Chairman Martin P. Kelly has called a meeting of the Health and Human Services Committee for 6:05 p.m. on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 in the Legislative Chambers, County Office Building, 64 Broadway, Fonda, New York. Items on the agenda, at this time, are as follows:

1.  DISCUSSION

 A. Privilege of Committee Chair, Committee Members & Legislators to discuss items of interest, etc., regarding departments governed by this Committee 

2. RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF PATIENT SERVICES, ELIMINATING ONE COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE POSITION AND REALLOCATING THE GRADE OF THE REMAINING COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE (PUBLIC HEALTH)

3.  OTHER

RESOLUTION NO. 87 of 2018 DATED: April 24, 2018 RECOMMENDATION:

WHEREAS, article 6 of new york state public health law, requires a staff person holding a bachelor's of nursing to cover the position of director of patient services in order to be in compliance with the law; and

WHEREAS, the law provides the authority for the local government unit to provide and implement the local services plan for public health; and

WHEREAS, one of the Community Health Nurses must be converted to a Director of Patient Services at a Grade O with a base salary of  $51,278.00 to comply with Article 6 of the Public Health Law; and

WHEREAS, the remaining position of community health nurse shall be csea grade m with a base salary of $46,755.

RESOLVED, the Montgomery County Legislature hereby creates the position of Director of Patient Services at a Grade O with a base salary of  $51,278.00 and eliminates a Community Health Nurse position with a base salary of $51,278.00 at a Grade O; and

FURTHER RESOLVED, the Montgomery County Legislature hereby reallocates the remaining Community Health Nurse to a Grade M with a base salary of $46,755.00; and

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to amend the 2018 Operating Budget as follows:

RESOLUTION VOTE, passed with Aye(9). (4/24/2018)

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RESOLUTION NO. 88 of 2018 DATED: April 24, 2018 RECOMMENDATION:

WHEREAS, it has been determined that there is a need to establish the position of a Program Coordinator Trainee in order to be in compliance with Article 6 and 10 NYS DOH guidelines and requirements for grant based funding; and

WHEREAS, the position of Public Health Program Coordinator has been vacant for a period of 6 months and the county has had signigicant recruitment difficulties with trying to fill this vacancy; and

WHEREAS, after discussions with the Personnel Officer, in order to address the established recruitment difficulty, it has been determined that the establishment of the trainee position will allow Public Heatlh to fill the position with lower qualificiation allowing the prospective candidate a year to develop the full performance knowldege, skills and ablilities; and

WHEREAS, after a period of one year with permanent status and providing the candidate is successful during the trainee period, the trainee postion will evolve into the Program Coordinator without further examination; and

WHEREAS, the Personnel Officer has adopted the title of Public Health Program Coordinator Trainee, a Competitive title and has allocated said title to a salary Grade I in the CSEA Bargaining Unit with a base salary of $39,214.00

RESOLVED, the Montgomery County Legislature hereby authorizes and establishes the position of Public Health Program Coordinator Trainee at a Grade I and base salary of $39,214.00. 

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to amend the 2018 Operating Budget as follows:

RESOLUTION VOTE, passed with Aye(9). (4/24/2018)

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