Apr
17
When: Wednesday, Apr 17, 2024, 9:00am - 10:30am
Where:
1020 N Street, Room 153
Sacramento, CA 95814

AGENDA Informational Hearing Wednesday, April 17, 2024 State Capitol, Room 444 9:00 a.m. SUBJECT: Public Service Delivery and Workforce Wellbeing–Addressing the Vacancy Crisis in Local Government Opening Remarks Assemblymember Tina McKinnor

Panel 1: Civil Service Vacancies in Local Government: Overview 1) Shaun O’Brien, Policy Director, AFSCME 2) Savannah Hunter, PhD, Associate Research and Policy Specialist, UC Berkeley Labor Center 3) Patrice Berry, Chief Impact Officer, End Poverty in California

Panel 2: The Impact of Local Government Vacancies on Workforce and Services 1) Simboa Wright, Wastewater Collection Worker II, City of Los Angeles/Vice President, SEIU, Local 721 2) Stuart Bussey, MD, President, Union of American Physicians and Dentists/AFSCME 3) Claudia McFarland, LMFT, Senior Mental Health Counsel, County of Sacramento/Steward, AFSCME, Local 146

Panel 3: Collaborative Solutions to Address Civil Service Vacancies 1) Ivan Fernandez, Legislative Advocate, CA Labor Federation opens discussion on solutions 2) Tim Douglass, Boat Operator and Captain, City of San Diego/President, AFSCME, Local 127 3) Sandra Barreiro, Government Relations Advocate, SEIU California Public Comment Closing Remark