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Public Health Study Session <br />August 28, 2019 <br />10:OOam <br />Commissioners Conference Room <br />Attendees <br />Commissioners: Brett Wachsmith, Cory Wright, Laura Osiadacz <br />Public Health: Candi Blackford, Tristen Lamb, Erin Moore, Tina Rowan <br />Others: Lisa Young, Human Resources, and Arden Thomas, Public Works <br />Department Staffing updates <br />Updated Ore Chart <br />Tristen Lamb reviewed the updated health department organizational chart. The chart has all health <br />department staff and commissioners outlined with their roles in the department. There are stars next <br />to some of positions that represent recent changes as well as proposed staff changes for 2019 and going <br />into 2020. Ms. Lamb would like to propose new changes to the department as updated in staff changes <br />section. <br />Staff Changes <br />Tristen Lamb proposed a change in workloads/positions at the health department. Currently there is a <br />vacancy in Environmental Health and Ms. Lamb is asking to not fill that position at this time, but conduct <br />a small feasibility study to ensure that inspections are completed in a timely manner without staff <br />overtime, and that Environmental Health specialists are available to the public with increased hours in <br />the field. If the feasibility study is conclusive, Ms. Lamb proposes to increase hours for Zach Vavricka in <br />2020, who is currently a part time Health Promotion Specialist, in lieu of filling the vacant position. He <br />would continue work in Health Promotion and also take on work in Environmental Health education, <br />messaging, and tech support. This will fill the vacancy and satisfy office demands for the two programs. <br />Samantha Cox has gone to forty hours and is now working in the front office. Ms. Cox is mostly working <br />in the water program, but is now able to provide back up support to the public health technicians. <br />Ms. Lamb discussed the recent decision to divide the Health Promotion Supervisor and Developmental <br />Disabilities Coordinator positions. After the pilot of combining the two it has been determined that they <br />need to return to two different positions. After discussions, Kasey Knutson has decided to keep the <br />Developmental Disabilities program. Ms. Lamb has asked the board for permission to post the Health <br />Promotion Supervisor position internally. Ms. Lamb discussed the budget impacts of the following <br />changes. All commissioners approved posting of the HP position and proposed changes. <br />Department Business <br />Quality Improvement Updates <br />Tristen Lamb gave brief updates on the following quality improvement projects: <br />0 Future fund allocation/fees for water <br />