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Lassen County board agrees to reallocate one funded substance‑abuse position to administrative support in behavioral health budget
Summary
County staff said they would unfund one vacant substance abuse worker position (leaving three funded positions available) and use that funding to add an administrative support specialist in the Alcohol and Other Drug fund (unit 110-0771); the board approved the reallocation by voice vote.
The Lassen County Board of Supervisors voted to reallocate an existing funded position in the Alcohol and Other Drug fund, shifting one funded but vacant substance-abuse-worker position to an administrative support specialist post to bolster fiscal support in behavioral health.
Health department staff explained the proposal: the alcohol-and-drug budget currently shows five funded substance-abuse-worker positions with one filled and four vacant. By removing one funded substance-abuse-worker allocation the department would still have three funded positions if the need arises. Staff said the substance-abuse-worker salary range is 13–15 while the administrative‑support specialist could be hired at range 13, 14, or 16 depending on qualifications; given current allocations staff said the change would not require an overall budget increase.
On a motion recorded in the minutes and presented by a board member, the board approved the reallocation. The clerk recorded a motion to "unfund 1 full time employee substance abuse" from fund/unit 110-0771 and fund 1 administrative support specialist in the same fund; the motion was seconded and passed by the board.
Why it matters: The shift prioritizes administrative and fiscal capacity within behavioral health staff, potentially improving grant and fiscal administration while reducing the number of funded substance‑abuse‑worker slots available for immediate hire.
What happens next: Personnel classification language will be updated as needed and the county will proceed with recruitment or hold the newly created administrative-support slot as staffing needs dictate.
