Title
Adopt a Resolution to:
a. Amend the FY 2019-20 Health Department Public Health Bureau Budget 4000-HEA003-8123 to add 1.0 FTE Supervising Public Health Nurse; and
b. Amend the FY 2019-20 Health Department Public Health Bureau Budget 4000-HEA003-8123 to add 1.0 FTE Public Health Nurse II; and
c. Authorize the Auditor-Controller, Human Resources Department, and the County Administrative Office to incorporate these position changes in the Health Department Public Health Bureau Budget 4000-HEA003-8123 FY 2019-20 Adopted Budget. (4/5th vote required).
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RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a Resolution to:
a. Amend the FY 2019-20 Health Department Public Health Bureau Budget 4000-HEA003-8123 to add 1.0 FTE Supervising Public Health Nurse; and
b. Amend the FY 2019-20 Health Department Public Health Bureau Budget 4000-HEA003-8123 to add 1.0 FTE Public Health Nurse II; and
c. Authorize the Auditor-Controller, Human Resources Department, and the County Administrative Office to incorporate approved position changes in the Health Department Public Health Bureau Budget 4000-HEA003-8123 FY 2019-20 Adopted Budget. (4/5th vote required).
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Health Department recommends amending the allocated positions within the Public Health Bureau Unit 8123 by adding a new allocation of 1.0 FTE Supervising Public Health Nurse and a new allocation of 1.0 FTE Public Health Nurse II, as shown in Attachment A.
Nurse Family Partnership is an evidence-based community health nurse home visiting program that transforms the lives of vulnerable, low-income mothers who are pregnant with their first child. Public Health Nurses partner with expecting mothers before their 28th week of pregnancy and stay with the family through the child's second birthday. The program helps pregnant women attain economic self-sufficiency and parenting skills which will grow a healthier and more productive family. Monterey County has one of the highest teen birth rates in the state. It also has a signif...
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