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Board committee advances $28.1 million JobsNow proposal; 12 HSA admin slots converted to permanent exempt
Summary
The Budget & Finance Committee advanced HSA’s JobsNow package — a $28,141,437 TANF Emergency Contingency Fund grant — and voted to convert 12 administrative positions to permanent‑exempt slots. Officials said trainee wages meet the city’s minimum compensation rules and that federal stimulus funding runs through September 2010.
The Board of Supervisors’ Budget & Finance Committee on Wednesday advanced a Human Services Agency (HSA) proposal to accept and expend a $28,141,437 federal TANF Emergency Contingency Fund grant to launch the JobsNow employment program and to amend the city salary ordinance to add $7,737,578 in temporary salaries.
HSA Deputy Director for Finance Phil Arnold told the committee the program will offer multiple tiers of placement — an enhanced Community Jobs Program (CJP), private‑sector placements, and a public‑service trainee path. ‘‘The public service trainee positions are actually paid more than that. They’re paid…
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