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Personnel Committee tables Health Department reclassification, approves grant-funded public health educator
Summary
Lapeer County's Personnel Committee on June 15 tabled a Health Department request to reclassify a Secretary II position and, separately, authorized a grant-funded irregular part-time Public Health Educator position funded by a $21,530 grant; motions were unanimous.
At its June 15 meeting, the Lapeer County Personnel Committee considered two staffing requests from Health Officer Jim Henry.
Henry asked the committee to reclassify (eliminate) a Secretary II position (Position #311, Pay Grade 15, non-union) and create a new Public Health Administrative Coordinator position (Position #TBD, Pay Grade 16), saying it was "his understanding that this position was improperly placed as a Secretary II in the last wage study although it had, and still has, higher responsibilities than the other (union) Secretary II position at the Health Department." County Administrator Moses Sanzo said he "does not support this proposal at this time," citing changes in workload since the Senior Programs' reorganization and earlier program relocations. Doreen Clark, Office Manager, suggested the county might consider a title such as "Secretary III" for higher-level administrative roles to keep titles consistent across departments.
Following discussion, Commissioner Greg Wise moved and Commissioner Gary Howell supported a motion to table the reclassification request; the motion carried unanimously.
Henry also requested creation of one irregular part-time Public Health Educator position to be funded by a $21,530 grant that the Committee of the Whole had recommended and that the Board was anticipated to consider on June 25. Henry said the position would serve Lapeer County and two other counties in the Michigan Thumb Public Health Alliance, with those counties paying for services from their respective grants; the minutes note that Tuscola County already has its own Health Educator. Commissioner Gary Howell moved and Commissioner Greg Wise supported authorizing the grant-funded, irregular part-time Public Health Educator position with the understanding that the position would be eliminated if grant funding ended; the motion carried unanimously.
The committee's actions leave the reclassification unresolved and establish a grant-dependent educator post pending Board approval of the grant.
