Nevada County Celebrates Annual Employee Recognition Awards

On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors recognized County employees for their dedication to public service during Nevada County’s annual Employee Recognition Program. Award winners were announced in seven categories, and over one hundred employees were nominated.

Congratulations to this year’s award winners Fallon Carlile, Susan Leff, Tyler Deschaine, Ben Miller, Toby Guevin, Kelly Miner-Gann and the Whispering Pines COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic Team.

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Nevada County Awarded CAL FIRE Funding for South County Shaded Fuel Break

CAL FIRE recently announced that the County of Nevada Office of Emergency Services received grant funding to complete the South County Shaded Fuel Break. The total cost of the project is $1,038,230, with $952,610 provided by CAL FIRE and an in-kind match valued at $85,620. The project will treat 339-acres on 226 parcels, which will serve as a vital wildfire holding point and key evacuation route for residents. The project is a 150-foot-wide shaded fuel break along 9-miles on Buck Mountain Road, Lodestar Drive, and Brewer Road in the community of Alta Sierra. 

The South County Fuel Break has been an important fuel modification endeavor for the CAL FIRE Nevada-Yuba-Placer (NEU) Unit for several years and was included in both the 2019 and 2020 Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit Strategic Fire Plans. The County of Nevada Office of Emergency services has been pursuing funding for this project since December 2019. 

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Fire Weather Watch Sunday Evening through Tuesday morning

National Weather Service Sacramento has issued a Fire Weather Watch beginning Sunday evening through Tuesday morning for portions of Nevada County due to gusty north to northeast winds combined with low humidity and extremely dry fuels, which may lead to critical fire weather conditions. The strongest winds are expected Monday morning.

A Fire Weather Watch is issued up to 72 hours before fire weather conditions are expected to occur. A Red Flag Warning is issued when the conditions are expected to occur or are occurring within the next 24 hours. Stay #ReadyNevadaCounty by being prepared and preventing fire starts during high fire weather.

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Fire Restrictions in the Tahoe National Forest

The USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region will rescind the Regional Closure Order affecting all National Forests in California including the Tahoe National Forest on September 15th at 11:59 p.m.

To protect natural resources and provide for public safety, the Tahoe National Forest has revised fire restrictions and implemented a new, temporary closure order on dispersed camping and target shooting effective Thursday, September 16th, at 12:00 a.m. through November 1st. 

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Save the Date: Free Drive-Thru Flu Shot Clinic, October 5^th

Mark your calendars for the afternoon of Tuesday, October 5th, and come to Nevada County Public Health’s free drive-thru flu shot clinic! The clinic is for adults and children 3 years of age and older, and will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the parking lot of Twin Cities Church at 11726 Rough and Ready Highway in Grass Valley. 

The purpose of this drive-thru is to practice and evaluate response levels and preparedness of Public Health staff and community partners in the event of a large communicable disease outbreak or public health emergency. Public participation is essential to making this event a success, so please come join us and help fight flu!

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Nevada County Human Resources Director Selected to Serve on CPAAC Board of Directors

The County Personnel Administrators Association of California (CPAAC) selected Nevada County’s Human Resources Director Steve Rose to serve on their Board of Directors. Steve has been Nevada County’s Human Resources Director for three years. During that time, he has led Nevada County’s Human Resources Department through significant process improvements and changes, garnering statewide recognition. Steve will serve on the CPAAC Board for three years as Secretary, Vice-President, and President, consecutively. Steve’s role on the CPAAC Board will be a first for Nevada County.

Steve began streamlining Nevada County’s internship program in May 2019. Since it began, the program has hosted over 55 interns who performed over 22,000 intern hours. Steve also leveraged $440,0000 in grant funding for the program. Participating interns have had a 67% job placement rate within the County organization and local employers, in addition to the program benefits for job seekers and local employers of developing local talent.

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2^nd Public Meeting Scheduled for HWY 49 Improvements

Nevada County Transportation Commission in coordination with Caltrans District 3 has been working to develop the next phase of improvements on Highway 49 between La Barr Meadows Road and the McKnight Way interchange. This future project examines options to eliminate the merge points and improve the highway to four lanes, which includes improvements such as the construction of northbound and southbound truck climbing lanes, auxiliary lanes, a 14’-22’ median or median with a barrier, 10’ shoulders, right turn lanes, and two at-grade access-controlled intersections with frontage roads to improve safety, traffic operations, goods movement, mobility, and operations during evacuation events.

Caltrans and NCTC are seeking public feedback on the proposed State Route 49 Corridor Improvement Project. Please join us for a virtual meeting and learn about how the project proposes to improve highway operations, mobility, and safety on Highway 49. During the presentation, community members will learn about the project alternatives, view displays and maps, and learn where they can review the draft environmental document, which is available for comment through October 8th. This project is scheduled to be built in three phases based on funding availability.

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Job Openings at Nevada County: Librarian II

Nevada County employs approximately 800 employees covering a full range of services and positions, from accountants to wastewater treatment system operators. In Nevada County, quality of life comes first. It is the only rural California county with two designated Cultural Arts Districts and is known for its abundance of outdoor recreational activities.

Interested in an engaging and service-minded profession? Consider working as a Librarian II for the Nevada County Library System. This position manages the Penn Valley branch, which has been open for less than a year.  If you’re interested in working for an innovative, team-oriented library, this might be the position for you.

This position entails performing professional library work under the direction of the County librarian. Individuals will manage and advise the Penn Valley branch library as well as supervise its professional staff. Other vital duties include:

• Provide innovative library services for the community, maintain book and media collections, review and order new books; maintain branch records
• Schedule and assign work of staff, provide training; interview and screen applicants, conduct performance evaluations
• Maintain and update the public online catalog at the assigned site to ensure convenient public access to all available library materials
• Design systems for circulation procedures
• Plan for future needs of the assigned branch and/or programs and submit budget requests with appropriate documentation and justifications

Find out more information about this position online. Have a question? Contact Human Resources by calling (530) 265-7010 and selecting option 2.

New jobs this week:

• Intern-Computer Services Technician
• Assistant Planner
• Managing Accountant-Auditor
• Permit Processing Technician
• Intern-Public Communications

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