To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Lay-Off two Child Nutrition Assistant-Project and two Child Nutrition Cook-Project.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of the Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 26521 to cancel two (2) Child Nutrition Assistant-Project (98W4) positions #1059 and #1060 at salary plan and grade ($3,785 - $4,601), and two (2) Child Nutrition Cook-Project (98V2) positions #1225 and #1055 at salary plan and grade ($4,050 - $4,923), resulting in a layoff of the incumbents, effective October 21, 2025, and activate the Tactical Employment Team Program (TET) immediately.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this item will result in cost savings of up to $307,872 annually and cost savings of up to $230,904 for FY 25-26, and was previously funded with 0% County, 50% Federal, and 50% State funds.
BACKGROUND:
The Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) has operated a Head Start kitchen at 847 Brookside Drive in Richmond. This facility prepared and delivered meals to 13 childcare centers across the county. In June 2018, childcare services were relocated from the Brookside site due to health and safety concerns, but the kitchen continued operations to support the Head Start program.
In November 2023, the California Department of Health Care Services awarded Contra Costa Health $18.6 million to fund the development of a new mental health rehabilitation center at the Brookside location. As a result, the kitchen facility will no longer be available to EHSD once construction begins.
EHSD engaged in an extensive review of possible alternatives for continuing in-house meal preparation and delivery. However, no suitable replacement facility has been identified to date. Without an operational kitchen, EHSD discontinued its Head Start food service operations effective October 21, 2025. The discontinuation of these services will result in the l...
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