The San Diego County Commission recently announced plans to pay “epidemic hazard pay” to county employees. In response, County Republican Party Chairman Paula Whitsell said on Monday (19) that small businesses and people need the benefits more than public employees who never receive less pay.
On Monday (April 19), San Diego County Republican Party Chairman Paula Whitsell issued a press release in response to the County Commission’s proposal to send federal American Rescue Plan funds to county employees. The press release provides comments on the County Board’s proposal to send federal American Rescue Plan funds to county employees.
The proposal would provide a total of $40 million in “hazard pay” for county employees during the outbreak lockdown.
In fact, the federal funds would be used primarily to assist local governments in dealing with the effects of the outbreak and helping local residents who have suffered economic losses. Each county can decide how to spend the money.
However, county employees did not receive less pay throughout the epidemic and most were able to work from home. The data show that the average cost of salaries and benefits for each county employee totaled more than $120,000 ($124,640) per year.
In a press release, Whitesell noted that this benefit should be needed more by people in retail, restaurants, delivery workers and paramedics, by contrast, and even by people who have been forced to lose their jobs, shut down and face events such as delays in unemployment benefits from the California Employment Development Department (EDD).
Therefore, she called on the County Commission, led by former State Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, to give the benefits to people who have lost their financial resources and are in dire need.
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