REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
December 17, 2019
FROM
TRUDY RAYMUNDO, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT
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Employment Contract for the Department of Public Health Laboratory
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve employment contract with Linda Ward, Public Health Laboratory Director, total annual cost of $201,147 ($134,098 Salary, $67,049 Benefits), for the period of January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.
(Presenter: Trudy Raymundo, Director, 387-9146)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The total cost of the employment contract is estimated to be $201,147. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the 2019-20 Department of Public Health (DPH) adopted budget and will be included in the 2020-21 recommended budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Per California Code of Regulations 22 CCR ?64817, DPH is required to designate a Laboratory Director for each laboratory facility. By Federal law, all hospital and public health laboratories have the same requirements for lab directors: a doctoral level degree, laboratory work experience, and board certification. Additionally, California is the only state that also requires Laboratory Directors to also be certified Public Health Microbiologists. This limits the number of otherwise qualified applicants that may apply from out of state.
Though the department has conducted continuous recruitments since February 2018, there have been no qualified applicants. Due to the critical nature of this position and the requirement for a designated Laboratory Director, DPH is recommending an employment contract with Linda Ward with a salary of $64....
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