Title
a. Amend Fiscal Year (FY) 2015-16 Health Department Budget 4000-HEA003-8124 to reallocate 1.0 FTE Health Program Coordinator to 1.0 FTE Public Health Program Manager I; and
b. Authorize the County Administrative Office to reflect approved changes (Attachment A) in the Fiscal Year 2015-16 Adopted Budget.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Amend Fiscal Year (FY) 2015-16 Health Department Budget 4000-HEA003-8124 to reallocate 1.0 FTE Health Program Coordinator to 1.0 FTE Public Health Program Manager I; and
b. Authorize the County Administrative Office to reflect approved changes (Attachment A) in the Fiscal Year 2015-16 Adopted Budget.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The recommendation to support reallocating 1.0 FTE Health Program Coordinator position to 1.0 FTE Public Health Program Manager I will align the duties and responsibilities required to adequately administer the Health Promotion, Chronic Disease Control and Injury Prevention Division with the appropriate county class specification.
The Health Promotion, Chronic Disease Control and Injury Prevention Division includes a variety of programs and services across a broad spectrum of promotion and prevention areas. The manager will administer five new Branches that support the Public Health Bureau and the County of Monterey. The Youth Health Promotion Branch includes the Girls Health in Girls Hands Program, which is a program funded by the Girls Leadership Initiative of the Community Foundation for Monterey County, as well as the California Personal Responsibility Education Program and the Teen Parenting Prevention Program. Staff from this Branch also supports HIV Prevention Program activities. The Injury Prevention Branch includes the County Car Seat and Bicycle Helmet Safety Programs, the Safe Routes to School Program and will include the Youth Violence Prevention Program which currently reports directly to the Bureau Chief. The Mental Health Pr...
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