DATE: June 18, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Jean M. Rousseau, County Administrative Officer
David Pomaville, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Appointment of Deputy Public Health Officer
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Confirm appointment of Dr. Kenneth Bird to the position of Deputy Public Health Officer on an extra-help basis pursuant to the Fresno County Charter, Sections 12 and 16, providing him with the authority to act on behalf of the County Health Officer in his/her absence, effective June 17, 2019
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will confirm Dr. Kenneth Bird as Deputy Public Health Officer on an extra-help basis and allow him to act on behalf of the County Health Officer in his/her absence. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board choose not to confirm the appointment, the County would not have a county-appointed Deputy Public Health Officer.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Sufficient appropriations and estimated revenues are included in the Department of Public Health Org 5620 FY 2018-19 Adopted Budget.
DISCUSSION:
Pursuant to Sections 12 and 16 of the Fresno County Charter, with your Board's approval of the recommended action, the appointment of Dr. Bird to the position of Deputy Public Health Officer will be confirmed.
On June 7, 2019, the former Deputy Health Officer resigned from the County to join the private sector.
Dr. Bird served as a public health physician with the Department from 1986 to 2002 and 2003 to 2014. He served as County Health Officer in 2003 and 2014 to 2017. Since April 1, 2018, he has served as a County extra-help employee providing specialized knowledge and experience.
Since December of 2018, Dr. Bird has served as the Merced County Interim Health Officer, assisting Fresno County under the temporary reciprocal health officer coverage Agreement No. 18-304.
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