Item Coversheet

SAN BENITO COUNTY

AGENDA ITEM
TRANSMITTAL FORM

VACANT

District No. 1

Kollin Kosmicki

District No. 2

Peter Hernandez

District No. 3

 

Bob Tiffany

District No. 4
Vice-Chair

Bea Gonzales

District No. 5
Chair


Item Number: 31.



MEETING DATE:  1/25/2022

DEPARTMENT:
HUMAN RESOURCES

DEPT HEAD/DIRECTOR: Edgar Nolasco

AGENDA ITEM PREPARER: Edgar Nolasco

SBC DEPT FILE NUMBER: 160

SUBJECT:

HUMAN RESOURCES- E. NOLASCO

Approve temporary double-filling of the Director of Behavioral Health position for a period not to exceed eight weeks. Costs will be covered by the Behavioral Health Department through Subvention funds with net zero cost to the County's General Fund.

SBC FILE NUMBER: 160



AGENDA SECTION:

CONSENT AGENDA

BACKGROUND/SUMMARY:

Recently, Alan Yamamoto, Director of Behavioral Health announced his retirement after a long and successful career. The Human Resources Department is actively recruiting to fill the position. This request is to temporarily double-fill the Director of Behavioral Health position for a period of 4-8 weeks to facilitate necessary training and provide an adequate transition while allowing for the continuity of leadership within the Behavioral Health Department. We anticipate the double-fill would start around March 2022 and would end upon the incumbent’s departure. 

Additionally, the successor would will need to quickly establish professional relationships with the department’s management team and other leaders throughout the Behavioral Health Department, the County, with our partners throughout the community, and establish connections with our colleagues at the State of California. 

The Director of Behavioral Health position is fully funded through subvention funds primarily through State Realignment and Mental Health Service Act (MHSA). In summary, this means there is zero Net County Cost associated with funding this position and there is no impact to the County’s General Fund.

RESOLUTION OR ORDINANCE NEEDED FOR THIS ITEM:

No

CONTRACT NEEDED FOR THIS ITEM:

No

CONTRACT AND RFP HISTORY:

N/A

LAST CONTRACT AMOUNT OR N/A:

N/A

STATE IF THIS IS A NEW CONTRACT/ HOW MANY PAST AMENDED CONTRACTS/ OR N/A:

N/A

STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS:



BUDGETED:

No

Budget Adjustment Needed: No

Unfunded Mandate (Is this a mandate not funded by the State): N/A

SBC BUDGET LINE ITEM NUMBER:

228.90.2520.1000/230.90.2540.1000

Source of Funding: Non-general fund

CURRENT FY COST:

$10,000 - $28,000

STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Approve temporary double-filling of the Director of Behavioral Health position for a period not to exceed eight weeks to allow for necessary cross-training to fill a planned vacancy resulting from a scheduled retirement.

BOARD ACTION RESULTS:

Approved position per staff recommendation. (5/0 vote)