Regional Government Services Authority
RGS is a public agency serving the consulting, administrative and staffing needs of local governments.
RGS eNews Content for April 2020: Troubled Waters New Paid Leave Takes Effect April 1 FEMA Resources and Guidance What to Do When Your Employees Have Left the Building Interested in Scheduling Virtual Public Meeting Training for Your Agency? Click to read the full articles: RGS April Newsletter
To address the magnitude of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and scale the FEMA Public Assistance (PA) Program and ensure that local officials quickly receive eligible funding, FEMA is simplifying the PA application and funding process for the nationwide emergency declaration declared on March 13, 2020, and any subsequent major disaster declarations for the incident. As […]
RGS eNews COVID-19 Special Edition Content: We are All Linked to Each Other COVID-19: Plan Now to Recover Emergency Costs RGS Assists in Implementing Remote Meeting Protocols SPECIAL WEBINAR: Virtual Public Meeting Protocols Maintaining Positive Labor Relations Under Current Exigent Circumstances Teleworking Tips During the COVID-19 Response Click to read the full articles: RGS COVID-19 […]
Emergency worksite protocols may deal with a wide spectrum of the employment environment: mandated absence from work, tele-work, loss of work, modified work days and hours, leave use, and receipt of pay, are some examples. In other words, “…wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment”. Given the emergency nature and the goal of […]
Update – on March 19, 2020, FEMA released the fact sheet for Coronavirus (COVID-10) Pandemic: Eligible Emergency Protective Measures. On March 13, 2020, the President issued a federal emergency declaration for the ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic. Local government entities are eligible to apply for assistance under the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance(PA) Program. Here […]
Update – Effective March 17, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Executive Order N29-20 which removes the requirement of a physical location for a public meeting. During the time period where state or local public health officials have imposed or recommended social distancing measures, public meetings may be accessible telephonically or otherwise to all members of […]
Social distancing seems to be distancing some folks right out of the workplace and into telework. While this can be a great solution for reducing exposure to viruses, it can also be difficult to adapt if you aren’t used to working remotely. As a completely remote and virtual government organization, Regional Government Services (RGS) has […]
RGS eNews Content for March 2020: What’s It All About?Coronavirus – Information Resources for Local GovernmentSimple Solutions for Efficiency Improvement & Environmental SustainabilityRGS’ Brian Moura Presents Mid-Year Economic Development ReportUpcoming Leadership Academies and Conference Attendance Schedule Click to read the full articles: RGS March Newsletter
The world health community is responding to an outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus (COVID-19), that has been detected in almost 70 countries, including the United States. As COVID-19 is a new disease, it is unknown how severe this outbreak will be. RGS has been developing recommendations and tools to help agencies […]
RGS eNews Content for February 2020: Support of City ManagersRGS Welcomes the City of Napa as it Newest JPA Member AgencyWorkplace Safety UpdateSalinas Valley Responds to the Sustainable Groundwater Management ActRGS Tapped for US101 OutreachRGS Partners With CSDA to Provide AB 5 ResourceUpcoming Leadership Academies and Conference Attendance Schedule Click to read the full articles: […]
