{"id":97533,"date":"2020-03-17T17:44:54","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T00:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.46.6.243\/?p=97533"},"modified":"2020-03-18T13:00:56","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T20:00:56","slug":"county-of-calaveras-services-under-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=97533","title":{"rendered":"County of Calaveras Services Under COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>San Andreas, CA&#8230;The Calaveras County Administrative Office has issued directives to County departments to modify service delivery to limit the possibility for public exposure of COVID-19.\u00a0 The County, along with our citizens, continue to navigate the fluid situation caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.\u00a0 County operations will be modified accordingly, consistent with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/community\/guidance-business-response.html\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/community\/guidance-business-response.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1584577575475000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFk-ntwH24l_gaYsp9ceXeSmf-v_Q\">CDC Interim Guidance for Business and Employers<\/a>\u00a0and the current\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/covid19.calaverasgov.us\/Portals\/COVID19\/Documents\/Press%20Releases\/Covid-19%20Press%20Releae%203_17_20.pdf?ver=2020-03-17-145915-883\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/covid19.calaverasgov.us\/Portals\/COVID19\/Documents\/Press%2520Releases\/Covid-19%2520Press%2520Releae%25203_17_20.pdf?ver%3D2020-03-17-145915-883&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1584577575475000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFm-F_NZNR4gT4W2iJVufEGPPUqkw\">guidance<\/a>\u00a0issued by Calaveras County Public Health.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r4LGQ1H8O_k\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23630\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/CalaverasCountySeal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/CalaverasCountySeal.jpg 220w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/CalaverasCountySeal-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/CalaverasCountySeal-30x30.jpg 30w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-96985\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Novel-Coronavirus-COVID-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"266\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In an effort to provide a safe work environment, in general, all County services will be delivered through modified service delivery approaches rather than face to face.\u00a0 Specifics for departments will vary slightly given different mandates.\u00a0 Each department will have its own specific protocols documented by the Department Head.\u00a0 To the extent possible, departments will temporarily halt all discretionary public interactions as of the beginning of the business day, Wednesday March 18, 2020. Mandated services will be provided on a department-by-department basis, scheduled by appointment only.\u00a0 For all in-person services that are available, employees will respect social distancing and heightened hygiene practices such as frequent hand washing.\u00a0 Appointments will be made via phone with each specific department.\u00a0 When no appointments are scheduled, walk-in services will not be available.\u00a0 In many cases, this will mean that doors to the public will remain locked.\u00a0 Non-essential services will be conducted by phone, email or via online services, where available.\u00a0 Department contacts, resources and forms are available via the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/calaverasgov.us\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/calaverasgov.us\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1584577575475000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG43ss_-HD3c0MKw2QnGk7YoWmnZA\">Calaveras County website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several departments will continue counter services but ask the public\u2019s assistance in respecting social distancing.\u00a0 Departments maintaining counter services are Planning, Building, Treasurer-Tax Collector and Auditor-Controller.\u00a0 While these offices remain open to the public, the public is strongly encouraged to contact these departments by phone or email rather than the counter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sheriff\u2019s Department, District Attorney, Probation and Health and Human Services will remain mostly unaffected for service delivery.\u00a0\u00a0 However, the public may notice a change in response approaches designed to keep our first responders and front line service employees safe.\u00a0 In addition, due to high demand and call volume, response times may be affected.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the situation is fluid, service delivery will be impacted through April 6, 2020.\u00a0 The County realizes the change in services delivery may cause some inconvenience to the public.\u00a0 However, we continue to balance public service and creating a safe environment for both our employ and our citizens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Andreas, CA&#8230;The Calaveras County Administrative Office has issued directives to County departments to modify service delivery to limit the possibility for public exposure of COVID-19.\u00a0 The County, along with our citizens, continue to navigate the fluid situation caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.\u00a0 County operations will be modified accordingly, consistent with the\u00a0CDC Interim Guidance for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":96985,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,20,5,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-97533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-featured","category-government","category-news","last_archivepost"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Novel-Coronavirus-COVID-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=97533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97533\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/96985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=97533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=97533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=97533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}