Narrative of Resolution:
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To Create an Additional Full-Time Public Health Physical Therapist and Full-Time Public Health Occupational Therapist for the Department of Public Health
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If Resolution requires expenditure of County Funds, provide the following information:
Amount to be authorized by Resolution: $296,954.00 - Budget Modification is necessary
Are funds already budgeted? No
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INTRODUCED BY THE HEATLH AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE TO CREATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH THE ADDITIONAL POSITIONS OF PHYSICAL THERAPIST AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
WHEREAS, due to CMS Regulations, contractual staff are unable to open new cases which in turns requires skilled nursing to open therapy only cases and incurring waste if both time and salary, the Director of the Department of Public Health has expressed a need to create an additional full-time Public Health Physical Therapist and an additional full-time Public Health Occupational Therapist position to provide and maintain consistent and dependable Physical and Occupational Therapy services to our CHHA patients; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Public Health believes that the needs of the Department would be best served if said positions were created; and
WHEREAS, while these positions are not mandated, they are revenue producing positions and will reduce contractual costs; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Sullivan County Legislature authorize the creation of an additional full-time Public Health Physical Therapist position and an additional full-time Occupational Therapist position for the Department of Public Health, to advertise for said position, and give permission to the Public Health Director to appoint a qualified applicant to each position; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Sullivan County Legislature hereby sets the annual salary for the full-time Public Health Physical Therapist position at an amount not to exceed $101,999.00, and the salary for the full-time Public Health Occupational Therapist at an amount not to exceed $101,999.00; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Director of Public Health is authorized to fill these new positions immediately.