County to consider revising health officer’s pay arrangement

The Shawnee County Health Department is asking county commissioners to temporarily switch county health officer Gianfranco Pezzino from a salaried employee to an hourly one – which could potentially increase his pay – while making arrangements to have state and federal grant funding cover his compensation. Shawnee County Commissioners Bill Riphahn, Kevin Cook and Aaron Mays are to consider making an amendment to Pezzino’s contract when they meet Thursday, according to a news release put out Monday by the health department’s deputy public information officer, Amanda Monhollon. “This amendment proposes altering the pay of the health officer to $125.00 per hour for up to 60 hours per month through the end of the 2020 calendar year,” the release said. “The proposed restructuring of Dr. Gianfranco Pezzino’s compensation to an hourly rate is intended to ensure reimbursement to Shawnee County as an eligible expense through the CARES Act and the state’s Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas (SPARK) initiative.”
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