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Approve and present a plaque of appreciation honoring Teri Ruggiero, Public Authority Administrator, upon her retirement from Solano County with 14 years of dedicated public service in the Department of Health and Social Services, Public Health Division, Older and Disabled Adult Services Bureau (Supervisor Vasquez)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health and Social Services (H&SS) recommends that the Board of Supervisors approve and present a plaque of appreciation honoring Teri Ruggiero, Public Authority Administrator, upon her retirement from Solano County with 14 years of dedicated public service in the Department of Health and Social Services, Public Health Division, Older and Disabled Adult Services Bureau.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Teri Ruggiero began her career with Solano County as the Public Authority Administrator in H&SS on October 5, 2009. In this role, Ms. Ruggiero managed the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Public Authority. She embodied the mission of Older and Disabled Adult Services (ODAS) to provide access to services and resources that sustain health and well-being, support independent lifestyles, and promote physical safety and emotional security for older and disabled adults and children in Solano County.
Ms. Ruggiero was a regular contributing member of the ODAS leadership team and made significant strides in leading the Public Authority in assisting over 20,000 IHSS recipients, providing oversight and guidance in recruiting over 2,000 quality caregivers to the IHSS Public Authority Registry so that IHSS recipients would have back-up and regular caregivers as necessary, and providing oversight and guidance to the ODAS IHSS provider enrollment team serving over 1,500 new providers each year through the provider orientation process.
At the county and state levels, Ms. Ruggiero was well-known and respected for he...
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