Whether you get direct deposit or a paper paycheck, there are some 250 payroll professionals Countywide that make sure all your deductions, exemptions and accruals are processed perfectly. This week honors them—happy National Payroll Week! Thank you for making sure employees are paid timely and accurately.
By the ERG Council
Have you ever wanted to increase your emotional intelligence, public speaking abilities and foster professional relationships you might not have the opportunity to otherwise? Book clubs may be the golden ticket! According to the Harvard Business Review, “reading is an essential component of leadership development…broad and deep reading habits can sharpen intelligence, make you a better communicator, and improve emotional intelligence, among other things.”
Not sure how or where to join a book club? Our region has a literary program called One Book, One San Diego. Presented in partnership between KPBS, libraries, service organizations and educational institutions, the purpose is to bring the community closer together through the shared experience of reading and discussing the same book. Each year, One Book, One San Diego features one book for adults, one for young adults, one for kids and one for Spanish language readers. This year’s adult book is “Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist'' by Judith Heumann. You can check out the book for free through the San Diego County Library.
“Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist'' tells the personal story of Heumann’s lifelong campaign to gain respect and acceptance in a world that didn’t initially recognize the rights of the disabled. Paralyzed from polio at a young age, she became one of the most influential disability rights activists in U.S. history.
Or maybe you want to join your fellow County employee’s book club? The Employee Resource Groups routinely offer free participation in their book clubs. On Sept. 30, you can join the Middle Eastern Employee Resource Group and the County of San Diego Filipino-American Employees’ Association for their book discussion of “Savushun” a Persian novel by Simin Daneshvar.
Or even better, maybe start your own book club. You can find some best practices in the KPBS article, “How to Start a Book Club That Actually Meets.” They cover making a simple schedule, identifying the “why,” picking the right book and even diving deeper into context. Forbes’ Senior Contributor on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion says that “education plays a pivotal role in the pursuit for a more diverse and inclusive workplace, and books can be a very effective and instrumental way to learn more about groups that are seemingly different from your own.” So, let’s pick up a book and grow together.
Open Enrollment is coming Sept. 27 through Oct. 21. Get plan information through the Open Enrollment website and upcoming open enrollment fairs.
Due to the popularity of our virtual Open Enrollment Fairs, all fairs will be virtual this year. Representatives from each insurance carrier are scheduled to give a virtual presentation. After the presentation, the representatives will be available to answer questions.
Check out the Virtual Open Enrollment Fair Schedule to plan for the sessions you would like to attend.
·Registration is required. Use the presenter links in the Virtual Fair Schedule to register.
During the Q&A session, you can submit your questions and the representative will respond to all participants. In addition, the Benefits team can be reached at 888-550-2203 for questions.
We have Benefits Ambassadors throughout the County that can also assist with any of your Open Enrollment questions.
Can’t attend a session? No problem! Recordings of all Virtual Open Enrollment Fair presentations will be available on the Open Enrollment website.
Download or print the 2022 holiday and payday calendar.
Both the 2021 and the 2022 holiday and payday calendar are in the Top Links on the InSite homepage.
Plan to save on your next vacation. Navigate over to PerkSpot to find discounts on car rentals, airfare and hotel stays. You can even find deals on renting an RV!
PerkSpot offers benefits and discounts on more than 400 service providers and retailers. Go to SDCounty.PerkSpot.com and shop. If you are new, click on “Create an Account” to register.
Also read: PerkSpot Deal: Grillin’ and Chillin’
The latest “D&I Digest” is now out for you to read, watch and listen to. The interactive quarterly journal offers insightful examples of inclusion, connection and engagement using the digital medium to facilitate discussion and empathy-building. Help bridge our differences, read it here. (The “D&I Digest” displays best in Chrome or Microsoft Edge.)
Sandy Puccio and husband Joaquin Aganza
The County Board of Supervisors voted to honor Sandy Puccio, the longtime Valley Center library manager, by approving the community’s request to name a bridge there for her.
Puccio served as County Library’s Valley Center branch manager for 16 years before passing away in 2012. In 2014, the Valley Center branch dedicated its children’s area to Puccio. Valley Center Community Planning Group member Susan Fajardo said Puccio was “special, beloved” and “the heart and soul” of the Valley Center library. The planning group also voted unanimously to recommend the honor.
The bridge to be named in Puccio’s honor crosses Escondido Creek on Lake Wohlford Road.
The County Administration Center was lit in purple Tuesday night for International Overdose Awareness Day, an annual event to raise awareness and reduce the stigma of drug-related death.
If you missed the San Diego Public Defender Community Outreach Team’s presentation on “Know Your Rights” hosted by the African American Association of County Employees (AAACE) and the Emerging Workforce Association (EWA) employee resource groups, watch it now.
The team covered basic rights including the right to remain silent, the right to protect oneself against unreasonable search and seizure, and the right to advocate for change. They also discussed police encounters, the rights of those with a criminal history and the rights of non-citizens.
If you’d like to request the Public Defender Community Outreach Team to host a presentation at a school, community center, or any other location, please reach out to them.
Want the inside scoop on further micro-learnings, lunch and learns, and other cultural activities? Join one or all of the 10 ERG’s today!
Join the San Diego County Latino Association for a special match of San Diego Loyal verses the Tacoma Defiance at the University of San Diego. Twenty percent of ticket proceeds will support the SDCLA Scholarship Program.
Date: Sept. 19
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: USD Stadium
Price per ticket: $25
Ticket sales end Thursday, Sept. 2.
For more information and to purchase tickets please email SDCLA@sdcounty.ca.gov.
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