August 25, 2009
NEW LAYOFF NOTICES
On August 21, CCPOA received a notice from the Department of Personnel Administration informing us that they would be sending out approximately 1200 Surplus Notices to BU6 DJJ staff. Although all CDCR staff received a memo dated August 24, titled "Layoff/State Restriction of Appointment Notice Update," the notice sent to CCPOA did not include any CDCR Adult institutional staff. DPA generally sends out three times as many Surplus Notices as positions it intends to abolish. Further, the numbers may fluctuate with the number of vacancies, adjustments to the ward populations, staff retirements, etc. According to the notice, any layoffs would be effective December 31, 2009. Final layoff notices have to be sent at least 30 days prior to that date. CCPOA will soon be meeting with the state and will do everything it can to mitigate the impact of the "downsizing of the DJJ."
