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FROM: John Cullen, Director "- Costa
Employment and Human Servic ep ment
DATE: January 25, 2006 Count./
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SUBJECT: Appointment of Interim Employment and Human Services Director C
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
APPROVE and APPOINT Ms. Danna Fabella to serve as the Interim Employment and Human Services Director
commencing March 2, 2006, and continuing until the appointment of a permanent Director for the Employment and
Human Services Department(EHSD).
FISCAL IMPACT:
Under County Salary Ordinance, this interim appointment will save approximately $1,780 in compensation costs per
month.
BACKGROUND:
The appointment of current EHSD Director John Cullen to the position of County Administrative Officer(CAO)will require
that an interim appointment be made pending the formal recruitment and appointment of a permanent EHSD Director.
County Human Resources advises that pending the decision of the new CAO regarding any job duty changes, a
recruitment will be conducted which typically takes up to four months to have a new person on board.
Ms. Fabella has been the Children&Family Services Director in Contra Costa County since 1994. She has been in Child
Welfare since 1980 and served in other California counties as a social worker, supervisor, and division manager. Her
early experience also includes management over both adult and employment programs. She received her M.S.W.
(Masters of Social Work) from the University of California, Berkeley in 1980 and was recognized as School of Social
Welfare Alumnae of the Year in 1998.
Ms. Fabella is active in regional, state, and national public service organizations. She is chair of the Bay Area Regional
Children's Committee, County Welfare Directors (CWDA) Children's Operational Statewide Committee, is a
Commissioner on the County's First Five Commission, and currently is on the Executive Committee of the National
Association of Public Child Welfare Administrators (NAPCWA).
Ms. Fabella's knowledge of departmental operations, current program issues, and State/federal contacts will allow for a
`smooth continuance of existing EHSD operations during our formal recruitment and hiring process.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
AYES: NOES: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
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OHN SWEETEN,CJAK OF THE BOARD OF
UPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact Person: John Cullen,313-1579
cc: County Administrator BY: —DEPUTY
Auditor-Controller