(a) Employees, including but not limited to regular employees, Public Service Employees (PSE), extra-help and recurrent employees, and contract employees, who desire to volunteer their services as Election Workers will apply through the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters and coordinate their intent to serve through their respective department head or designee. Acceptance as an Election Worker is conditional upon the approval of the employee's department head and the Registrar of Voters. For time spent as an Election Worker, County employees will be compensated in accordance with the applicable memorandum of understanding and/or County ordinances, polices, and procedures. For purposes of compensation under this Section, time spent as an Election Worker, including time spent attending a training session during regular work hours or outside of regular work hours, shall be considered as time actually worked under the applicable memorandum of understanding and/or County ordinances, policies, and procedures.
(b) California Elections Law requires that election workers attend a training session prior to each election. This training will be conducted by the Registrar of Voters during and after regular work hours. County employees will be encouraged to attend training during their regular work hours.
(c) Any additional equipment or supplies necessary to carry out Election Worker duties on Election Day will be provided by the Registrar of Voters. The Registrar of Voters will keep affected department heads informed of employees who volunteer for service on Election Day in terms of their attendance.
(d) The Registrar of Voters will reimburse each employee's department for the compensation the employee receives while in election worker training. Regardless of whether the hours worked as an Election Worker on or before Election Day count as overtime, the Registrar of Voters will reimburse an employee's department for any weekly overtime that the department is liable for due to the employee working as an Election Worker on Election Day.
(e) This section shall remain in effect until January 16, 2025, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later ordinance that is enacted and effective before January 16, 2025, deletes or extends that date.
(Ord. 4372, passed - -2019; Am. Ord. 4409, passed - -2021)