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 2.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) for the Behavioral Heath Branch of the Department of Health & Human Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve an exception to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 hiring freeze to hire 1.0 FTE Senior Administrative Analyst (class 1626, salary range 459) in budget unit 1170-424 for the Behavioral Health branch of DHHS;
2. Approve an exception to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 hiring freeze to hire 1.0 FTE Program Manager (class 0934, salary range 533) in budget unit 1170-424 for the Behavioral Health branch of DHHS.
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board's Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Workforce & Operational Excellence
Strategic Plan Category: 3001 - Support a well-trained workforce
DISCUSSION:
In light of budget challenges, Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) continues to find ways to reduce its overall budget by evaluating its core operations to determine if there is a better structure to provide services. The department is evaluating its staffing model to meet mandates and remain operative but also provide operational savings as it moves forward in this budget deficit.
The Senior Administrative Analyst is a newly allocated position approved in FY 2024-25 Budget, on June 25, 2024 at the same time an Administrative Analyst I/II was deallocated. This request is a promotional recruitment and will not bring on additional staff. The Senior Administrative Analyst position was allocated in recognition of the additional responsibilities and oversight required of the analyst assigned to the DHHS-Behavioral Health (BH) Director including contract coordination, which involves monitoring and supporting and coordinating the work of multiple Administrative Analysts I/II....
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