The Marion County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday authorized an expanded contract to rent temporary therapists for the county’s Health and Human Services Department.
Commissioners unanimously authorized including $2.25 million to a contract with Gibraltar Medical Staffing, a Tennessee nursing company, to present temporary medical employees via January 2028. The new contract totals $2.75 million.
The temporary employees would offer telehealth providers, together with psychological well being counseling and medicine administration.
Phil Blea, the county’s behavioral well being outpatient division director, stated on the assembly that the employees would fill 10 of 19 open therapist positions in its behavioral well being applications for kids and adults.
Commissioners additionally unanimously authorized a $902,500 grant settlement with Keizer-based Pelton Project, Inc. to develop and function a residential therapy residence in Salem or Keizer inside Marion County.
The firm supplies community-based psychological well being providers, in accordance to its web site.
The facility would deal with individuals 18 and older with severe and chronic psychological sickness and co-occurring substance use problems. The residence is meant to be working with 5 beds by April 2024.
Pelton Project would use the cash to purchase property, make renovations and different start-up prices.
The board unanimously authorized or superior all different agenda gadgets, together with revising dates and work plans for 4 federally funded initiatives, an expanded contract for changing the Little Pudding River Bridge and amending the Marion County Rural Code to permit rural accent dwelling items within the acreage residential zone.
Original story beneath:
The Marion County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday will contemplate hiring temporary therapists for the county’s Health and Human Services Department to present psychological well being counseling and medicine administration.
READ IT: AGENDA
Commissioners will contemplate including $2.25 million to a contract with Gibraltar Medical Staffing, a Tennessee nursing company, to present temporary medical employees via January 2028.
The temporary employees would offer telehealth providers whereas the county seeks to fill 17 open therapist positions in its behavioral well being applications for kids and adults.
The new contract would complete $2.75 million.
To take part
The commissioners meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday within the Senator Hearing Room at 555 Court Street N.E. Anyone can attend or join to give public remark in-person on the assembly. The assembly is streamed dwell on YouTube.
Community psychological well being therapy
Commissioners will contemplate approving a $902,500 grant settlement with Keizer-based Pelton Project, Inc. to develop and function a residential therapy residence in Salem or Keizer inside Marion County. The firm supplies community-based psychological well being providers, in accordance to its web site.
The facility would deal with individuals 18 and older with severe and chronic psychological sickness and co-occurring substance use problems. The residence is meant to be working with 5 beds by April 2024.
Pelton Project would use the cash to purchase property, make renovations and different administrative and start-up prices.
Tech providers
The board will contemplate approving a $1.38 million contract with Plante and Moran, PLLC to present consulting providers for a brand new software program system via 2028.
They may also contemplate spending $1.5 million on pc {hardware} and assist providers via Dell Marketing.
Construction and improvement
Commissioners will contemplate revising dates and work plans for 4 initiatives funded by federal pandemic aid cash. The modifications are associated to water system enhancements within the cities of Aurora, Donald, Gates and Mill City.
The board will contemplate authorizing Marion County Parks to apply for a grant via the state Parks and Recreation Department’s Land and Water Conservation Fund Program for improvement at North Fork Park, which was closely broken by wildfire in 2020.
They may also contemplate including about $415,000 to a contract with Salem-based David Evans and Associates, Inc. to present development engineering and inspection providers for changing the Little Pudding River Bridge between Salem and Mt. Angel.
New purchases
Commissioners will contemplate including $142,000 to a purchase order order with Salem-based Fastenal Company to purchase components, security clothes, and operational provides for Marion County’s Public Works Department. The new contract would complete $517,000.
The board will contemplate spending about $105,000 on two transportable gentle towers and two cell trailer mounted diesel turbines from Generac Power Systems, Inc. for Marion County’s Emergency Management Department.
Also on the agenda
Commissioners will contemplate appointing Mike Hartford to the Marion County Public Safety Coordinating Council as a group corrections member.
Hartford is a commander for the Marion County Sheriff’s Office Community Corrections Division, which oversees individuals on probation and post-prison supervision. If authorized, he would exchange retiring Undersheriff Jeff Wood on the council.
The 32-member council advises the board of commissioners and contains public security, schooling, social providers, civic and enterprise leaders, in addition to representatives from regulation enforcement, prosecution, group corrections, public protection, judiciary, home violence providers, public well being and juvenile justice.
The board may also contemplate transferring a section of Butteville Road from Marion County’s jurisdiction to Woodburn metropolis limits.
They will maintain a public listening to to contemplate amending the Marion County Rural Code to permit rural accent dwelling items within the acreage residential zone.
Contact reporter Ardeshir Tabrizian: [email protected] or 503-929-3053.
SUPPORT OUR WORK – We rely upon subscribers for assets to report on Salem with care and depth, equity and accuracy. Subscribe right now to get our day by day newsletters and extra. Click I would like to subscribe!
Ardeshir Tabrizian has lined prison justice and housing for Salem Reporter since September 2021. As an Oregon native, his award-winning watchdog journalism has traversed the state. He has carried out reporting for The Oregonian, Eugene Weekly and Malheur Enterprise.
https://www.salemreporter.com/2023/10/27/your-government-marion-county-commissioners-consider-hiring-temporary-therapists-to-fill-vacancies/
