HomeMy WebLinkAbout710496.tiff WE L D COUNTY OFFICE OF PUBLIC WELFARE
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MARSHALL H. ANDERSON EUGENE MCXENNA
HARRY S. ASHLEY DIRECTOR
GLENN K. BILLINGS PHONE (303) 352.1.551
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CO LO R A D 0 GREELEY, 80631
July 24, 1971 DEPT. OE SOCIAL S RV,CES
OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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:Ir. Con Shea, Executive Director READ r RCUI D TO
Colorado State Department of Social Services
Weld County Board of Public Welfare: Mr.
Marshall II. Anderson, Mr. Harry S. Ashley,
and Mr. Glenn K. Billings
Gentlemen:
This is to advise you that because of insufficient funds for August,
1971 and because no immediate relief of this critical situation is
assured, a contingency plan must be made for the lay-off of most or
all of the staff of the Weld County Department of Public Welfare.
Under the provisions of Volume III, 3914.55, State Department approval
must be obtained for an action of this nature and a fifteen-day notice
(3914.552) must be provided for employees before this action is taken.
I am calling your attention to this matter so that a decision can be
made, particularly by the State Department, related to the requirements
of 3914.55, prior to August 1.
The County Board has indicated that funds may be provided to pay all
staff through August 15 so that proper notice may be provided to the
employees if this notice is given August 1.
Also a small amount of funds may be available for the full month of
August to pay the salaries of approximately 10% of staff (9 persons)
so that very minimal emergency service coverage can be maintained.
It is with much regret that I write this letter. The implications of
a lay-off of this nature, and the denial of funds and services to a
dependent and needy segment of our population are awesome.
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Mr. Con Shea
Mr. Marshall B. Andurson,
Barry S. Ashley, and Glenn
K. Billings
July 24, 1971
As this is an urgent matter, I request your prompt consideration so
that necessary action can be taken in order to comply with personnel
regulations.
Sincerely,
Eus��_` ne McKenna, Di ector
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cc: Betty DeGabain
J. A. Tennes, Personnel Officer
Gail Ouren, Chairman, State Board of Social Services
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Douglas D. Doane
Director - Legal Division
FROM: Con F. Shea
Executive Director
DATE: July 26, 1971
SUBJECT: Weld County Court Proceeding
At 10:35 a.m. this date, I met with Mr. Sam Telep, Weld County Attorney;
Mr. Ronald L. Cooke, Attorney for the Colorado County Commissioners
Association; and Mr. Glenn K. Billings, a County Commissioner from
Weld County. Mr. Billings did return the state warrant for $56,000
which advanced the 80 percent share of state and federal welfare admin-
istration money for Weld County for the month of August, 1971.
At the same time, Mr. Billings presented me with the attached letter
from Mr. Eugene McKenna, Director, Weld County Department of Public Welfare,
indicating his desire to have a contingency plan for layoff of public
welfare employees in the county department, effective August 1, 1971,
if the County Commissioners do not make available county funds to the
extent of 20 percent of employee salaries, or if other arrangements are
not made to provide said 20 percent of employee salaries.
Such layoff procedure requires State Department of Social Services approval
under provisions of Staff Manual, Volume III, 3914.55, which rules and
regulations are binding on counties.
Please advise whether or not such approval of such layoff is appropriate
under current federal and state laws, so that we may send a response to
Mr. McKenna.
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cc: Charline J. Birkins
Betty DeGabain
J. A. Tennes
Gail Ouren
Marshall Anderson
Harry Ashley ✓
Glenn Billings
Eugene McKenna
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