Staff member, a staff member, told the meeting that the state of California is recruiting paid community-support workers and that recruits will receive a $10,000 payment.

The staff member said the positions include roles supporting wildfire recovery, addressing food insecurity and serving as mentors for students. Hiring in the speaker’s area was announced as starting “from today.” The speaker directed listeners to California Volunteers (californiavolunteers.ca.gov) for more information.

The announcement provided contact information and a broad description of duties but did not specify how the $10,000 payment is structured (for example, whether it is a one-time stipend, sign-on bonus or a series of payments), nor did it give an exact hiring count, term length, or funding source. Those details were not specified in the meeting record.