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GIG <br />0 <br />LEE COUNTY <br />Committed Today for a Better Tomorrow <br />LEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ITEM ABSTRACT ITEM NO. II. D. <br />_ Information <br />Meeting Date: March 16, 2009 -Action Item <br />XX Consent Agenda <br />• <br />SUBJECT: Request to Unfreeze Public Health Nutritionist I Position <br />DEPARTMENT: Health Department <br />CONTACT PERSON: Howard Surface, Health Director <br />REQUEST: Unfreeze the vacant Public Health Nutritionist I position in the <br />Health Department's WIC Program <br />SUMMARY: The WIC Program, supported entirely by State and federal funds, <br />lost a position to another county recently. Given that the current <br />caseload is in excess of 2,100, it is imperative the position be filled. <br />BUDGET IMPACT: Local funds are not impacted, this is a State and federally funded <br />position that has already been budgeted. <br />ATTACHMENT(S): N/A <br />PUBLIC HEARING: No <br />PRIOR BOARD ACTION: The Board of Health voted in December 2008 to allow the Health <br />Director to petition the Commissioners to unfreeze any position in <br />the department, when, in his opinion, the position is critical. <br />RECOMMENDATION: The Board of Health respectfully requests the Board of <br />Commissioners to allow this vacant position to be unfrozen and <br />filled as soon as possible. <br />