Human Resources will develop County wide cultural competency training and develop a plan to improve and increase bilingual recruitment. It is suggested the task force should be recognized by the Board of Supervisors to work with Human Resources to achieve the County's cultural competency goals. Human Resources would be responsible for implementing multicultural competency training throughout the county and initiate Spanish language classes for County employees. This plan has been a collaborative effort of all concerned and the proposed plan reflects that effort. This moment in our history highlights the interaction between our work for the County and the political and economic factors that shape our jobs.
State government is currently in the throes of setting the budget for the next fiscal year.
Funding to counties and localities is jeopardized by the draw down of the reserve due to the energy crisis. The Governor's May budget revision would delete funding that earlier in the year he proposed to provide to counties. The State Senate and State Assembly each have proposed budgets. These budgets will go to conference committee. The resulting budget will be signed or vetoed by the Governor.