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Consider recommendations regarding Terms and Conditions of Employment: Service Employees International Union, Local 721, as follows: (4/5 Vote required)
a) Approve a 5% wage increase effective September 29, 2014 for employees in job classifications in the Career Employment Specialist job classification series and the Social Service Worker job classification series per the Tentative Agreement between the County and the Service Employees International Union, Local 721;
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0003680 to increase appropriations by $561,381.00 in the Department of Social Services, Social Services Fund, for Salaries and Benefits funded by unanticipated revenue - State ($51,427.00), unanticipated revenue - Federal ($226,754.00), and an operating transfer from the General Fund ($283,200.00) and establish appropriations of $283,200.00 in the General County Programs Department, General Fund, for Other Financing Uses funded by a release of Committed Fund Balance; and
c) Determine that these actions are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review as it is not a project pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378 (b) (2).