Regional Government Services Authority
RGS is a public agency serving the consulting, administrative and staffing needs of local governments.
Contracting for services and the treatment of independent contractors as employees by CalPERS has received renewed attention in local government circles, due to a recent CalPERS proposal. On July 25, 2018, the CalPERS Board of Administration adopted a decision involving a determination that an independent contractor providing temporary services was a common law employee of […]
A number of agencies have recently experienced audits and adverse findings from CalPERS regarding their use of independent contract services, resulting in enrollment of independent contractors in PERS plans, at potentially significant cost to these public agencies. Regional Government Services Authority (RGS) has provided services as an independent contractor to approximately 300 public agencies since […]
RGS eNews Content for June 2019: CalPERS Tables Proposed Precedential Decision from June AgendaGood HR News You Can Actually Use!Changes in Anti-Harassment Compliance Training RequirementsMark Your Calendars: Upcoming Events Click to read the full articles: RGS June Newsletter
RGS eNews Content for May 2019: Calculated Risk-Taking for a Cause RGS Welcomes the City of Soledad as its Newest JPA Member Agency! Taking Leadership Academies to the Next Level at Marin Municipal Water District Hidden Valley Lake Community Services District Chooses RGS to Conduct Disaster Exercise RGS Continues to Grow in Southern California Click […]
– Richard Averett Some risk-taking is just nuts. Some is for ego or individual pursuit. And some is for a cause bigger than self. I plead no comment on the first two: we’re all different and in different places in our lives. But when it comes to causes, I’m hooked. My wife and I recently […]
RGS Board of Directors and Staff welcome The City of Soledad as the newest RGS Board Member Agency. Mike McHatten, City Manager, will be representing the City on the Board. The Soledad City Council approved joining RGS at their April 3 meeting. Mike has been the City Manager of Soledad for approximately two-and-a-half years and […]
RGS eNews Content for April 2019: CalPERS Proposing Precedential Decision – Comment Period Open Negotiating for Success: Objective Facilitation Code Compliance: The Carrot or the Stick? SVBGSA Taps RGS for Management Services Host an RGS Leadership Academy Advisor Spotlight: Lyn de l’Eau RGS Attends ATD Core4 Conference Click to read the full articles: RGS April […]
– Jefferson Kise The Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SVBGSA) was formed as a Joint Point Powers Agency in 2017 to comply with the requirements of the newly passed Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). When leadership in the Salinas Valley determined that there was not an existing agency capable of meeting the stringent requirements […]
CalPERS is proposing to make a precedential decision and offered to receive comments by April 15. This case, if made a precedent, would have a significant impact on public agencies, contractors and their employees. Please review the letter and let CalPERS know of your concerns.
Last week, CalPERS distributed a letter to member agencies seeking comments on a recent decision of the Board. The decision involved Cambria Community Services District and Tracy Fuller. In this decision, the Board ruled that an employee of a third-party independent contractor was a common-law employee of a CalPERS-contracting agency, requiring that contributions be paid […]
