DATE: November 16, 2021
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Luchini RN, PHN, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Acceptance of non-competitive award allocated by the California Department of Public health
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize acceptance of a non-competitive award allocation from the California Department of Public Health for the Public Health Workforce Development Supplemental funding through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, retroactive to July 1, 2021 thru June 30, 2023, total to not exceed $1,749,848;
2. Retroactively Approve and Authorize the Director of Public Health's submittal of the spending plan and workplan documents and authorize the Director or his designee to execute any state required documents including reports, claims and other documentation as may be required by the State;
3. Adopt Budget Resolution Increasing FY 2021-22 appropriations and estimated revenues for the Department of Public Health Fund 0080, Subclass 17366, Miscellaneous Public Health Fund Org 1166 in the Amount of $437,462 (4/5 vote);
4. Adopt Budget Resolution Increasing FY 2021-22 appropriations and estimated revenues for the Department of Public Health Org 5620 in the amount of $757,243 (4/5 vote); and
5. Approve Amendment to the Salary Resolution adding the following positions to the Department of Public Health Org 5620: one Staff Analyst, two Program Technicians, one Health Educator, and one Administrative Assistant-Confidential effective November 15, 2021, as reflected in Appendix E.
REPORT
Approval of the first and second recommended actions would provide a total of $1,749,848 in State allocated funding from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 through the State's Public Health Workforce Development Supplemental funding, to establish, expand, train, and sustain the short term/long term public health workforce to support jurisdictional COVID-19 prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery initiatives, i...
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