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Public Health Department recommending advanced step placement of Terri Stratton at Step 5 of the salary range for the position of Public Health Preparedness Division Manager, to be effective pay period 8.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve.
FUNDING: Salary cost savings - Public Health Fund.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $2,250
Funding:
Budgeted $2,250
New Funding
Savings
Other
Total Funding Available $2,250
Change to Net County Cost $0
Impact/Change to Net County Cost: Increase in salary from Step 3, limit of Department Head authority, to Step 5 will result in an increase of approximately $2,250 in the remaining three and a half months of the Department's FY 2007-08 budget and will be covered by salary cost savings from vacancy. There will be no increase in net County cost.
Background: The Department conducted two recruitments for the position of Public Health Preparedness Division Manager and, after a comprehensive search, was successful in finding a highly qualified candidate with the managerial experience and professional background that satisfied its needs.
Reason for Recommendation: The candidate chosen to fill this position is Terri Stratton. Ms. Stratton worked at the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), formally a division of the California Department of Health Services (DHS), for five years as a Section Chief for the Risk Communication and Professional Training Section of the Emergency Preparedness Office. The position carried administrative and supervisory responsibilities, including grant and budget work, as well as program development and public information dissemination functions related to public health emergency preparedness.
Prior to her role as Section Chief with CDPH, Ms. Stratton served in a number of different capacities at DHS, which gave her experience in a broad array of fields in public health. Additionally, she has written or contributed to several health-related publications a...
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