Benzie Leelanau District Health Department Plan of Organization

Benzie Leelanau District Health Department Plan of Organization Committee Update to Board of Health May 22, 2014

BLDHD Plan of Organization Committee • Recommended by Northern Michigan CJS Team • Approved by Center for Sharing Public Health Services • Approved by BOH, County Boards of Commissioners • Approved by MDCH to extend Interim Health Officer tern • Made up of policy-makers, Health Officers and stakeholders • Four meetings to complete the Roadmap to Develop Cross Jurisdictional Sharing Initiatives

Why should BLDHD contract with another local health department? �Reduce administrative costs through sharing specialized staff and services �Assure accountability and planning �Collaborate and cooperate to increase opportunities �Improve and expand services to clients �Preserve local culture and address local needs

Key decisions � Prefer Benzie and Leelanau counties stay together � Seek contract agreement with a local health department (not merger) � Align Health Officer, Medical Director, information technology and billing � Issue request-for-proposal

Timeline for RFP � July 18 Review RFP with Plan of Organization committee � July 24 Request approval to issue RFP from BLDHD Board of Health � Aug 1 Issue RFP � Sept 1 Deadline for Notice of Intent � Oct 1 Deadline for proposals � Jan 1 Implementation

Work Plan Deliverables � Assessment of current CJS arrangements � Development of Strategic Plan � Decision to consider a multi-jurisdiction application for national accreditation � Engagement of policy-makers � Participation in meetings, conference calls and webinars � Assessment of Essential Public Health Services capacity of the LHDs