DATE: February 6, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Sanja Bugay, Director, Department of Social Services
SUBJECT: Salary Resolution Amendment
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve Amendment to the Salary Resolution deleting one vacant Job Specialist position and adding twenty-one positions to the Department of Social Services Org 5610, effective February 19, 2024 as reflected in Appendix D.
2. Authorize the County Administrative Officer to delete like-funded positions as deemed necessary if there is a reduction in State or Federal funding that impacts ability to sustain the positions as reflected in Appendix D.
REPORT
There is no increase in Net County Cost (NCC) associated with the recommended actions. The recommended actions will increase staffing in Child Welfare Services, adjust position composition in the In-Home Services Program and add support positions to overall Department services. The recommended staffing changes will enhance administrative oversight capacity, build infrastructure to support maximization of community and contracted services and utilization of appropriate funding sources for support services to families as well as increase direct services for children and families in the child welfare programs.
The second recommended action has been included to emphasize the unknowns regarding the current economy and the associated State budget. The Department commits to adjusting staff as necessary in the event funding is decreased, and requests support of these actions in support of the Department's plans to implement workflow process adjustments to meet service demands and alleviate the workload of existing staff in the most cost-effective manner. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If your Board does not approve the recommended actions, the Department would continue to provide service support and administrative oversight up to our current capacity and the Department's organizational structure would remain unchanged...
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