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Board hears staffing, IT and safety updates as agency narrows purchasing and completes CAMS transition
Summary
Chief administrative staff reported hires, recruiting, statewide safety and CPR training plans, fiscal purchasing deadlines and that the CAMS transition remains on budget; the board also welcomed a new chief information officer.
Agency managers told the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board about hiring activity, safety training, purchasing deadlines and IT leadership as the agency completes its CAMS implementation.
Robert Silva, chief administrative officer, reported five recent support‑staff hires and five departures, and said 16 recruitments were pending statewide. He described ongoing bilingual staffing checks and two candidates nearing name clearance for Inland and Bay Area offices. “Of these 16, we have 2 candidates for our Inland and Bay Area offices that are finishing up name clearance,” Silva said. He also announced that CalHR policy forums on employee retention and bilingual staffing would be attended by agency leadership.
Silva said the agency began in‑person safety training with the California Highway Patrol at 10 of 11 locations and is pursuing a statewide vendor for CPR certification. He announced purchasing deadlines tied to the fiscal year: a week after the meeting was the cutoff to submit purchase‑order requests for equipment, furniture and supplies, with smaller items available via CalCard until May 9 and only two CalCards available for emergency purchases after that until the fiscal cutoff on June 6.
John Campwed, the agency’s new chief information officer, introduced himself and said he started the previous Monday and was still learning programs and systems. Silva told the board that the CAMS changeover remains covered by budgeted funds despite a known increase in Salesforce costs reported to the board last August: “We do have everything covered from a budget perspective,” Silva said.
Board members asked about Narcan availability and office space for a return‑to‑work directive. Chair Allen asked whether the agency has a state policy on Narcan; Silva said he did not know of a specific policy and would research it. Judge Michael Koutre said the agency had completed an analysis of physical footprint and found there is sufficient space to accommodate staff in office if return‑to‑work directives require it.
The meeting included condolences and a personnel note: several speakers offered public condolences for the recent death of a former supervising judge’s spouse and later for Orange County Supervising Judge Brian Bridal Faulkner, who had worked at the agency since 2009. No formal personnel actions or votes were recorded at the meeting.
