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Adopt a resolution designating United Way Bay Area as the County's workplace giving campaign for employee payroll deductions in the 2019 calendar year per the Board's adopted Workplace Charitable Giving Policy
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution designating United Way Bay Area as the County's workplace giving campaign for employee payroll deductions in the 2019 calendar year, per the Board's adopted Workplace Charitable Giving Policy.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
United Way Bay Area has participated in the County's annual workplace giving campaign for employee payroll deductions for many years. The annual giving campaign provides employees the opportunity to make voluntary contributions through payroll deductions to support charities of their choosing. Per the Workplace Charitable Giving Policy, the Board of Supervisors, by resolution, shall designate the agency participating in the County annual workplace giving campaign and for employee payroll deductions that will occur in the following calendar year. The workplace giving campaign will be held during the last two months of the 2018 calendar year for 2019 calendar year's payroll deductions.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The cost for staff time in connection with the County's workplace charitable giving campaign is anticipated to be nominal, including the cost for payroll processing in the Auditor-Controller's Office. Employee contributions to the annual giving campaign are strictly voluntary. The costs associated with preparing the agenda item are nominal and absorbed by the department's FY2018/19 Adopted Budget.
ALTERNATIVES:
The Board could choose to not adopt the resolution designating United Way Bay Area (UWBA) as the County's workplace giving campaign for employee 2019 payroll deductions; however, this is not recommended as UWBA has been a partici...
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