Hello, my name is Cassandra Martinez and welcome to the CDC Resource Planning and Reduction Section (PRS) Option Worksheet instructional video. This video will provide instructions for employees who have received an options worksheet. This video was created as a tool to assist you in understanding the options worksheet, as the PRS will not be conducting placement options meetings with impacted employees. This decision was made due to the state's fiscal situation, upcoming statewide reductions, and the large number of impacted individuals. If you have received an options worksheet packet, it means that you are either directly affected by position reductions or designated as one of the least senior in your classification in the area of layoffs. Determinations were made as to which individuals placed on State Restriction of Appointment (SROA) would require an options worksheet, based on classification seniority score and area layoffs. Options worksheets are unique to each impacted employee and have been personalized to your specific situation. The options worksheets identify all available placement options, which will include permanent vacancies, as well as permanently funded positions filled by limited-term or training and development assignments, as these are also considered vacancies for the purpose of placement. Employees will also be provided the opportunity to bump within the area of layoffs, provided no vacancies exist for that classification. Individuals do not have the ability to elect a position in which they will bump into, as it is based on seniority, and typically the individual will be awarded the position held by the least senior staff in the area of layoffs within the specific classification. The options worksheet packet will also include various tools, such as steps in the placement process and further information to assist the employee with making a decision. However, duty statements or position numbers will not be provided. If you have...