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Committee approves new SUD prevention director and two outreach specialists, establishes grant budget under HealthWest
Summary
Muskegon County’s Human Services Committee approved a budget amendment and personnel changes to combine substance use disorder prevention and treatment functions under HealthWest, including reclassifying a QA manager to director and creating two prevention/outreach specialist positions funded by a Lakeshore Regional Entity grant.
The Muskegon County Human Services Committee voted to establish a grant‑funded budget for substance use disorder (SUD) prevention services and to reorganize HealthWest staff to manage the program.
Committee members approved a budget amendment to add grant funds for SUD prevention services as part of a first amendment to the grant agreement between the Lakeshore Regional Entity and HealthWest (HS 25‑04‑15). The motion was moved and supported by commissioners on the record; the committee approved the measure by voice vote.
The committee also approved reclassifying the current SUD QA manager position (job code x90200, wage grade HW‑11 in transcript) to “Director of SUD Prevention and Treatment Services,” wage grade HW‑12, and adjusted the budget accordingly (HS 25‑04‑16). Human resources manager Susan Platz said the current QA manager will move into the director role, which increases the position by one pay grade.
Separately, the committee approved creation of two grant‑funded “SUD prevention and outreach specialist” positions (HS 25‑04‑17). Those positions will report to the new director; staff said the roles are grant‑funded and would be eliminated if the grant funding ends.
Rich Francisco, executive director of HealthWest, provided context that the public health department previously held the SUD prevention contract and that HealthWest has taken it on; he said the budget adjustment will add the remaining grant dollars into HealthWest’s budget. Susan Platz described the director’s responsibilities as overseeing prevention programming, identifying target populations, coordinating evidence‑based curricula and measuring program outcomes. Platz said the director “will be responsible for that budget” and referenced “that 341,000” when describing the funding the director will manage.
Committee members asked for clarification on the positions’ duration and size. Staff said the newly created positions are posted as grant‑funded and would be reassessed in the next fiscal year based on community need and funding.
All three related motions passed by voice vote with no recorded roll‑call tally in the meeting transcript.
