HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-09-28-minutes-ph-study-sessionPublic Health Study Session
September 28, 2022
10:00 AM
Commissioner’s Conference Room
Meeting Minutes
Attendees:
Brett Wachsmith, Laura Osiadacz, Chelsey Loeffers, Erin Moore, Kasey Knutson
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 10:00 am.
Director Loeffers requested to amend the agenda to include a brief budget discussion under other
business. Her request was approved.
Citizen Comment (1 minute time limit)
There were no members of the public present.
Department Business
• Increasing Quality Improvement Coordinator to .8 FTE
o Chelsey Loeffers requested that the Quality Improvement Coordinator increase to .8 FTE
and discussed the budget impact to the increase in hours.
o Brett Wachsmith and Laura Osiadacz approved the increase in FTE based on Director
Loeffers report.
o Chelsey Loeffers will complete a PAF and send to Human Resources to process.
• 1/10th Committee Facilitation
o Director Loeffers updated the BOCC about KCPHD’s involvement in the 1/10th
Committee.
o KCPHD anticipates approximately 5 hours per week of staff time will be spent
supporting this committee and the budget will reflect that at future budget
presentations.
• BOH Feedback
o There was discussion about the previous BOH meeting and Director Loeffers asked if
there was any feedback or suggestions for future meetings. There was no feedback or
suggestions currently.
Other Business
• Developmental Disabilities Advisory Committee recommended millage RFP process for
review/input
o Kasey Knutson reviewed the millage scoring process developed for awarding millage
funds to vendors.
o Kasey Knutson also reviewed the timeline and contracting process for millage funds.
• BOH Recordings Update
o Erin Moore provided the update to the BOCC that the county does not currently track
video analytics.
• Budget update
o There was discussion about the wage range for the upcoming Epidemiologist position
and the feedback that HR had about the range. HR noted that the Environmental Health
supervisor wage range needs to be updated to be more in line with other supervisory
positions prior to creating the wage range for the Epidemiologist. Director Loeffers
discussed her plans to do this and the budget changes for next year that the BOCC can
anticipate to see in future budget presentations. The BOCC agreed that the direction
was appropriate.
Conclude
The meeting was concluded at 10:25 am.
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Laura Osiadacz, BOCC Chair
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Candi Blackford, Clerk