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Legislature sets aside $70,005 in sub-contingency for nurse reclassifications pending consultant study
Summary
Facing recruitment challenges and three current nursing vacancies, the Health Department urged reclassifications and pay upgrades for public health nurses; the committee voted to place $70,005 into sub-contingency to await the results of an outside compensation study and contract settlement.
Putnam County—s Personnel Committee voted on Oct. 15 to place $70,005 into a sub-contingency account to support potential reclassification and pay upgrades for public health nurses, after health department leaders warned of critical vacancies and the prospect of service cuts.
Bill Orr, director of the county—s Health Department, told the committee the department had sought upgrades for eight nursing positions but had not been granted all of them. He said the department currently has three full-time nursing vacancies and has…
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