Where do support staff and program assistants fall into the restructuring plan?
These positions are county commissioner and/or grant funded (EFNEP / FNP). The restructuring plan is mainly focused on positions that are state and federal funded. However, these positions may change as a result of the restructuring plan to better meet the needs of local clientele. Support staff and program assistants are a vital part of the overall strategic plan. 23. The restructuring model does not name office associates in the shared services section. Since it is the office associates who do the fiscal and inventory duties at the county level, is it assumed that the “accountants” will be office associates? It also lists an office assistant as doing fiscal and inventory – should that have really been office associate? It appears that it would be a lot easier to train an office associate to be front line than it would be for the office assistant to learn all the fiscal duties. Or will there no longer be office associates? (17 Mar 09) The shared services plan calls for two accountants
