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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS s- -
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FROM: Mark Flnucane, Director
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Health Services Department ; _ Ios
CountyDATE: August 7, 1992
SUBJECiConservatorship Program Manager/Staff Ratio
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATIONS)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Accept report of Health Services Director on the
Conservatorship Program Manager/staff ratio.
2 . FINANCIAL IMPACT:".
None
3 . BACKGROUND:
The Conservatorship Program, which has legal and fiduciary
responsibility for approximately 450 clients, has a total
staff of 20 (since the two reductions taken in Phase I) , three
of whom are managers. One of the managers,. the Properties
Trust Officer, has a specialized function, managing over $2M
of client bash assets, real property management and
disposition, accounting to the court of expenditures of client
funds, and the tracking and collection of Program revenue.
Because of the nature of this position, we do not believe that
it is appropriate to include, nor have we ever included it, in
the ratio of 'inanagers to other staff. The Program' s account
clerks (two since the Phase I reduction which eliminated one
account clerk position) assist her in some aspects of these
duties.
Since the Conservatorship program was moved to the Health
Services Department from Social Services in 1981, we have not
eliminated any line positions. Over the years several changes
have occurred: Two deputy positions that had been lead
workers were converted to supervisors as part of an agreement
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON August 11, 1992 X X
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Henry L. Clarke, Local I,- slpoke on the Manager/Staff ra-io in the Conservatorship Program.
The Board ACCEPTED the report of the Health Services Director and AGREED to further
consider this matter on September 11, 1992.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
.X.UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ► AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Mark Finucane, Health Services ATTESTED August 11, 1992
CONTACT: Lorna Bastian PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY DEPUTY
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2-3 . BACKGROUND(Cont) :
with Local I;, one deputy position was converted to Benefits
Specialist, relieving each deputy from the responsibility of
applying for benefits for their clients, and upon the
resignation of one deputy the position hours were spread among
three part time workers who requested an increase in hours.
During the 1990 budget reductions, one of the two program
supervisors was laid off and since that time the program chief
has assumed , the duties of that position in addition to
overseeing the program. She has 9 people reporting to her,
including the two managers. The remaining manager, the
Probate Supervisor, has 8 people reporting to her.
We believe these ratios are within reasonable limits and are
necessary to adequately manage this program. We will , of
course, continue to look at ways of consolidating functions or
integrating services in this and all of our programs to
further reduce costs.