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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
WHERERAS, the City of Corpus Christi (the "City") and Nueces County (the "County")
entered into a Cooperative Agreement To Operate A Public Health District, executed July
31, 1984, (the "Agreement") which created the City of Corpus Christi-Nueces County
Texas Public Health District (the "Health District"); and
WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi and Nueces County are members of the Health
District. Each provide resources to operate the Health District, such as staff, equipment,
supplies, software, etc; and
WHEREAS, city employees and county employees providing the governmental functions
of the Health District under the Agreement are considered Health District Employees;
and
WHEREAS, the City and County have operated the Health District continuously since
July 31, 1984; and
WHEREAS, the Health District's mission statement is to prevent disease and disability,
maintain a healthy environment, promote healthy lifestyle, thereby, increasing the quality
and length of life, striving towards health and well-being of the community, achieving
access to preventive health services for all Nueces County residents; and
WHEREAS, it is envisioned that increased operational efficiencies maybe attained
through organizational and policy changes which would result in the Health District
functioning under one unified Health District personnel policy, purchasing policy, and
other operating procedures.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City and the County agree to direct their respective staffs to
work jointly to develop and present to the City and the County within 90-days a detailed
plan to accomplish the following:
1. Develop a single Pay Schedule for all Health District employees to be used by
both the City payroll and County payroll in compensating their respective
employees.
2. Place all Health District employees under the City's current policy for annual
accrual and use of paid-time-off (vacation, sick days, holidays, funeral leave,
personal days).
3. Place all Health District employees under the City's travel policy, including
mileage reimbursement rate and per diem rates.
4. Develop a unified Health District employee incentive program to include
service awards and Insta Bucks awazds for excellence in service.
2008-323
09/09/08
Res. 027849
Nueces County
5. Place the purchasing function for the entire Health District under the City's
Purchasing Department.
6. Transfer one (1) County Sanitarian position and one (1) County Sanitarian
Inspector position from the County's payroll and employment to the City's
payroll and employment. The City shall retain all inspection fee revenues
collected for inspections within the City and the Health District shall retain all
inspection fee revenues for inspections in the unincorporated areas of the
County. The Health District shall continue to provide inspection services to
the unincorporated areas of the County.
7. The City and the County shall share in funding salary and benefits of the
Director and Assistant Director of Public Health Administration positions at
the percentage of 60% City and 40% County. The Director shall be hired by
and report to the City Manager and the County Judge. The Assistant Director
shall be hired by the Director with the concurrence of the City Manager and
the County Judge. The Assistant Director shall report to the Director.
8. The City employee benefits and County employee benefits including
Retirement, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Flexible Benefit, Deferred
Compensation and other Benefit Plans shall remain unchanged.
9. The City and County Animal Control and Vector Control operations and
policies shall remain unchanged.
10. Either the City or the County may apply for and implement a Grant on behalf
of the Health District.
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Diana T. Barrera, County Clerk
APPROVED:
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La a Garza Jimenez, Count Attorney
NUECESCOUNTY,TEXAS
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Samuel L. Neal, Jr.,^Coun Judg
ATTEST:
Armando Chapa, City Secretary
APPROVED:
M y F s er, ity Attorney
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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e Escobar, City Manager (Interim)
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