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Budget committee approves two WIC position grade upgrades for health department
Summary
The Davis County Budget Committee approved two personnel-grade upgrades in the Health Department's WIC program: a bureau manager upgrade (grade 23→25) and a Nutrition Assistant 3 upgrade (grade 16→17). Committee members were told the near-term 2025 cost is small and that the changes address internal equity and market alignment.
The Davis County Budget Committee on June 30 approved two personnel-grade adjustments requested by the county Health Department for positions in the WIC (Women, Infants and Children) program. The changes were presented to the committee as market-alignment and internal-equity corrections.
Committee human-resources staff described the first request as a grade upgrade for a bureau manager role in WIC from grade 23 to grade 25 to align that position with other bureau managers doing similar work. Staff said the remainder-of-2025 budget impact for that upgrade is $1,996.50 and the ongoing annual impact is $3,009.93.
The second approved request would shift a Nutrition Assistant 3 position from grade 16 to grade 17. Committee staff said the request was supported by the same market and internal-equity analysis. The presenter said the ongoing (annual) impact discussed for that change is $7,009.75 and that multiple incumbents are affected as part of a career-ladder adjustment; the transcript shows four current positions plus one additional step later in the year (described in the meeting as five positions in the career-ladder sequence).
Human-resources staff told the committee the upgrades appear appropriate relative to the external market and internal equity. Committee members were also told Health Department leaders have been reorganizing some funding as state and federal sources shift, and the department expects to absorb most of the costs within existing fund structure (Fund 15 was identified for these positions).
A member moved approval, a second was recorded and the committee approved both requests by voice vote.
The action was described as an internal personnel classification change and did not require a countywide budget amendment for 2025, according to staff.
Looking ahead, staff said these classification and market-alignment adjustments will be incorporated into next year’s budget planning so the positions’ ongoing costs are reflected in the 2026 budget process.
