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Several County employees gathered outside the County Administration Center on March 8 to celebrate the lighting of the building for International Women’s History Day.
Share your photos! If you see a coworker getting the job done, a beautiful sunset over your office or a wonderful County program being offered—snap a pic and submit it.
Be sure to include information about the photo and your name. One image will be posted to InSite every week and may be shared on social media.
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On March 21, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer Mia Watson-Good and Senior Deputy County Counsel Randall Sjoblom will get real about conflicts of interest. The virtual event will be held from noon to 12:30 p.m. on Teams.
The webinar is a part of the Ethics Awareness Month activities series. Mark your calendar for upcoming events.
Ethics Fair
Date: March 28
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location: County Operations Center Plaza, outside 5520 Overland Ave., San Diego, CA Activities: Numerous County departments, games, activities and guest speaker Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe.
If you have questions about Ethics and Compliance training and other resources, contact the Office of Ethics, Compliance and Labor Standards team at oec@sdcounty.ca.gov or 619-531-5174.
HHSA staff may also contact the HHSA Business Assurance and Compliance team at compliance.hhsa@sdcounty.ca.gov or 619-338-2807.
For more information, email oec@sdcounty.ca.gov or call 619-531-5174. In addition, you can visit OECLS’s InSite page.
If you missed the Ethics Awareness Month Speakers Series on “Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation Prevention Policy” on Thursday, watch it now!
Ethics, Compliance and Labor Standards Director Branden Butler and Senior Deputy Counsel Frances Rogers shared the ins and outs of this important policy.
The webinar is a part of the Ethics Awareness Month activities series. Mark your calendar for upcoming events.
Conflicts of Interest
Date: March 21
Time: Noon to 12:30 p.m.
Location: Join on Teams
Speakers:
Mia Watson, Chief Ethics & Compliance Office
Randall Sjoblom, Senior Deputy County Counsel
Ethics Fair
Date: March 28
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location: County Operations Center Plaza, outside 5520 Overland Ave., San Diego, CA Activities: Numerous County departments, games, activities and guest speakers including Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe.
If you have questions about Ethics and Compliance training and other resources, contact the Office of Ethics, Compliance and Labor Standards team at oec@sdcounty.ca.gov or 619-531-5174.
HHSA staff may also contact the HHSA Business Assurance and Compliance team at compliance.hhsa@sdcounty.ca.gov or 619-338-2807.
For more information, email oec@sdcounty.ca.gov or call 619-531-5174. In addition, you can visit OECLS’s InSite page.
The African American Association of County Employees will host a Membership Meeting at noon on March 18. The event will be held on Teams. Learn more about the event.
Taken during January’s Point in Time Count, this photo was submitted by Andrew Gregor from the Office of the County Counsel, who is pictured on the left. He counted alongside volunteers from the Corporation for Supportive Housing, PATH, and the San Diego River Park Foundation. He called it a great experience and appreciates that the County encourages employees to participate.
Share your photos! If you see a coworker getting the job done, a beautiful sunset over your office or a wonderful County program being offered—snap a pic and submit it.
Be sure to include information about the photo and your name. One image will be posted to InSite every week and may be shared on social media.
See more of Your View photos.
Child Support Services is nearing its goal of raising $2,000 to help employees impacted by recent flooding with the Coffee Break Challenge.
The department’s executive team found a way to fuel mornings with warmth and generosity by providing coffee at each of its locations through March 14, giving staff a chance to donate to the County Employees’ Charitable Organization (CECO) Flood Relief Fund to support our fellow workers who experienced damage caused by the Jan. 21-23 storms.
They’re getting closer to their goal, collecting more than $1,300 in just three days.
Approximately $100,000 in grant funds have been requested from CECO and there is still time to raise these much-needed funds.
Try your own Coffee Break Challenge, Pie in the Eye, or another creative fundraising idea and share a photo and details so we can highlight it on InSite! Donating is easy and it’s tax deductible.
You’ll be helping employees like these:
“My whole downstairs was flooded, everything was ruined, and my car was totaled.”
– County employee
“Water was almost 5 feet high and filled the entire home… everything will have to be rebuilt.”
– County employee
Donations can be made online at: https://donorbox.org/ceco-flood-relief-fundraising
The County Administration Center was lit Friday night to recognize International Women’s Day
There are just a few more days to file your spending account receipts for reimbursement on approved medical expenses from 2023. All documents and supporting receipts are due to ASI Flex on or before March 31, 2024—so don’t be late!
This deadline applies to Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts (HCFSAs), Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (DCFSAs) and Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRAs).
Approved medical expenses include doctor office visits and prescription copays, chiropractic visits, eyeglasses, dental work and many other health expenditures. Services and purchases need to have been made between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2023, or while your account was active. For a complete list of eligible purchases, refer to ASI Flex.
In addition, you may be able to roll over some of your unspent 2023 funds into 2024. Employees may carry over up to $610 into this year’s flex spending account. This IRS guideline applies to employees not enrolled in a high deductible health care plan.
If you are not sure how much you have left in your flex spending account, check your account balance through ASI Flex’s website, or smartphone users can use the ASI app.
You may submit claims and the required supporting documentation in multiple ways:
Submit the claim online through your Account Detail. Visit asiflex.com/sdcounty and click “Employee (Participant) Login.” If you have not established your account previously, you can just click “Create an Account.”
Submit the claim through the mobile app. The app is free and available on Google Play or the App store.
Fax or Mail. Visit asiflex.com/sdcounty/Forms for the form and contact information.
Supporting documentation for claims must include:
Provider name/address (or where items were purchased).
Patient name.
Date the service was being provided (regardless of when paid or billed).
Description of the service or supply.
Dollar amount owed.
You can also provide your insurance plan’s Explanation of Benefits (EOB) to document expenses.
For dependent care claims, you can just have the day care provider sign the claim form. No additional documentation is needed.
For more information on the Department of Human Resources’ Benefits division, visit their website on InSite.
The County is now offering a new Microsoft Teams feature that allows employees to display their preferred pronouns. The use of correct pronouns acknowledges and respects someone’s gender identity.
The County Technology Office rolled out the feature on Friday with guidance from the LGBTQ&A Employee Resource Group. This feature is in alignment with the Department of Human Resources Pronouns Policy.
“Correctly using pronouns is one of the most basic ways to show that we value being inclusive and respectful,” said LGBTQ&A ERG Vice-Chair Tamara Watson-Foster. “When we are referred by the wrong pronoun, it may make us feel disrespected, invalidated and alienated. In a hybrid multicultural workplace, the simple act of using the right pronouns for one another can help build trust and improve communication among colleagues.”
Choosing to use the pronouns feature in Teams as an individual user is optional.
Learn how to add your pronouns in Teams. Check out this knowledge article on the Help Me kNow Hub. Add Pronouns to Your Microsoft Profile in Teams.
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