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Clay County OKs reclassification of vacant civil‑commitment role to Rule 79 case manager and approves hire
Summary
The Clay County Board of Commissioners approved reclassifying a vacant civil‑commitment social work position to a Rule 79 targeted case management role and authorized hiring a full‑time social worker, a change the county projects will generate new billable revenue.
The Clay County Board of Commissioners voted July 22 to reclassify a vacant civil‑commitment social work position into a Rule 79 targeted case management position and to fill that job. The change, presented during the board’s regular meeting, shifts duties from court‑ordered, nonbillable civil‑commitment work toward billable, preventive case management under the Rule 79 framework used in Minnesota. Kirsten, a staff member in the Adult and Behavioral Health Division, told the board that the county now fields three experienced staff who…
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