DATE: June 20, 2023
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Luchini, RN, PHN, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Salary Resolution Amendment
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve Amendment to the Salary Resolution adding one Medical Assistant position, one Environmental Health Aide position, one Senior Staff Analyst position, one Program Technician I/II position, one Epidemiologist position, and one Accountant I/II position and deleting two Office Assistant I/II positions, one Supervising Office Assistant position, one Public Health Nurse I/II position, one Staff Nurse I/II/III position, and one Account Clerk I/II position to the Public Health Org 5620, effective June 26, 2023, as reflected in Appendix D.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Approval of the recommended action would add six positions and delete six positions to ensure optimal staffing levels in alignment with the Department of Public Health (Department) goals with no increase to the total number of positions for the Department.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There are no viable alternative actions. Should your Board not approve the recommended action, the Department would continue to try to fill the Office Assistant vacancies; however, Environmental Health, Public Health Nursing and Health Policy and Wellness would not have the appropriate positions available to fill in order to complete the scope of work for the lead, home visitation and oral health grants.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Realignment cost savings realized by the deletion of the Office Assistant I/II position vacant since March of 2022, will fund the Medical Assistant (MA) position. Both positions currently have a matching maximum salary of $44,694 per year. The Environmental Health Aide position will be funded through revenue from the State of California Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention (CLPP) Gra...
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