LAKEPORT — The Lake County Board of Supervisors (BOS) presented a proclamation recognizing the 25th anniversary of the Lakeport Elks Lodge No. 2704 during the morning session of Tuesday”s regular meeting at the Lake County Courthouse.
Eight lodge members stood as District 4 Supervisor Anthony Farrington read the proclamation aloud.
“Elks are our neighbors, coworkers, educators, merchants and professionals from all walks of life, working together in the community to make Lake County a better place to live, work and play,” the decree stated.
The lodge celebrated its 25th anniversary on May 3.
In other business, the BOS, sitting as the Board of Directors of the Lake County Air Quality Management District, considered the district”s proposed 2011-12 budget.
Air pollution control officer Douglas Gearhart gave a presentation about the district”s planned programs and projected revenues and expenditures during the upcoming fiscal year.
The programs will focus on protecting public safety and preserving the county”s air resources, which are among the best in the state, Gearhart said.
Permit fees will provide a majority of the anticipated revenues for district, while staffing will be the primary expenditure, Gearhart said.
The board unanimously approved the district”s draft budget. The board also went on record to oppose any future state funding cuts to local air districts.
The board also approved a third motion, confirming its “policy directive that health-based complaints, health risks and mandated programs (or) requirements be given top priority, followed by activities that have regulatory timeframes, and other activities, or as directed by this board.”
The BOS approved a “Vacation Donation and Catastrophic Compensation Benefit Policy,” which allows permanent county employees to donate some accrued vacation time to other qualifying county employees.
The policy states employees can voluntarily donate a minimum of eight hours and a maximum of 16 hours of their vacation time in one calendar year to another employee experiencing a “catastrophic event.”
Qualifying events are defined as “bona-fide and verifiable non-industrial illness, injury, disease or major mental illness that is severe, serious and is expected to incapacitate the employee or a qualifying family member for an extended period of time and that creates a financial hardship.”
Recipients must be on an approved, unpaid leave of absence and exhausted all of their own accruals while having been absent because of the event for at least 60 calendar days, of which at least 14 consecutive days have been without county compensation.
The donor must have at least 80 hours of vacation time left after transferring hours into either the “general donation account” or specific “named employee account.”
The policy describes other requirements for donors and recipients. The Catastrophic Compensation Benefit Committee will review all applications and make final decisions that cannot be appealed.
Contact Jeremy Walsh at jwalsh@record-bee.com or call him at 263-5636, ext. 37.
