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C. 47

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services
Date:	May 7, 2019

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Reassign one Public Health Program Specialist I position #16838 in the Health Services Department

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 05/07/2019

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Sabrina Pearson, (925) 957-5240

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 7, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 22451 to reassign Public Health Program Specialist I (VBSD) position #16838 at salary plan and grade level ZA5-1602 ($5,999-$7,292) and incumbent from Department #0540 (School Based Clinics) to Department #0450 (Public Health Clinic Staffing Pool) in the Health Services Department. (Represented)

FISCAL IMPACT:

Upon approval, this action will result in an annual cost of approximately $152,633 with pension costs of $33,322 already included transferring from budget unit 0540 to 0450 within the Health Services Department. The reassignment will allow the position to be funded by 50% School-Based Medi-Cal Administrative Activities and 50% Federally Qualified Health Center funds.

BACKGROUND:

The Health Services Department is reassigning one Public Health Program Specialist I position from the School-Based Clinics to PH Clinic Staffing Pool to properly align the position with its funding source. Employees under the supervision of the Public Health Program Specialist I perform Medi-Cal Administrative Activities (MAA) and draw down matching funds for salaries and other costs at a 50% reimbursement rate. The Public Health Program Specialist I is under a different budget department and is therefore ineligible to draw down matching funds. MAA is a significant funding source for programs and not aligning this position budgetarily will negatively affect the department. The incumbent is aware of the position change in the system and that it will have no impact on her responsibilities or location. The union was notified in early March about the position reassignment.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this action is not approved, the position will not be aligned with the appropriate funding source and the Public Health Clinic Staffing Pool program will not receive reimbursement for Medi-Cal Administrative Activities, which negatively affects the department.