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2 <br />of important natural resources as well as lands for recreational and <br />_ - other purposes. <br />The Land Resources Conservation Manager position will report to <br />Environment and Resource Conservation Director David Stancil. <br />Attachment 1 lists the planned duties and responsibilities. In <br />summary, the position will be responsible for identifying the County's <br />natural resources, recommending priorities for preservation efforts, <br />developing specific strategies to conserve land and other natural <br />resources and implementing the approved strategies and priorities, <br />including negotiating acquisition of land and land easements. <br />The Personnel Department has reviewed the duties and <br />responsibilities of the Land Resources Conservation Manager position, <br />compared the duties and responsibilities to existing County positions <br />and conducted a market survey, although the available market data <br />was limited. From the data available, Personnel found the average <br />hiring range for similar positions was in the mid 30,000's to low <br />40,000's. Therefore, we are proposing a salary grade (Salary Grade <br />73) with a hiring range of $38,330 to $46,588. <br />Based on the position's program development and management role <br />for the resource acquisition program and the available labor market <br />data, it is recommended that a new class of Land Resources <br />Conservation Manager at Salary Grade 73 be created to recognize <br />this position. <br />At the March 3, 1999 meeting, the Board of Commissioners <br />considered this item and requested it be brought back on March 16 for <br />further consideration. <br />The Board discussed the position's salary grade assignment. The <br />Salary Grade 73 level takes account of the fact that this position will <br />have a high level of responsibility in an area new to Orange County <br />government. Once the position is filled, the employee hired will have <br />significant responsibility for developing the program from start-up <br />using his or her own knowledge and experience in the field. Because <br />of this, recruitment will be targeted at candidates with significant <br />previous experience in property acquisition and with appropriate <br />background in science. It is anticipated the applicant pool will be <br />limited and the hiring range for the recommended salary grade 73 will <br />be necessary to hire a candidate with the needed qualifications. <br />Commissioners had asked about the salary grade assignment for <br />other classes. For information, Attachment 3 shows Orange County <br />classes at salary grades 70 through 74. <br />Financial Impact: As provided in the new department report, funding for the new Land <br />Resources Conservation Manager position has been appropriated <br />