HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09282010 - C.25RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Ordinance No. 2010-13 amending Section 33-5.313 of the County Ordinance Code
to:
Retitle the classification of Health Services Systems Director-Exempt to Health
Services Information Technology Director-Exempt;
Retitle the class of Assistant Health Services Systems Director-Application
Software-Exempt to Assistant Health Services Information Technology
Director-Project Management-Exempt;
Exempt from the Merit System the classifications of Assistant Health Services
Information Technology Director-Application Development-Exempt; Assistant Health
Services Information Technology Director-Customer Support-Exempt; Assistant
Health Services Information Technology Director-Infrastructure-Exempt, and Assistant
Health Services Information Technology Director-Information Security-Exempt
in the Health Services Department.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no cost associated with this action.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 09/28/2010 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Susan A. Bonilla, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: OParra, HR (925)
335-1724
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: September 28, 2010
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: EMY L. SHARP, Deputy
cc: Health Services, Human Resources, Human Resources
C.25
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Ted Cwiek, Human Resources Director
Date:September 28, 2010
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Adopt Ordinance No. 2010-13 amending County Ordinance to Retitle (2) Exempt Classifications & add (4)
Exempt Classifications in Health Services
BACKGROUND:
Health Services requested the retitlement and establishment of new information
technology classifications in order to comply with the American Reinvestment and
Recovery Act of 2009. Provisions under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act
of 2009, are making available Federal and State funding to health care organizations, and
hospitals that provide services to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries to accelerate the
adoption and use of "certified electronic health record technology" replacing paper
medical records by 2014. (H.R. 1, 111th Cong. §§ 4001-4201 (2009).
The four (4) new Assistant Health Services Information Systems Directors will be
responsible for setting highly critical policies and procedures for the management and
protection of information technology; security of the department’s integrated health
computer application systems, including medical information; and the reliance of other
Department multiple divisions on the information technology and it’s managerial
personnel expertise to manage, secure and protect all computerized systems and data,
including medical/clinical systems, and billing system. All systems and databases include
confidential patient medical information utilized in the delivery of patient care services
and general operational functions for the entire department.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The County Ordinance Code will not accurately reflect classification of these positions.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
None.
ATTACHMENTS
Ordinance 2010-13 (Health Services)