HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07292014 - D.10RECOMMENDATION(S):
1. CONSIDER waiving the 180-day “sit out period” for Dr. Wendel Brunner, MD, Assistant Director of Health
Services – Exempt in the Health Services Department;
2. FIND that the appointment of Dr. Brunner is necessary to fill a critically needed position;
3. APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the hiring of retiree Dr. Brunner as a temporary County employee for the period of
July 30, 2014 through July 31, 2015, as recommended by the Health Services Department Director.
FISCAL IMPACT:
If the request is granted, there will continue to be salary and employment tax payment for the hours provided of
approximately $69,417. These costs will be offset by savings due to the vacancy of the permanent position.
BACKGROUND:
As the Assistant Director
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RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD
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Action of Board On: 07/29/2014 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYES 5 NOES ____
ABSENT ____ ABSTAIN ____
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Contact: Jo-Anne Linares, (925)
957-5246
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: July 29, 2014
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
D.10
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:July 29, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Temporary Hire of County Retiree-Waiver of 180-day Sit-Out Period
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
of Health Services, Dr. Brunner plans, develops, organizes and directs the Public Health Division, a major health
service program in the County's Health Services Department. In addition to providing medical leadership, Dr.
Brunner is responsible for managing all its affairs, responding to community and public health concerns, providing
medical and technical consultation in response to public health emergencies arising from hazardous waste releases or
other causes.
Public Health's primary function is to promote and protect the health and well being of individuals and families in
those communities and populations most at risk in the County. Major program services include Build Environment,
California Children’s Services, Child Health & Disability Prevention, Children’s Oral Health Program,
Communicable Disease Programs, Community Wellness & Prevention Program, Developmental Disabilities Council,
Disease Investigation and Control, Epidemiology, Planning, & Evaluation, Field Public Health Nursing, Health Care
for the Homeless, Health Emergency Response, Healthcare Interpreter Network, HIV/AIDS and STD Programs, HIV
CARE Services, HIV Education, Prevention, & Testing, Home Visiting Programs, Immunization, Injury Prevention,
Lead Poisoning Prevention Project, Limited English Access, Nutrition & Food Security, Obesity Prevention,
Occupational Medicine, Pediatric Clinics, Perinatal Services: Black Infant Health, Comprehensive Perinatal Services,
Lift Every Voice, Nurse Family Partnership, Prenatal Care Guidance, Public Health Administration, Public Health
Laboratory, School Based Health Centers, Senior Nutrition/Meals on Wheels, SIDS/FIMR/Safely Surrender Baby,
STD Clinics, Teenage Pregnancy Prevention, Tobacco Prevention, Tuberculosis Control, Vital Registration, and
Women, Infants, & Children (WIC) and Women’s Health Clinics.
With Dr. Brunner’s retirement, the Health Services Department will announce a recruitment to fill the vacancy.
Recruitment and hiring of a replacement is expected to take approximately nine months with an additional three
months required for training and transition.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to receive Board approval will result in high profile community programs be suspended indefinitely until
replacement staff could be hired and trained.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Children Services program sustainability and funding would be jeopardized.