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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 02151994 - 1.3 (2) t z� l - 3d ORDINANCE NO. 94 - 16 (Mental Health Medical Director-Exempt and Executive Assistant to the Hazardous Materials Commission-Exempt) The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors ordains as follows (omitting the parenthetical footnotes from the official text of the enacted or amended provisions of the County Ordinance Code): SECTION 1: Section 33-5.313 of the County Ordinance Code is amended to exclude the classes of Mental Heatlh Medical Director-Exempt and Executive Assistant to the Hazardous Materials Commission-Exempt from the merit system to read: 33-5.313. Health-medical. (a) The director of health services is excluded and is appointed by the board. (b) The county health officer (Health and Safety Code Section 454) is excluded and is appointed by the board. (c) The county physician (Health and Safety Code section 1441) is excluded and is appointed by the board. (d) The county [local] director of mental health services (Welfare and Institutions Code section 5607, 9 Cal. Admin. Code sections 620, 621 [Dir. of Local Mental Health Services] is excluded and is appointed by the board. (e) The assistant to the director of health services-exempt is excluded and is appointed by the director of health services. (f) The assistant directors of health services are excluded and are appointed by the director of health services. (g) Physicians and dentists serving the county (except those in the classifications of assistant health officer and chief of community health services) are excluded -1- ORDINANCE NO. 94- 16 • s � and are appointed by the director of health services. (h) The health services administrative officer is excluded and is appointed by the director-of health services. (i) The medical director is excluded and is appointed by the board upon the recommendation of the director of health services and the county administrator. (j) The marketing director/Contra Costa Health Plan is excluded and is appointed by the director of health services. (k) The health plan provider affairs manager-exempt is excluded and is appointed by the director of health services. (1) The county hospital executive director-exempt is,excluded and is appointed by the director of health services. (m) The health services personnel officer-exempt is excluded and is appointed by the director of health services: (n) The substance abuse program director-exempt is excluded and is appointed by the director of health services. (o) The director of medical staff affairs-exempt is excluded and is appointed by the director of health services. (p) The mental health medical director-exempt is excluded and is appointed by the director of health services. (q) The executive assistant to the hazardous materials commission-exempt is excluded and is appointed by the director of health services. (Ord. 93-31, §1, Ord. 92-2, § 1, Ord 90-124, § l; Ords. 90-55, 86-97, 86-32, 85-50 §2, 83-9, 1-70 §2, 81-32 §1[5], 80-69 §1, 80-34 §1, 80-6, 79-29, 79-9 §3: §32-2.602 (7, 13, 16): prior code §2413 (g, n, r): Ords. 69-81, 2030, 471: Bd.Sups. Resol. 4 79/201). -2- ORDINANCE NO. 94- 16 SECTION U: EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance becomes effective 30 days after passage, and within 15 days of passage shall be published once with the names of the supervisors voting for and against it in the CONTRA COSTA TIMES , a newspaper published in this County. PASSED ON February 15 , 1994 by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Bishop, McPeak', Torlakson and Powers NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: Supervisor Smith ATTEST.- PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board and County Administrator r C1 01. By: 6�l eputy oard Chair [SEAL] EVL:vid Ord:aAlice Itn2.er-. (December 29, 1993) . -3- ORDINANCE NO. 94- 16 641 -y� Contra Costa County 7 The Board of Supervisors HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR Tom Powers, 1st District Mark Finucane, Director Jeff Smith,2nd District Gayle Bishop,3rd District 20 Allen Street Sunne Wright McPeak,4th District L Martinez, California 94553-3191 Tom Torlakson,5th District t ° (510) 370-5003 FAX(510)370-5098 County Administrator Phil Batchelor County Administrator /s `� CpUKT` TO: Board of Supervisors: Tom Powers, Jeff Smith, Gayle Bishop, Sunne Wright McPeak, Tom Torlakson ✓r�hil Batchelor County injrar FROM: Mark Fi ucane Health Services Director DATE: January 28, 2994 SUBJECT: MENTAL HEALTH MEDICAL DIRECTOR --------------- I want to clarify the Department's request to formalize the function of Mental Health Medical Director. This role has been fulfilled by Joseph Hartog, M.D. for several years, but he is officially classified as an Exempt Medical 'Staff Physician. The formalization of the physicians' union and its affiliation with UAPD, necessitate moving Dr. Hartog out of the bargaining unit so he can execute his administrative duties. Creating the class requires a corresponding. amendment to the ordinance code which exempts certain classes, including other physician executives like Drs. Walker and Tremain, from the Merit System. There is no financial impact or net increase in positions. I apologize for the confusion caused by this request. A copy of the original submission to the Administrator's office is attached for your information. MF:LE:mk Merrithew Memorial Hospital&Clinics Public Health Mental Health Substance Abuse Environmental Health Contra Costa Health Plan Emergency Medical Services Home Health Agency Geriatrics _ A-345 (2/93) Health Services Department Personnel Services •;' �` i �' OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR •, 'r Administrative Offices ar„N 597 Center Avenue,Suite 260 W ,� Martinez,California 94553-2658 �i 40 (510)313-6600 r'9 COUIZ'� TO: Sara Hoffman Senior Deputy County Administrator FROM: Lois Ellison �;/ Personnel Of icer DATE: December 23, 1993 SUBJECT:: Mental Health Medical Director - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - You will recall that earlier this year the Board approved our request to create the special class of Director of Medical Staff Affairs for Steven Tremain, MD, reflecting his administrative role in Hospital Administration. That request was prompted by the formalization of the Physicians Union and its subsequent affiliation with UAPD, with whom we have been bargaining since March. It has now become apparent that a parallel situation exists with Joseph Hartog, MD, who functions as medical director for the Mental Health Division. I have been unable to consult with Dr. Hartog regarding negotiation issues related to the psychiatrists. Also, like Dr. Tremain, he has responsibility for determining salaries of new staff psychiatrists, approving merit increases, signing timesheets and recommending disciplinary action. To remedy this, we are requesting that the management class of Mental Health Medical Director be established and that Dr. Hartog be reallocated into it, with no appreciable change in salary. By copy of this memo I am asking the County Counsel's office to prepare an Amendment to Ordinance Code #33-5.313 excluding this class from the Merit system, to be placed on the Board's agenda concurrent with this transaction. I understand that the class will not be exempt until the second reading of the Amendment but would like the reallocation to be effective first. Exempt status is appropriate for this position, consistent with other physician and physician executive classes. The paperwork to accomplish this is attached. Please call me on extension 5-6610 if you have any questions. Your assistance in expediting this will be appreciated. LE:lp attachments cc: Mark Finucane Lorna Bastian Pat Godley Vickie Dawes Larry Fugazi Rich Heyne A410 (12/90)