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Authorize agreement with Legacy Staffing to Insure consistent and adequate staffing at the Care Center at Sunset Lake
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INTRODUCED BY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH LEGACY STAFFING TO INSURE CONSISTENT AND ADEQUATE STAFFING AT THE CARE CENTER AT SUNSET LAKE
Legislators Doherty, and Brooks offer the following:
WHEREAS: The current census as the Care Center at Sunset Lake has again surpassed 100 residents and
WHEREAS: Quality resident care is the primary focus of the County with respect to the Care Center at Sunset Lake; and
WHEREAS: Since the 2020 COVID pandemic, the Care Center at Sunset Lake like many other employers has experienced difficulty in recruiting and retaining quality professional staff; and
WHEREAS: The Sullivan County Legislature recognizes the absolute need for providing adequate staffing levels to provide care to the residents of the Care Center at Sunset Lake; and
WHEREAS: Filling vacancies is often and typically a longer process than can be undertaken when staffing levels fall below optimal levels; Now Therefore it is Hereby
RESOLVED, that the County Manager is hereby authorized enter into an Agreement with Legacy Staffing to fill vacancies on a temporary basis, as needed in order to adequately meet the needs and demands of the residents of the Care Center at Sunset Lake retroactive to July 1, 2022. and it is further
This resolution shall take effect July 1, 2022.
and move its adoption.end