NEWS

UPDATE: ACSS Endorsed Candidates Election Results

Below are a couple of interesting follow up items to our June 5th article (according to ACSS Legislative Advocate Ted Toppin):

1. With the counting yesterday of provisional ballots, ACSS-endorsed Bonnie Garcia went from 77 votes down to 102 votes up in her race to finish second in SD 28. Which is a good thing.
2. John Perez moved in the opposite direction. After votes were counted yesterday he slipped into third place in the Controller's race 1,405 votes behind Republican surprise David Evans. It is my understanding that there are still lots of votes to count in Los Angeles, Sacramento and Alameda counties - all places that Perez far outperformed Evans. This one might take a couple of weeks to decide.

CalHR Building a Repository of Training Classes

Does your department provide 80 hours of supervisory training that is required by Government Code Section 19995.4?

CalHR is reaching out to build a repository of training classes offered by departments across the state to streamline the process of developing training content. Your department's information will help CalHR to build and update the materials offered through the State Training Center. CalHR wants to know:

• Where is your training offered?
• What is the registration process?
• Cost per employee?

If your department provides this training, please contact Nathan Parker by Friday June 20, 2014.

For full info see the official Policy Memo.

ACSS Endorsed Candidates Election Results

In the June 3rd Primary Election, ACSS-endorsed candidates had a tremendous day! Here are some of the notable achievements:

• ACSS-endorsed legislative candidates prevailed in 68 of 70 races - of which, 16 out of 18 were highly contested campaigns for open legislative seats.
• All 10 of the ACSS candidates for statewide and Board of Equalization races will head to the November run-off.
• For the state Controller's race, ACSS-endorsed candidate John Perez tentatively holds the second spot but could possibly lose or gain ground after tens of thousands of provisional ballots have yet to be counted, under California's unique "top-two" primary system.
• Of the two endorsements that will not proceed, Bonnie Garcia (SD28) took second by a mere 77 votes.

ACSS applauds the results and accomplishments of our candidates and stands by their side as the head into the November run-off. Great work!

Finance auditing vacant positions

Per a memo from CalHR, the Department of Finance will begin auditing departments to verify that they are in compliance with Government Code 12439, which states that:

"Under Government Code section 12439(a) 'any state position that is vacant for six consecutive monthly pay periods shall be abolished by the Controller.'"

The memo contains a list of resources for personnel and budget chiefs to review with their staff to ensure compliance.

CalPERS coming to Visalia

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is hosting another Benefits Education Event to help members plan for a more financially secure future.

The event will be held in Visalia on May 30 and 31.

More ACSS-endorsed candidates

The California Primary Election is June 3, 2014 - just 2 weeks away.

Your ACSS Legislative Committee and Board of Directors has been carefully interviewing and evaluating dozens of candidates from around the state to help present a guide to the candidates who are most likely to meet our needs as state supervisors, managers, and confidential employees.

We've listed all of our endorsed candidates in one convenient location, sorted by geographical area. We'll continue to update the list through the Primary and General Elections as we endorse more candidates.

Revised budget includes 2% raises

Governor Brown's revised budget includes nearly $184 million to cover a 2% raise for thousands of state employees.

The 2% "trigger-based" salary increases were dependent on the State hitting certain revenue targets. The revised budget summary for "Statewide Issues" clarifies that the revenue targets have been surpassed, triggering the raises.

We're still waiting for additional information from Finance to outline the full scope of eligible employees, so stay tuned for updates.

Help ACSS drive voter participation

With California's Primary Election just three short weeks away, your ACSS is organizing efforts to improve voter turnout among state supervisors, managers, and confidential employees.

If you're interested in phonebanking or even going door-to-door for supervisor-friendly candidates, contact us ASAP at GOTV@acss.org or (800) 624-2137

Member Benefits Fair

Calling all Sacramento supervisors, managers, and confidential employees:

Your ACSS will be at the California State Employee Association's Member Benefits Fair at the Capitol this Thursday, May 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Stop by our booth to say hello, pick up some ACSS goodies, and ask any questions you may have.

See you Thursday!

New URL and website coming soon

We're proud to announce that we'll be switching to a new address on the web.

Over the next few weeks, we'll be moving to ACSS.org. This won't have any impact on how you use our site (unless you enter the address manually, in which case you have fewer letters to type) and the transition should happen seamlessly.

Our email addresses will also change to @ACSS.org, so please update your address books and spam/junk filters as necessary.

Furthermore, this website will be undergoing a redesign in the coming months in order to improve your browsing experience.

We've carefully analyzed what you want when you visit us and we're going to make sure you get the information you need faster. This site will also be optimized to work just as well on your smartphone or tablet as it does on your pc.