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Receive a presentation on the proposed redesign of the Health and Social Services and recommendations for an organizational structure and staffing that will support the County's needs; Consider establishing a Health and Social Services Executive Compliance Committee and charter; and Consider adopting a resolution amending the List of Numbers and Classifications of Positions to add a net 7.0 FTE, reclass 2.0 FTE and revise 2 classifications
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health and Social Services (H&SS) recommends that the Board:
1. Receive a presentation on the proposed redesign of the Health & Social Services and recommendations for an organizational structure and staffing that will support the County's needs;
2. Consider establishing and approving an H&SS Executive Compliance Committee and charter; and
3. Consider adopting a resolution amending the List of Numbers and Classifications of Positions to add a net 7.0 FTE (TBD), reclass 2.0 FTE (TBD) and revise 2 classifications.
SUMMARY:
For the past year, the Department of Health and Social Services (H&SS) has been actively working with three external consultants examining state and national trends in health and human services delivery and reviewing the H&SS compliance unit. Increasingly, counties and states have been involved in moving toward a more integrated way of providing services in their communities which are more consumer focused and lead to better outcomes. A central aspect of these trends includes providing more preventative and care coordination services in the community which are more cost effective and improve community health. The proposed reorganization will assist H&SS with delivering more integrated services to the community and result in increased effectiveness and efficiencies. This structural recommendation is based on best practices gathered from other c...
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