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Detox director to retire; board directs move of withdrawal management under Public Health and creates manager role
Summary
Troy, the county’s withdrawal management director, announced his retirement. The board voted to move the detox program under Public Health, elevate the public health director’s grade, and reclassify the detox director role to a grade‑22 manager to preserve medical oversight and provide administrative continuity.
Detox director Troy informed commissioners that he plans to retire after a long county tenure; the personal issues committee considered succession options and the board voted July 28 to transfer the withdrawal management program into the Public Health department.
Under the approved plan the board will increase the Public Health director’s grade to grade 28, step 5, and reclassify the detox leadership position from director (grade 25) to a manager role at grade 22 to be hired at step 1. County staff said that shifting the position back under Public Health should provide financial and policy oversight, allow a two‑week overlap with Troy for transition, and help maintain licensing and billing processes. County HR noted a PDQ/job‑description update will be required for the new manager role.
Commissioners discussed budget implications and succession planning at two PIC meetings before the vote. Staff estimated the net increase to the budget from the reclassification and director grade changes at about $16,182, and commissioners said they expect some internal savings from staffing shifts and reduced variable‑hour use. Commissioner Campbell, who moved the motion to shift the program to Public Health and reclassify the position, said the change better positions the county to respond to licensing changes and to provide managerial oversight while licensed clinicians continue clinical duties.
Troy presented the withdrawal management budget earlier in the meeting and described program revenue sources, including contracts with Southeast Human Services and the Veterans Administration and billing under PMAP. He noted the program can bill a $400‑per‑day clinical rate plus a $75 state bed fee for the withdrawal management program: “That is where we are able to bill, the $400 a day fee, plus we get a $75 bed fee from the state,” he said. Commissioners thanked Troy for his service of more than three decades and asked staff to proceed with PDQ updates and the hiring plan.
