To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Administration
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Approval of an Exception to the Hiring Freeze to Hire One Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Fiscal Assistant I/II, One FTE Supervising Behavioral Health Nurse, and One Staff Services Specialist for the Social Services (SS) and Behavioral Health (BH) Branch of the Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Provide an exception to the hiring freeze to fill and begin recruitment for the position of Fiscal Assistant I/II (Class 0177A/B, Salary Range 338/355), Supervising Behavioral Health Nurse (Class 0920, Salary Range 551) and Staff Services Specialist (Class 0389, Salary Range 412).
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board's Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Core Services/Other
Strategic Plan Category: 9999 - Core Services/Other
DISCUSSION:
On June 4, 2024, your Board approved a hiring freeze for positions allocated under a fund with a negative fund balance, including SS 1160 and BH 1170. DHHS continues to evaluate core operations to determine if there is a better structure to provide services. The department continually reevaluates staffing models to achieve the necessary workload and provide operational savings. The department has identified three classifications in need of filling to efficiently provide services to the county.
The Fiscal Assistant I/II position is an integral position within the In-Home Support Services (IHSS) division of the Social Services branch of DHHS as this position supports many tasks which support all Humboldt County IHSS providers. The Fiscal Assistant I/II position functions as an IHSS payroll support specialist assisting approximately 1,300 care providers or applicants each month with duties such as training and troubleshooting with the Electronic Visit Verification and E-timesheet issues, resea...
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