DATE: September 21, 2021
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Luchini, RN, PHN, Interim Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Salary Resolution Amendment
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve Amendment to the Salary Resolution adding two Health Educator positions, one Staff Analyst I/II/III position, one Program Technician I/II position, and two Health Education Specialist positions and deleting three Licensed Vocational Nurse I/II positions, two Communicable Disease Specialist I/II positions and one Account Clerk I/II/III position from Public Health Org 5620, effective September 20, 2021, as reflected in Appendix D; and
2. Adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2021-22 appropriations and estimated revenues in the amount of $4,456,586 in the Public Health Org 5620 (4/5 vote).
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost (NCC) associated with the recommended actions. Approval of the first recommended action will amend Public Health's Salary Resolution adding the following positions to the Department of Public Health to begin program work on the new Advancing Health Literacy grant and the COVID-19 related health disparities grant. Health Educators (HE) will oversee program staff and interface with partners and subcontractors, with one splitting their time equally among both grants, and one dedicated solely to addressing heath equity issues within the Department as well as with outside partner organizations. The Staff Analyst (SA) I/II/III will help the Department's Office of Health Policy and Wellness (OHPW) Division with the administrative duties and grant sub-contracts of the two new grants. The Program Technician (PT) I/II position will assist OHPW program staff working on the new grants and perform related clerical activities. The Health Education Specialist (HES) positions will each be assigned to one of the new grants to work with the HEs and help with the day-to-day grant activities, interface with partner organizations and/or provi...
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