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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 16, 2009 Action Agenda Item No. t~- SUBJECT: Classification and Pay Plan Amendment -Add Value Engineer Classification DEPARTMENT: Human Resources PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT (S): 1. Class Specification for Value Engineer INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael McGinnis, Human Resources Director, 245-2552 PURPOSE: To amend the Orange County Classification and Pay Plan to reflect the addition of the Value Engineer classification. BACKGROUND: Section 5.1 of Article VI of the Orange County Personnel Ordinance provides that the Board of County Commissioners adopts the position classification plan and approves any amendment to: Add or delete a class; Change the title of an existing class; or Revise the salary grade of an established class. As an element of the FY 2008-09 Orange County budget, the Board of Commissioners approved the creation of a Value Engineer position. This position was approved as a transition from contract services to a 1.0 fulltime position. The recent approval of the reorganization of the Engineering, Purchasing and Central Services, Public Works, Capital Projects and Risk Management functions allowed the job description to be finalized and presented for consideration. Following the Board's approval action, Human Resources staff, with analytical support provided under a contract with The Archer Company, evaluated the duties and responsibilities of the position to determine its proper placement in the County's Classification and Pay Plan. The analysis was based upon and was consistent with background information provided to the BOCC during the FY 2008-09 budget work sessions. Based on this analysis, Human Resources staff recommends the new position previously approved by the BOCC be added to the Classification and Pay Plan as outlined below: PROPOSED CLASSIFICATION PROPOSED SALARY GRADE SALARY RANGE Value En ineer Grade 26 $63,272 - $101,150