1. (1) Each county shall have 1 worker for every 40 resource cases.

2. (2) Infrastructure Supports.

   1. (a) Counties with populations larger than 80,000 shall receive 1 supervisor for quality assurance; 1 supervisor for resource development; and 1 account clerk. Jefferson and Mobile Counties have an additional allocation of 1 position each for staff development.
   2. (b) Counties with less than 80,000 populations shall receive .5 FTE for quality assurance; and .5 FTE for resource development. Counties without a full-time person assigned to quality assurance shall assign at least a half-time person.

3. (3) Clerical Support.

   1. (a) Each county shall have 1 clerical position, and counties with 3 or more supervisors shall receive an additional clerical position. One clerical position shall be added for each additional 3 supervisors and this clerical position supports 21 staff, including supervisors and workers.

Author: Brenda J. Gore

Statutory Authority: R.C. v Walley, No 88-H-1170-N, Consent Decree (M.D. Ala. Approved December 18, 1991); R.C. v Walley, No 88-D-1170-N, Consent Decree (M.D. Ala. Approved January 12, 1998); R.C. v Walley, No 2:88cv-1170-D, Consent Decree (M.D. Ala. Approved December 13, 2004).

History: New Rule: Filed March 8, 2005; effective April 12, 2005.