ADOPTED - FEBRUARY 12, 2002

Agenda Item No. 34



Introduced by the Human Services, Administrative Services/Personnel and Finance Committees of the:



INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS



RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE CLINIC NURSING STAFFING CHANGES



RESOLUTION #02-50



WHEREAS, the County has been unsuccessful in recruiting for two vacant Nurse Practitioner positions; and



WHEREAS, the County has recently replaced a half-time contractual Primary Care Physician with a full-time employee; and



WHEREAS, the Health Department is proposing to provide the additional, needed primary care provider staffing by increasing three three-quarter time Nurse Practitioner positions to full-time status; and



WHEREAS, the Department is also proposing that a part-time Clinic Nurse position be increased to full-time status; and



WHEREAS, the Health Officer has recommended that the Board of Commissioners authorize these staffing changes and has advised that the additional costs resulting from the changes will be offset by the elimination of the two vacant Nurse Practitioner positions.



THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the following changes in nursing positions effective February 17, 2002:



HLHFPL035, Nurse Practitioner II, ICEA Clinic Nursing 07, from three-quarter time to full-time

HLHFPL039, Nurse Practitioner II, ICEA Clinic Nursing 07, from three-quarter time to full-time

HLHADO024, Nurse Practitioner II, ICEA Clinic Nursing 07, from three-quarter time to full-time

HLHSAT013, Clinic Nurse, ICEA Clinic Nursing 01, from part-time to full-time



BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that positions HLHSAT008, Nurse Practitioner, ICEA Clinic Nursing 07 and HLHADO014, Nurse Practitioner, ICEA Clinic Nursing 07 be eliminated effective February 17, 2002.



HUMAN SERVICES: Yeas: Hertel, Dedden, Lynch, Celentino, Severino

Nays: None Absent: None Approved 2/04/02



ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES/PERSONNEL COMMITTEE: Yeas: Swope, Lynch, De Leon, Celentino, Severino Nays: None Absent: None Approved 2/5/02



FINANCE: Yeas: Grebner, Stid, Swope, Hertel, Schafer, Minter Nays: None

Absent: Krause Approved 2/6/02