DATE: April 4, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Dave Pomaville, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Salary Resolution Amendment
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve Amendment to the Salary Resolution adding ten positions and deleting two positions to the Public Health Org 5620, effective April 10, 2017 as reflected on Appendix E.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will add ten new positions in the Department of Public Health, including one of each of the following: Public Health Nurse, Communicable Disease Specialist, Licensed Vocational Nurse, Program Technician, Staff Analyst, Office Assistant, Health Educator and Medical Social Worker as well as two Health Education Specialists to address increased caseloads. The addition of these positions will increase disease investigation and follow-up, meet existing grant requirements, promote compliance with State and Federal mandates, connect families with critical resources and facilitate relationships with community partners.
Approval of the recommended action will delete two vacant positions, a Public Health Physician and a Nutrition Education Coordinator. The increased cost for the added positions in FY 2016-17 is $160,077. The savings from the deleted positions for the same period is $65,071, for a total net increase of $95,006, funded with Health Realignment, grants, and fee revenues, with no increase in Net County Cost.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Alternatives include approving a part of the requested positions. Should the requested positions not be approved, the Department would continue to have an inadequate number of staff handling an overwhelming number of serious health related cases. Existing delays include the reporting of animal bite cases to expedite investigations, meeting grant requirements and training to businesses and local emergency response agencies regarding accessing hazardous waste information during emergencies.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase...
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