DATE: October 22, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Jean M. Rousseau, County Administrative Officer
David Pomaville, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Retrospective Appointments of two Deputy Public Health Officers
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Confirm appointments of Dr. Rajeev Verma and Dr. Rais Vohra to the position of Deputy Public Health Officer on an extra-help basis pursuant to the Fresno County Charter, Sections 12 and 16, providing them with the authority to act on behalf of the County Health Officer in his/her absence, sharing coverage with Dr. Kenneth Bird, retrospectively effective October 21, 2019.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will confirm both Dr. Rajeev Verma and Dr. Rais Vohra as Deputy Public Health Officers on an extra-help basis and allow them to act on behalf of the County Health Officer in his or her absence. The coverage of the position would be shared between the two doctors and the existing extra-help Deputy Public Health Officer, Dr. Kenneth Bird. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board choose not to confirm the appointments, the County would continue to lack sufficient coverage for the Deputy Public Health Officer duties.
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 2019-2020 Adopted Budget.
DISCUSSION:
Pursuant to Sections 12 and 16 of the Fresno County Charter, with your Board's approval of the recommended action, the appointments of Dr. Rajeev Verma and Dr. Rais Vohra to the position of Deputy Public Health Officer will be confirmed.
On June 7, 2019, the former Deputy Public Health Officer resigned from the County to join the private sector. Since then, the Department has engaged in discussions with physicians interested in the position.
On June 18, 2019, your Board confirmed Dr. Kenneth ...
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