DATE: October 22, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Pomaville, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Salary Resolution Amendment
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve Amendment to the Salary Resolution adding:
a. one Supervising Public Health Nurse position,
b. one Health Educator position,
c. one Medical Social Worker I/II/III position,
and deleting
d. one unfilled Health Education Assistant position,
e. two unfilled Health Education Specialist positions,
f. five unfilled Office Assistant I/II/III positions,
g. two unfilled Public Health Laboratory Assistant positions, and
h. one Supervising Office Assistant position
in the Public Health Org 5620, effective October 21, 2019, as reflected in Appendix C.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will result in a net decrease of eight positions (add three and delete eleven) allocated to the Department of Public Health and create a salary savings of $307,375 for FY 2019-20. The position additions and deletions will continue the reorganization of the Department. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may choose to not approve the recommended action, in which case the Department's organizational structure would remain unchanged.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The added/deleted positions will result in a salary savings in FY 2019-20 of $307,375 in the Department's Org 5620. The added positions are funded with existing grants and Health Realignment.
DISCUSSION:
The Department continues to evaluate and implement organizational changes to maximize program efficiencies and to mitigate reductions in available 1991 Health Realignment. It is expected that cost for mandate health services provided by the Department of Public Health, Sheriff, and Probation will fully deplete the Health and Welfare Trust Account requiring a review of all mandated programs and services and rela...
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