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PERSONNEL / SOCIAL SERVICES - Interim Social Services Director Teresa Curiel
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Requested Action(s)
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a) RESOLUTION - Request adoption of a resolution amending Resolution No. 2023-88, the FY 23/24 Position Allocation List (PAL), by deleting six (6.00 FTE) Eligibility Specialist I/II allocations and adding six (6.00 FTE) Eligibility Specialist Trainee/I/II Bilingual allocations, effective 4/16/24
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Financial Impact:
Deleting six (6.00 FTE) Eligibility Specialist I/II allocations and replacing them with six (6.00 FTE) Eligibility Specialist Trainee/I/II Bilingual allocations would result in an estimated minimum annual wage and benefit decrease of approximately $487 in the first year.
These eligibility determination positions will time study and be allocated to the public assistance programs they work in. These programs include Medi-Cal, CalWORKs, CalFresh and General Assistance. The cost will be funded by those programs' administrative allocations, which include federal, state, and local realignment revenues. The current adopted budget is anticipated to be sufficient to cover this increased cost.
Background Information:
The Social Services Department requests Board of Supervisors' approval to amend the Position Allocation List (PAL) by deleting six (6.00 FTE) vacant Eligibility Specialist I/II allocations and adding six (6.00 FTE) Eligibility Specialist Trainee/I/II Bilingual allocations, thereby adding the trainee level to the flexibly staffed classification series. As with the Eligibility Specialist I/II, the Eligibility Specialist Trainee is a Merit Systems Services (MSS) classification, meaning the classification specification is created, maintained, and approved by MSS. The Eligibility Specialist series determines initial and continuing eligibility, authorizes aid payments, initiates case changes, performs in-depth interactive interviewing, and applies extensive multiple aid program knowledge. If approved, the Tehama Count...
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