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51. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH - HEALTH SERVICES AIDE POSITION REQUEST Approve an exemption to the Post Employment Health Enhancement (Retirement) Program (PEHEP) requirement of deleting a position which is being vacated as a result of employee participation. The Department of Public Health, Office of Nutrition Services WIC Division will need to rehire for the Health Services Aide (#30250) due to the fact that the department cannot operate without this position. Also, approve an exemption to the PEHEP in order to recruit for (#30250) Health Services Aide with the hiring range of $11.75/Hour to $14.98/Hour. Position #30250, in The Department of Public Health Office of Nutrition Service WIC Division, was vacated as a result of the previous incumbents participation in the 2009 Retirement Health Enhancement Program. The position attributes are as follows: MRT: Health Services Aide – Community Nutrition Worker Status: Classified Budgeted Rate: $17.05 Due to the nature of this position, the Department of Public Health, Office of Nutrition Services WIC Division feels it necessary to replace the incumbent in position #30250 with the following attributes: MRT: Health Services Aide – Community Nutrition Worker Status: Classified Budgeted Rate: $14.98 Due to the impending retirement of a Health Services Aide the department will achieve additional budgeted savings for FY 2009-10. This will result in at least $2.07 per hour in savings as required under the 2009 Retirement Health Enhancement Program. Since The Department of Public Health has already achieved $2,054,838 in budgetary reductions in the General Fund for FY 2010, no further reductions are required at this time. (C-86-09-077-M-00)