REPORT TO SHASTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

BOARD MEETING DATE:  July  17, 2018
CATEGORY:  Consent - Health and Human Services-7.

SUBJECT:

Salary resolution which Amends the Shasta County Position Allocation List for HHSA

Supervisorial District No. :  All

DEPARTMENT CONTACT:  Tracy Tedder, Branch Director, HHSA Business & Support Services, (530) 229-8419

STAFF REPORT APPROVED BY:  Tracy Tedder, Branch Director, HHSA Business & Support Services

RECOMMENDATION

Adopt a salary resolution, effective July 22, 2018, which amends the Shasta County Position Allocation List as follows: (1) Delete 1.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff Nurse I/II, 1.0 FTE Medical Services Clerk, and 1.0 FTE Community Mental Health Worker in the Mental Health budget; (2) add 1.0 FTE Clinical Psychologist/Mental Health Clinician I/II/III/Staff Nurse I/II and 1.0 FTE Community Health Advocate in the Mental Health budget; (3) delete 1.0 FTE Public Health Nurse I/II in the Public Health budget; (4) add 1.0 FTE Registered Nurse/Public Health Nurse I/II in the Public Health budget; (5) add 1.0 FTE Staff Services Analyst I/II in the Health Services-Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) budget; (6) delete 1.0 FTE Social Service Program Aide in the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)-Public Authority budget; (7) add 1.0 FTE Social Service Aide in the IHSS-Public Authority budget; (8) remove the sunset date September 30, 2018 from 1.0 FTE Community Education Specialist I/II (UPN 3301); and (9) extend the sunset date for 1.0 FTE Community Education Specialist I/II from September 30, 2018 to September 30, 2019 (UPN 3313).

SUMMARY

As vacancies become available, the Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) evaluates duties associated with the positions as well as the needs of HHSA. As part of this evaluation, HHSA has identified six positon allocations which require changes to better meet HHSA needs. The total proposed changes do not add any net positions.

DISCUSSION

The Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) has had numerous failed recruitments for a Registered Nurse/Public Health Nurse I/II. The department is requesting to delete the vacant Registered Nurse/Public Nurse I/II and add a Clinical Psychologist/Mental Health Clinician I/II/III/Staff Nurse I/II to help with recruitment difficulties. The HHSA needs a Community Health Advocate for interpreter services. In order to meet the needs for interpreter services, the department is requesting to delete a vacant Community Mental Health Worker and add a Community Health Advocate. Due to an increase in workload in technology and the electronic health record system, the department recommends deleting a vacant Medical Services Clerk and adding a Staff Services Analyst I/II to support technology, the electronic medical records system (Cerner), and Community Behavioral Health. The department recommends deleting a vacant Social Service Program Aide and adding a Social Service Aide for business purposes. The HHSA is requesting that the sunset date for a Community Education Specialist I/II be deleted. The funding for this position has stabilized and it is not a grant-funded position. The Office of Traffic Safety grant has been tentatively approved through 9/30/2019, therefore, the department is requesting an extension of the sunset date for a grant-funded Community Education Specialist I/II to 9/30/2019 to match the funding period.

ALTERNATIVES

The Board could choose not to approve the salary resolution, or approve some but not all of the proposed changes.

OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT

The Support Services Department-Personnel Unit prepared the salary resolution. This recommendation has been reviewed the County Administrative Office.

FINANCING

HHSA’s FY 2018-2019 Adopted Budget includes sufficient appropriation authority for the activities described in this salary resolution. No additional County General Funds are requested.