To: Martin L. Cousineau, Finance Committee Chairperson
From: Michelle Estell, Health Officer, MSA, RS
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RE: Approval to create, post & fill one (1) Health Educator position
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BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Approval to create, post and fill one (1) Health Educator position.
BACKGROUND:
Healthy Start functions to reduce infant and maternal mortality through health education and promotion. Genesee County Health Department was awarded $997,416 per year from 5/1/24 through 3/31/29.
DISCUSSION:
To add an additional layer of support, the Health Educator will assist Healthy Start program participants with life skills such as budgeting, baby care, time management, self-care, and coping. In addition to the task listed above, The Health educator will also facilitate group-based parenting and peer support classes for Genesee County Residents. No additional County Appropriation is required.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
Human Resources will be needed to post and fill the position and facilitate all other hiring requirements.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
This position has been budgeted for grant cycle 2024 through 2029 to be paid from account 2211-607.01-702.000 and related fringe accounts.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
No expected impact on facilities.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
Information Technology support will be needed to assist with the set-up of electronic devices (laptop, phone, access to program databases, etc).
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
Genesee County Healthy Start continues to support a Healthy, Livable, and Safe Community through the utilization of community resources. Home visiting services provided through the Healthy Start Initiative are shown to decrease maternal and infant mortality, therefore contributing to full-term pregnancies and healthy infants.
resolution
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the Health Officer to authorize creating, posting, and filling one Health Educator position for the Healthy Start Initiative, said new position to be funded by 2211-607.01-702.000 and related fringe account, is approved (a copy of the memorandum a request and supporting documents being on file with the official records of the January 22, 2025 meeting of the Finance Committee of this board).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Board waives the hiring freeze and directs the Director of Human Resources to have the necessary personnel position number created, as necessary, for said position and to commence the hiring process so that the position may be filled as soon as practicable, in accordance with County policy and applicable collective bargaining agreement.