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VIDEO. From the Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM) meeting on Monday, February 10th, 2025 at 7:00pm, as a hybrid meeting. SAM Attorney, Jeremy Jungreis, reports.
APPROVED. AB 2561 (McKinnor) 2024 California ~ Labor Code Requirement for Public Hearing on Vacancies: An act to add Section 3502.3 to the Government Code, relating to public employment.
AB 2561 requires that if the number of job vacancies within a single bargaining unit meets or exceeds 20% of the total number of authorized full-time positions, a public agency will be required to present the status of vacancies and recruitment and retention efforts at a public hearing at least once per fiscal year, and would entitle the recognized employee organization to present at the hearing.
This process may allow unions to get a head start on the collective bargaining process and identify obstacles such as burnout, heavier work loads and increased turnover that are causing the vacancies.
PROPOSED. AB 339 (Ortega) 2025 California ~ An act to add Section 3504.1 to the Government Code, relating to public employment.
AB 339 refers to a California Assembly Bill, introduced by Assemblymember Liz Ortega, that mandates local public agencies to provide a minimum of 120 days’ written notice to recognized employee organizations before issuing contracts for services that fall within the scope of represented job classifications, essentially requiring greater transparency regarding potential outsourcing decisions impacting employees.
The bill primarily focuses on requiring public agencies to give ample advance notice to employee unions before entering into new contracts that could affect their members’ jobs. This notice must include specifics like the anticipated contract duration, scope of work, cost, and the agency’s reasoning for seeking the contract.
If an employee organization requests to meet and confer within 30 days of receiving the notice, the public agency must promptly engage in good faith negotiations regarding the proposed contract.
STATUS: Sent to Assembly Public Employment and Retirement Committee Hearing Date: 03/19/25
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Our regular office hours are 7:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. The Authority can be reached 24-hours a day at: (650) 726-0124.
Our Address is:
Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside
1000 Cabrillo Hwy N.
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
SAM Board from left. Paul Nagengast (HMB), Nancy Marsh (GCSD), Scott Boyd (MWSD), Debbie Ruddock (HMB), Barbara Dye (GCSD), Kathryn Slater-Carter (MWSD).
The Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM) provides wastewater treatment services and contract collection maintenance services for a population of approximately 24,000 in the following areas:
- City of Half Moon Bay
- El Granada
- Miramar
- Montara
- Moss Beach
- Princeton by the Sea
SAM Directors
SAM is a joint powers authority (JPA) created by its three member agencies: City of Half Moon Bay (City), Granada Community Services District (GCSD), and the Montara Water and Sanitary District (MWSD).
The JPA is a separate, independent, public agency created by the member agencies to perform functions and share powers common to the member agencies. Those powers are outlined in a joint exercise of powers agreement (Agreement). The Agreement creating SAM can be found on the Documents page.
Each Agreement identifies how the independent agency will be governed. In the case of SAM, each member agency appoints two members from its governing board to represent it on the SAM Board of Directors, for a total of six directors.
The Agreement also establishes the weight of each director’s vote. The vote by each representatives from the City is given the weight of two votes. The vote by each representative from GCSD and MWSD is given the weight of one vote. The total number of possible votes is eight. A quorum is a minimum of five votes and resolutions require at least six votes to pass.
2025 SAM Directors
Deborah Ruddock ~ Chair, Representing the City of Half Moon Bay
Kathryn Slater-Carter ~ Vice Chair, Representing the Montara Water & Sanitary District
Nancy Marsh ~ Secretary/Treasurer, Representing the Granada Community Services District
Barbara Dye ~ Director, Representing the Granada Community Services District
Paul Nagengast ~ Director, Representing the City of Half Moon Bay
Scott Boyd ~ Director, Representing the Montara Water & Sanitary District
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