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HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY / PERSONNEL - Executive Director Jayme Bottke
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Requested Action(s)
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a) Request approval of the new classification specification of Health Services Agency Program Manager, within the Tehama County Management Employees Association (TCMEA), effective 2/11/25
b) RESOLUTION - Request adoption of a resolution amending Resolution 2024-080, the FY 2024/25 Position Allocation List (PAL), by adding 1.00 FTE Health Services Agency Program Manager, effective 2/11/25
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Financial Impact:
The Department estimates the requested action would result in an annual increase of approximately $174,310. If approved, this position will be fully funded by the Future of Public Health funding, resulting in no impact to the General Fund.
Background Information:
The Tehama County Health Services Agency is requesting approval for a new classification of Health Services Agency Program Manager. The reason for the request for the new classification is due to the current management structure in the Health Services Agency. It currently includes top and mid-level management, then goes directly to the supervisor level. There is no program-level management in place and this creates some undue burdens at both the Director and supervisor level. This also creates some quality control challenges when it comes to program management overall. All Health Services Agency centers have experienced an increase in either state or federal funded and unfunded mandates, which require additional duties including but not limited to productions of new reports, implementing program changes based on the data and oversight of those duties.
Over recent years, the agency has faced challenges with recruiting and retaining staff, including supervisory and mid-level managers. There are many contributing factors to this, but one of them is the increased burden that is felt by being unable to distribute responsibility and workload based on today's changing needs. Appropriate distribution and shared responsibilities keep employee morale up and helps minimize the risk of employees needing to work out of class.
If approved, this classification will be responsible for planning, supervising, evaluating and monitoring Health Agency programs and administrative functions. This would include managing daily work activities of a program or multiple programs, establishing performance levels, communicating goals and expectations, monitoring and reviewing work to ensure conformance with policies, procedures and standards for quality and timeliness, assisting in development of program budgets, overseeing and identifying program funding sources, preparing grants, and supervising, advising and evaluating the work of supervisory and administrative support staff.
The Department has worked with Personnel to determine salary placement based on internal salary relationships in the County and data compiled in a salary survey with the approved comparator counties. With this information, it is recommended that the Health Services Agency Program Manager be aligned with the CAA Program Manager (TCMEA Range 51). This salary placement is comparable with rates for Program Managers within our comparator counties.
If the classification is approved, the Department requests to amend their Position Allocation List (PAL) by adding one (1.00 FTE) Health Services Agency Program Manager allocation. Ongoing funding for this allocation will be paid for by the Future of Public Health Funds.
The TCMEA Bargaining Unit has been notified of the requested actions and an agreement has been reached.