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ORANGE COUNTY <br />HILLSBOROUGH <br />NORTH CAROLINA <br />~~ZaKagec 'a d~tae <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />DATE: <br />RE: <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />John Link, County Manager <br />June 10, 1999 <br />New Assistant to the Manager Position <br />2 <br />£ataBliaked 1752 <br />You asked at Tuesday night's budget work session that I provide you with some information <br />about the proposed creation of a new "Assistant to the Manager" position in the Manager's <br />Office that we discussed several months ago during my work planning process. This memo will <br />provide a general explanation of my rationale for employing this position, and a sampling of <br />some of the position's anticipated duties. Given our current time constraints with the budget and <br />other fiscal year end business, I think it best that the Board consider final approval of this <br />position at the August 17 meeting. During the course of the summer break we would create the <br />detailed position description and classification and send it to you for your review and response as <br />your schedule permits. I will consult with each of you and develop the final proposed <br />description for approval at the August 17 meeting. Adequate funds have already been included <br />in the 1999-2000 Manager's Office budget to cover the cost of this new position. <br />With the impending assumption by the County of overall responsibility for solid waste <br />management, it is clear that both Rod and I will need to increase our focus on solid waste matters <br />for several years, and perhaps beyond that. Rod will have direct day-to-day operational <br />supervision over Gayle Wilson and the solid waste operations transferred from the Town of <br />Chapel Hill. Naturally, I will be paying close attention to this function as well. Given our <br />collective historical knowledge of 10+ years of solid waste management issues in Orange <br />County, I think it makes sense for us to handle solid waste matters and have the new position <br />pick up some of the administrative tasks associated with agenda production, communications <br />between staff/Board/public, and coordination of required staff follow-up action. I want to assure <br />you that both Rod and I will still make final decisions or recommendations involved in all of <br />those processes, but our roles in the future may focus more on editing and refining than on the <br />production of original materials. <br /> <br />Following is a working list of responsibilities Ianticipate for this position. I look forward to <br />suggestions you may have about this before we bring the position back for your approval in <br />August. <br />