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Consider recommendations regarding the allocation of two legal positions and establish budget for jail health monitoring by the Public Health Department, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve and authorize the Director of Public Health to establish and hire a 0.5 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Chief Correctional Health Medical Advisor and a 1.0 FTE Correctional Health Quality Care Improvement Coordinator to support the development and expansion of sustainable jail health services;
b) Adopt and approve changes to the Salary Resolution, which allocates to the Public Health Department one (1) 0.5 FTE Program/Business Leader-Physician and one (1) 1.0 FTE Program/Business Leader-General;
c) Approve and authorize Budget Revision Request No. 0009598 to establish appropriations of $98,700.00 in the Public Health Department, Health Care Fund for Salaries and Employee Benefits funded by an operating transfer from the General Fund for Other Financing Uses funded by release of Committed Litigation fund balance; and
d) Determine that the above actions are not a “Project” under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) since the recommended actions are an organizational or administrative activity of the government that will not result in direct or indirect physical change in the environment.