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Merit Appeals Board August 26, 2025 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />And as long as the degree program or certification is related to a service that the County <br />currently provides, it doesn’t necessarily have to be related to your specific job. So, if I’m an <br />accountant and I’m interested in becoming a lawyer, that would be an acceptable program to <br />participate in. So, really, as long as it’s an area or a service that the County performs or conducts <br />or provides—any degree program can be considered, as long as it’s—it has to be accredited, <br />right— <br /> <br />CHR. CABANAS: Mm-hmm. <br /> <br />MS. TOKIHIRO: —yeah—so from an accredited college or university, but it’s an awesome <br />opportunity. And so, we want to continue to get that word out. We have seen a significant <br />increase in participation but there’s, definitely, room for us to continue to promote that and <br />encourage more employees to participate. <br /> <br />CHR. CABANAS: So, this now is County funds—that half-million— <br /> <br />MS. TOKIHIRO: Yes. <br /> <br />CHR. CABANAS: —or approximately half-million. <br /> <br />MS. TOKIHIRO: Yeah. <br /> <br />CHR. CABANAS: Wow, that is wonderful. <br /> <br />MS. TOKIHIRO: So, in addition to the million dollars that the County is also funding for other <br />training—it’s great to see such investment in our employee professional development and it’s <br />occurring in those various forms. <br /> <br />So, as Jenny mentioned, we are utilizing training funds to conduct the Grant Writing Workshop <br />and bring in a trainer to give our departments opportunities to send their employees because <br />grants are still a big thing and the ability to successfully write a grant request is, kind of, like, a <br />unique skill—but we’re helping to get that message out, so that then, our County can take <br />advantage of more grant funds. <br /> <br />So, it’s nice when the Training Fund is able—to be able to be used for a broad range of <br />participants among our different departments—and then, it ends up being a big benefit to the <br />County as well. So, yeah, it’s a good influx of monies for professional development. <br /> <br />MR. AGUINALDO: I have one question. How often does the County, like, HR—do like a <br />career day? <br /> <br />MS. SOMMER: We haven’t done a County career day, but that is something that we’ve been <br />talking about. We want to coordinate with all the departments so that they would be present and <br />have representatives there to explain, like, the services that they provide in their individual <br />Page 14 <br /> <br /> <br />