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8 Health — Environmental Health Specialist ❑ Reduce the waiting time for initial soil/site environmental health inspections from an • average of 19 business days to 13 business days. ❑ Reduce the waiting time between the initial inspection and issuance /denial of a permit from an average of 3.6 business days to 2.5 business days. ❑ Reduce the total average time between receipt of the application and issuance or denial of the septic permit from an average of 22.7 business days to 15.5 business days. ❑ For comparison, Environmental Health surveyed nine other Counties to assess the average response time for septic service. The counties surveyed were: Alamance, Cabarrus, Caswell, Chatham, Durham, Granville, Person, Pitt, and Wake. Those survey averages are shown below along with the present and projected Orange County averages. Service Present Projected Orange Nine County Survey (Average Business Days Orange County with Position Average Between) County Addition Application receipt and initial 19.1 13 10 soil/site evaluation $4,792 $0 $54,942 Initial soil/site evaluation and 3.6 2.5 2.5 permit issuance or denial Application receipt and 22.7 15.5 12.5 permit issuance or denial Financial Impact: Annual Position Costs Annual One Time Offsetting 1999 -00 Position (Salary/Benefits) Operating Cost Start Up Cost Revenue or and Start Up Cost Budget Savings $44,550 $5,600 $4,792 $0 $54,942 It is proposed the new position be funded from the County general fund. The startup costs include a personal computer, mobile radio, and office furniture. The operating costs include motor pool expenses, departmental supplies, telephone, training and the like. Relation to Board Goal(s): The proposed position does not relate to a specific Board of Commissioners' goal. I: \peg99\report \ehrep.doc April 20, 1999 �J •