harm or suicide. Crisis services that can be addressed by the 988 Call Center are not limited to suicide prevention, but also include, services to address depression, anxiety, sexual assault, domestic violence, grief, runaways, elderly concerns, emergency disaster crisis response, substance use disorder, and critical incident stress debriefing. Oregon Health Authority also seeks to address workforce development as a priority, with particular focus on recruiting and supporting a workforce that is culturally responsive and reflects the racially, ethnically, linguistically, ability- and gender-diverse populations across the state. This priority and expectation apply to 988 Call Centers as well.
Background and Overview. 1.1 The School Wellbeing Service is a joint CYC, Schools and CAMHS service funded to work within school clusters to strengthen and improve the emotional and mental health support arrangements for children and young people in universal school settings
Background and Overview. This Agreement relates to modifications to the city's use and accrual of vacation time whereby an employee has the option to receive either vacation time off or to cash out the vacation time. This Agreement also relates to modifications to the city's use and accrual of compensatory time whereby an employee has the option to receive compensatory time off in lieu of overtime and clarifies that employees will not have the option beginning January 1, 2020 to carry over compensatory time from one calendar year to the next. All compensatory time must be used in the calendar year it is accrued or it will be paid out on the last pay date of the calendar year. The city will allow an employee an option to convert existing accrued and unused vacation to cash up to one hundred and sixty (160) hours no later than December 10, 2019. The city will also allow an employee the option of carrying over their existing compensatory time balance as of December 31, 2019 through June 14, 2020, and will be cashed out on the last pay date in June 2020. Effective January 1, 2020 all accrued and unused compensatory time will be cashed out on the last pay date in December of each calendar year. The specific provisions contained in this Agreement are intended to supersede any previous agreements, whether oral or written, regarding the matters contained in this Agreement. The Parties have satisfied their obligations to meet and confer in good faith in accordance with the Xxxxxx-Xxxxxx-Xxxxx Act ("MMBA") in response to city's determination, based on the advice of tax counsel, that this program feature must be modified to comply with federal Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Regulations.
Background and Overview. This Agreement relates to modifications to the city's payment of Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") overtime for unused benefit credits received as taxable income in accordance with Flores v. San Xxxxxxx (2016) 824 F.3d 890. Pursuant to the Xxxxxx decision, the city began including unused benefit credits received as taxable income into the regular rate of pay for FLSA overtime on October 7, 2019. The amendn:ients to the MOU set forth below conform with this decision and the FLSA. This Agreement also relates to modifications to the city's payment of FLSA overtime for holiday pay. On December 16, 2019, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Final Rule, revising 29 C.F.R., section 778.219(a), to clarify when "holiday-in-lieu pay" is required to be included in the regular rate of pay. The city intends to include holiday pay for certain represented members into FLSA overtime effective the first pay period after Council approves this Agreement in open session. The amendments to the MOU set forth below conform with this DOL Final Rule and the FLSA. The specific provisions contained in this Agreement are intended to supersede any previous agreements, whether oral or written, regarding the matters contained in this Agreement. The Parties have satisfied their obligations to meet and confer in good faith in accordance with the Xxxxxx-Xxxxxx-Xxxxx Act ("MMBA") in response to the city's determination. Except as provided here, all wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment presently in the city's MOU with the CFA remain in full force and effect. This Agreement will become effective the first day of the first full pay period following Council approval in open session. The Parties mutually agree to replace Articles 4, 15, 16, 19 and 20 in their entirety with the following:
Background and Overview. 1.1 The subject of this Schedule of the Agreement is the operation of hospital discharge arrangements during the period of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Schedule links into Scheme 4: Urgent and emergency care.
Background and Overview. 1.1 The subject of this Schedule of the Agreement is the operation of hospital discharge funding arrangements for 2022/23. The Schedule links into Scheme 4: Urgent and emergency care.
Background and Overview. 1.1 Australia’s Foreign Policy White Paper (2017) emphasises the importance of stepping up engagement with Pacific island countries to improve economic resilience, security and stability of the Pacific region. Circular labour mobility from Pacific island countries and Timor-Leste (collectively ‘Pacific countries’) to Australia is a central pillar of this strategy. Increasing circular labour mobility will build people-to-people links and support increased economic growth, employment and investment across the region.
