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C. 43

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services
Date:	August 18, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Add and Cancel a permanent full-time position in the Health Services Department

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/18/2015

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor

ABSENT:

Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Melissa Carofanello - melissa.carofanello@hsd.cccounty.us - 925-957-5248

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: August 18, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 21727 to add one permanent full-time Mental Health Program Supervisor position (VQHP) at salary level ZA5-1749 ($6,289.44 - $7,644.85) and cancel one permanent full-time Mental Health Clinical Specialist (VQSB) at salary level QT2-1384 ($4,514.40 - $6,701.66) positions #8807 in the Health Services Department. (Represented)

FISCAL IMPACT:

Upon approval, this action will result in an annual increased cost of $17,657.87 including pension cost of $4,017.99. 100 % of the funding for this action will come from the Mental Health Realignment Fund.

BACKGROUND:

The Health Services Department is requesting to add a Mental Health Program Supervisor for Behavioral Health Children’s West County Mental Health Clinic. The new Mental Health Program Supervisor will be responsibility for utilization management process, reviewing assessment and treatment plans, provide case consultation and support to licensed mental health professionals, monitor and ensure regulatory standards and requirements are met for MHSA, Medi-Cal and other funding sources. In addition this Mental Health Program Supervisor will be supervising a team of interns. The department has determined the best classification to help supervise and manage the Behavioral Health Children’s West County Mental Health Clinic is Mental Health Program Supervisor.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this action is not approved, the Health Services will not be able to properly manage the Mental Health services provided by West County Children’s Mental Health Clinic including coordination of care, treatment plan and an increase of disallowance which could have an adverse impact on the Mental Health consumers of Contra Costa County.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

This position is located in the Behavioral Health Division’s West County Children’s Mental Health Clinic and would directly impact the services to the children of West County.