Staff Up Mendocino

Nearly 27% of jobs at Mendocino County are unfilled, with employees leaving faster than they are being recruited, slowing down county services.

Current employees are having to stretch to cover two or more jobs. Comparatively low pay amid a severe housing crisis and skyrocketing inflation have simply made County jobs uncompetitive.

The county administrator’s answer? So far -- none.

Mendocino residents deserve better.

Nearly 27% of jobs at Mendocino County are unfilled, with employees leaving faster than they are being recruited, slowing down county services.

Current employees are having to stretch to cover two or more jobs. Comparatively low pay amid a severe housing crisis and skyrocketing inflation have simply made County jobs uncompetitive.

The county administrator’s answer? So far -- none.

Mendocino residents deserve better.

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Email the Mendocino County Supervisors & CEO Now

Mendocino County is in the midst of a severe staffing crisis that is leaving residents in a lurch. Consider the following vacancy rates:

Public health nurses: nearly 30% positions vacant
Family & Children's Services social workers: 40% positions vacant
Employment & Family Assistance eligibility specialists: 20% positions vacant
Mental health clinicians: almost 70% positions vacant
Department of Transportation road crews: 32% positions vacant

This means that Mendocino's most vulnerable residents -- including abused and neglected children, seniors, and people with disabilities -- are not getting the services they need in a timely manner. Meanwhile, the County acknowledges that it may have to let some county roads go back to dirt or gravel roads because they cannot maintain them.

All of the above positions, with the exception of DOT road crews, get state or federal funding. Yet Mendocino County administration seems content to do nothing to make these positions competitive to retain existing staff and recruit new staff.

Please take just a moment to email the Mendocino County Administrator and Board of Supervisors and tell them that it's time to staff up to keep Mendo running.

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Mendocino County's severe short-staffing of crucial positions is harming county residents, including and especially the most vulnerable residents. Extraordinarily high vacancy rates for public health nurses, Family and Children's Services social workers, benefit eligibility specialists, and mental health clinicians are endangering abused and neglected children, seniors, and people with disabilities. A 32% vacancy rate in our Department of Transportation road crews are leaving our roads in abysmal condition, making driving more dangerous and leaving residents in more rural areas more disconnected from emergency services and everyday necessities.

In other counties facing such staffing crises, county management is offering substantial raises, bonuses, flexible schedules, and other benefits to retain existing staff and recruit for vacant positions. However, in Mendocino County, management is doing the opposite: Offering not even a cost-of-living adjustment to employees -- in the face of skyrocketing inflation and a severe housing crisis -- even as they leave faster than they can be replaced for positions in the retail and hospitality sectors or leaving the county altogether.

It is your responsibility to ensure that county management fulfills its obligation to keep county services running smoothly. Please direct county management to settle a fair contract with county workers now that will prevent more cuts and delays to the services our residents desperately need. Thank you.

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