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Human Services Committee approves EGLE beach‑monitoring grant and reclassifies Health West position
Summary
The Muskegon County Human Services Committee voted to accept a $16,500 Great Lakes beach monitoring grant from EGLE with a Grand Valley State University subcontract and approved a personnel reclassification at Health West that eliminates a medical assistant position and, officials said, will save about $37,000.
The Muskegon County Human Services Committee on May 13 authorized two personnel and program actions: acceptance of a $16,500 Great Lakes beach monitoring grant and a personnel reclassification at Health West that reassigns a manager-level position and eliminates a medical assistant role.
The committee approved Motion HS25/06-30 to accept a Great Lakes beach monitoring grant from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) in the amount of $16,500 and to subcontract related services to Grand Valley State University's Water Resources Institute for up to $15,003.83. The motion was moved by Commissioner Page and supported by Commissioner Nash; the committee voted by voice and the motion passed.
Committee members then approved Motion HS25/06-31 to reclassify one Clinical Services Manager (position X17403, wage grade HW10) to Director of Integrated Health (wage grade HW13) and to eliminate one Medical Assistant position (N51544). The human resources manager from Health West, Susan Platz, explained the change as part of a reorganizational plan following leadership changes under Chief Clinical Officer Christy Lodraca. Platz said the reclassified manager will assume broader responsibilities — including oversight of the integrated health clinic and clinical supervision for medical assistants and registered nurses across the organization — and that eliminating the single medical assistant position helps offset the cost of the director reclassification.
"So it's saving, like, $37,000 on top of it," Platz said when asked about the fiscal impact of the change. Committee members had an opportunity to ask questions about duties and coverage for the eliminated position; staff said medical‑assistant duties were being refocused and redistributed so clinical-assistant tasks would be handled elsewhere.
Both motions were moved, seconded, and approved by voice vote during the meeting. No roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript; six members were recorded present earlier in the meeting.
