In accordance with a budget proviso, recruitment for vacant staff positions must be approved by the Board of Health during the 2019 Budget year. 

An Environmental Health Specialist in our Land Use and Safe Environments Program has retired, with his last day of employment being June 30, 2019.

The retired employee was primarily tasked with inspecting solid waste facilities and reviewing requests for Health District Construction Clearances. The new hire may perform these or other Land Use and Safe Environment Program tasks, depending on workload redistribution to current employees.

The current position is budgeted at $121,492 (salary + benefits); it’s anticipated that a new hire will result in an initial annual expense of approximately $90,000, a reduction of approximately $37,000.  Recruitment will occur immediately should an existing EHS be promoted to the vacant EHS III/Lead sanitarian position.

Consistent with the Division of Responsibilities, the Board of Health has authority over the Health District budget. In accordance with Resolution 18-27, no hiring of additional employees is allowed without the review and approval of the Executive Committee and the Board of Health.

MOVE TO authorize the Interim Administrator to approve recruitment of a 1.0 FTE Environmental Health Specialist I/II to fill a vacant position.