HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06032014 - C.70RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 21459 to retitle the classification of Deputy Director of Mental Health
(VQFB) (represented) at salary plan and grade ZA5 2129 ($8,895-$10,812) to the Deputy Director of Behavioral
Health (VQFB) (represented) and reallocate it on the salary schedule at salary plan and grade ZA5 2226 ($9,792 -
$11,902) in the Health Services Department.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Upon approval, this action will be cost neutral. There is no cost associated with this action.
BACKGROUND:
Over the past two years, the Behavioral Health Division combined the Mental health, Homeless and Other Drug
Services, to create an integrated system that provides improved care for Contra Costa County community residents
with complex behavioral health needs. The focus has been on breaking down silos between the individual systems of
care and maximizing resources while designing an infrastructure to support these integration efforts. These efforts are
closely aligned with those occurring at the state level and in similar communities regarding the development of
behavioral
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 06/03/2014 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Terrina C. Manor,
957-5248
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: June 3, 2014
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: Roxana Mendoza, Marta Goc, Terrina Manor
C. 70
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:June 3, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Retitle, re-allocate and revise the classification of the Assistant Director of Mental Health Services to Assistant
Director of Behavioral Health
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
health services.
With the recent departure of the incumbent in the Director of Mental Health Services classification, and in order to
better conform to statute, regulation, and current California practice, the current Behavioral Health Director has
been be appointed to be the County's Acting Mental Health Director. As a result, and in order to create an
appropriate administrative infrastructure that better reflects our integration efforts, the Deputy Director of Mental
Health (VQFB) classification was revised and will replace the current Director of Mental Health Services
classification (VQD4). The Deputy Director class will have oversight for many of the day-to-day operations of the
Behavioral Health Division, particularly in the mental health programs.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this action is not approved, the Behavioral Health division will not have the best administrative structure to
support integration efforts.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
No impact.
ATTACHMENTS
P-300 #21459