Memorandum
Date: June 7, 2022
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Jen Baker, Health Services Deputy Director
Subject: Appoint Staff Services Analyst, Senior, Lorraine "Rainy" Grafton to serve as Interim Health Services Program Manager effective June 1, 2022 per Lake County Personnel Rule 1604.7, Section F
Executive Summary:
Please accept this memorandum as the Health Department's request for approval to appoint Rainy Grafton to the interim position of Health Services Program Manager. This request is a result of staffing changes needed to maintain department operations, due to the Director of Nursing position vacancy.
On May 27, 2022, our County Human Resources Director approved the above class assignment of current Health Services Program Manager, Iyesha Miller to Interim Deputy Director. Ms. Miller's assignment as Interim Deputy will serve as an under-fill to the vacant Director of Nursing allocation. This Interim assignment will allow Ms. Miller to provide technical support, and administrative oversight to department clinical programs, ensuring continuity of services, and grant compliance.
Ms. Miller's interim assignment has now created a vacant Health Services Program Manager position, which is also essential to the operations of the department non-clinical programs. Appointing Ms. Grafton to this position will ensure that critical tasks, program compliance, and staff oversight will be completed.
Director Samac has reviewed Ms. Grafton's qualifications and has confirmed that she qualifies for this interim management assignment.
Ms. Grafton is currently a Staff Services Analyst, Senior, assigned to the Health Services Accreditation program. Ms. Grafton has worked closely with Ms. Miller since her arrival to the department in 2019, and is very well versed in all non-clinical programs. Ms. Grafton is well received by all staff, and is an integral part of the Health Services team.
This interim appointment will be active no lon...
Click here for full text