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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 1, 1999 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 8-~ <br />SUBJECT: Classification Plan Amendment -Buyer and Purchasing Agent <br />DEPARTMENT: Personnel and PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />Purchasing & Central Services <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1-Class specifications for <br />Buyer and Purchasing Agent <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Pam Jones, extension 2652 <br />Elaine Holmes, extension 2550 <br />2- Orange County Classes at TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Salary Grades 62 - 70 Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider amending the Orange County Classification and Pay Plan by: <br />(1) Changing the existing classification of Purchasing Technician at Salary Grade 63 to the new <br />classification of Buyer at Salary Grade 65 and <br />(2) Changing the salary grade for the existing classification of Purchasing Agent from Salary <br />Grade 67 to Salary Grade 69. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Purchasing Technician Reclassification to Buyer <br />The Purchasing Technician position in the Purchasing Department was recently vacated. Prior <br />to recruiting for the position, the Purchasing and Central Services Director reviewed <br />departmental duties and individual employee workloads and determined the need to increase <br />the department's professional staff capabilities. Over the past 10 years, the departmental <br />workload has increased in volume, but more importantly, in the complexity of the duties it is <br />called upon to carry out. <br />To address this changed need, the Director has restructured the duties of the Purchasing <br />Technician position and proposed the reclassification of the Purchasing Technician position to <br />Buyer to allow recruitment for a skill level commensurate with the current needs of the County. <br />