ADOPTED - DECEMBER 13, 2005

Agenda Item No. 28

Introduced by the Human Services, County Services and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE STAFFING CHANGES IN THE ADULT HEALTH, SPARROW AND ST. LAWRENCE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS

RESOLUTION #05-350

WHEREAS, the Administrators of the community health centers are encouraged to continually evaluate staffing needs and to identify opportunities to reduce costs and improve efficiency; and

WHEREAS, the Adult Health, Sparrow and St. Lawrence Community Health Center Administrators have identified the opportunity to adjust staffing in a manner that will provide for the more efficient operation of the health centers; and

WHEREAS, the proposed adjustments can be implemented, taking advantage of currently vacant positions; and

WHEREAS, the Primary Care Director has advised the Health Officer that it is essential that the community health center network is a relatively high cost operation and that it is necessary to find opportunities to lower the cost of a medical visit to a more acceptable range, comparing Ingham County cost with the cost of operating similar health centers in Michigan and elsewhere; and

WHEREAS, the Health Officer has recommended that the Board of Commissioners authorize the recommended changes.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorize that the following vacant positions be changed from full-time to part-time status, effective October 1, 2005:

Health Center Nurse (601188) (MNA 1)

Health Center Nurse (601288) (MNA 1)

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the vacant Nurse Assessor position (601230) (MNA 2) be eliminated, effective October 1, 2005.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that two Clinic Assistant/Technician I positions (UAW TOPS D) be established effective October 1, 2005.

HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE:  Yeas:  Hertel,  Celentino, Dedden, Holman, Severino

Nays:  None               Absent:  Weatherwax-Grant       Approved 12/5/05

COUNTY SERVICES: Yeas:  Celentino, Copedge, Schor,  Vickers

Nays: None    Absent:  DeLeon, Severino               Approved 12/6/05

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Dedden, Swope, Hertel, Schor, Thomas, Dougan

   Nays:  None             Absent:  None                 Approved 12/7/05