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Approve a plaque of appreciation honoring Sandra L. Fulps, Office Assistant III, upon her retirement from the Department of Health and Social Services, Employment and Eligibility Services Division with over 17 years of dedicated public service to Solano County
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health and Social Services (H&SS) recommends that the Board approve a plaque of appreciation honoring Sandra L. Fulps, Office Assistant III, upon her retirement from the Employment & Eligibility Services (E&ES) Division with over 17 years of dedicated public service to Solano County.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Ms. Fulps began her career with Solano County on January 3, 2002 as an Office Assistant III in the Records Management Unit of Health & Social Services. Ms. Fulps was responsible for managing all aspects of client information through the application registration system including: fingerprinting clients using the State Fingerprint Imaging System (SFIS), processing Inter-County Transfers (ICT), entering applications received online through MyBenefits CalWIN, and scanning applications and supporting documents into the document management software (Compass). Additionally, Ms. Fulps tracked hardcopy case files and monitored the records retention schedule for the unit. Ms. Fulps also provided coverage for other clerical staff by assisting with appointment scheduling for clients who needed expedited processing on an application. Ms. Fulps participated in various workgroups such as the ICT process workgroup in 2015 and 2018 and the Records Management Database workgroup.
Ms. Fulps served as the clerical lead and was a vital asset to the day-to-day operations within the Records Unit and throughout the Division. Ms. Fulps trained and increased her programmatic knowledge of public assistance eligibility and became a subject matter expert in application registration processing. Colleagues, supervisors, program specialists all looked to Ms. Fulps for her technical competence and trouble-shooting abilities. Ms. Fulps has also served as a resource to staff members from other units in E&ES by providing clarification, direction, and issue resolution.
Sandra L. Fulps retires effective December 29, 2018 from the Vallejo Records Management Unit she will be greatly missed for her high degree of professionalism and standard of excellence. H&SS wishes her all the best in her retirement and future endeavors.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The cost associated with preparing the agenda item is nominal and absorbed by the Department’s FY2018/19 Adopted Budget. The cost associated with the preparation and purchase of the plaque is included in the Board’s FY2018/19 Adopted Budget.
ALTERNATIVES:
The Board may choose not to approve a plaque of appreciation honoring Ms. Fulps. This is not recommended as it is an opportunity to acknowledge the dedicated service of a Solano County employee.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
None.
CAO RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVE DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION