Grant Opportunity for Cities and Special Districts
California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) has recently posted a grant funding opportunity available to both cities and special districts. The purpose of this grant is to support special districts and incorporated cities with emergency preparedness measures in response to California's frequent power outage events. There is $13,000,000 allocated [...]
GSRMA RECEIVES EAGLE AWARD FROM PRISM
PRISM (formerly CSAC-EIA) recently announced the 2020 recipients of the Exemplary Achievement in Government Leadership and Enrichment Award, also known as the EAGLE Award. Each year, PRISM picks several recipients for the EAGLE Award based on their contributions to risk management and pooling as a whole. The EAGLE Award [...]
Distracted Driving Awareness
October is Distracted Driving Awareness month. Distracted driving is anything that diverts a drivers attention from driving. Some distractions may include talking/texting on a cell phone, talking with passengers, adjusting stereo/AC/navigation, and eating or drinking. That is not an exhaustive list but merely some examples of what common distractors are. [...]
Sexual Harassment Prevention Training due by January, 2021
By January 1st, 2021, all employers in California who have 5 or more employees will be required to ensure that all employees have taken Sexual Harassment Prevention Training. This is a biennial training requirement, meaning that a retraining is due every 2 years from the date the employee is [...]
Mark Marshall receives PCA President’s Award
GSRMA is proud to announce that our very own Mark Marshall has recently received the Public Cemetery Alliance(PCA) President's Award. This award is given to an individual or group that exhibits exceptional service and support of the PCA memberships and programs. Mark has always supported Public Cemeteries and currently [...]
Legislative Updates: COVID-19
There has been a flurry of legislative activity recently regarding COVID-19, all of which can be very confusing. Of significance are three bills that were recently signed by Governor Newsom, SB 1159, AB 685 and AB 1867. To assist you with navigating through these new requirements we compiled the [...]
Navigating Employee Benefits through COVID-19
Generally speaking, health insurance plans in this country have so far sailed through the COVID-19 crisis relatively unscathed. We have seen a significant decline in claims utilization which will help drive rates down in the near future. However, as we see gradual reopening of our communities, it is predicted that [...]
California unveils new tiered COVID-19 monitoring system
On Friday, August 28th, California unveiled a new tiered COVID-19 county monitoring system, known as the Blueprint for a Safer Economy. This new system will replace the old County Data Monitoring “watch list” system of tracking and offers a new path to reopening. The new system focuses on two [...]
Cal/OSHA Extends emergency Wildfire Smoke RUle for outdoor workers
Like many Californian's, currently our districts are facing fires near and far that are creating air quality concerns. Due to the increase in frequency as well as severity of the fire's in the California, in 2019 Cal/OSHA put out emergency regulation §5141.1. §5141.1 relates to all workplaces where workers [...]
COVID-19 FAQ’s and Guidance
The unfortunate events and outcomes of COVID have sparked many questions, concerns and confusion from our Membership. In order to help our members and their employees during these chaotic times, I have provided a handful of reference documents. These documents cover the following COVID topics: FAQs and the Impact to [...]