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Commissioners move deputy medical director staffing change to full board for further review
Summary
After debate over whether the position had been previously approved, the board voted to send a manning-table change that would reclassify a nurse-practitioner role and create a deputy medical director to the full board for consideration in two weeks.
Commissioners debated a proposed manning-table change that would reclassify a current nurse-practitioner position and create a deputy medical director role. The item drew questions about whether the board had previously approved the position and whether the job description needed revision.
The administrator and other commissioners said the reclassification would allow the county to create a deputy medical director without immediate service gaps; the advisory board had voted 7-0 in favor of creating the position. Concerns were raised about final-action timing while an absent commissioner (Beaton) could not participate. After discussion, the committee voted to move the manning-table change to the full board for final action in two weeks. Advocates said the position would help maintain coverage and be near revenue neutral once reclassification is complete.
The motion to send the item to the full board passed on a recorded vote; the committee recorded mixed views about whether the item should be tabled to allow more review of the job description.
