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LEE COUNTY <br />Committed Today for a Better Tomorrow <br />LEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />45 <br />ITEM ABSTRACT ITEM NO. V. B. <br />_ Information <br />Meeting Date: June 3, 2013 XX Action Item <br />Consent Agenda <br />SUBJECT Consulting Agreement with Nutrition That Works, LLC <br />DEPARTMENT Lee County Public Health <br />CONTACT PERSON A. Terrell, Jones, III, REHS, MPH, Health Director <br />REQUEST To approve a long term (18 to 36 months) contract agreement <br />between the Lee County Health Department and Nutrition That Works, LLC to provide a <br />Registered Dietician (RD) to the Health Department's Women Infant Children (WIC) nutrition <br />program. <br />SUMMARY The current state education requirements of a WIC Director position <br />calls for that person to be a Registered Dietitian (RD). The Health Department has been without a <br />Nutritionist III/WIC Director since February 15, 2013. That person was a Nutritionist III, but not an <br />RD. She was grandfathered in to be a director. Now the Health Department has been told it must <br />hire an RD to fill that position. The Health Department has done extensive advertising for an RD, <br />but has had no applicants who qualify. RD's who have enough experience to be a manager are <br />in short supply across the state. In addition to managerial responsibilities the WIC Director covers <br />1/3 load of nutrition counseling services. The other two Nutrition I positions are working extra <br />hours to cover the work load but are beginning to get burned out. Therefore in order to retain our <br />other two positions, we are now willing to contract with a temp agency that specializes in <br />nutritional services. <br />BUDGET IMPACT $78,399 for.49 weeks worked per year — Funded by WIC <br />Federal /State only. <br />ATTACHMENT(S): (1) Consulting Agreement- approved by Lee County Attorney Neil <br />Yarborough, and (2) NC Office of State Personnel (OSP) citing WIC requirements for director <br />position <br />PUBLIC HEARING No <br />PRIOR BOARD ACTION N/A <br />RECOMMENDATION Approve consulting agreement as presented <br />