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23 <br />6. Shaping Orange County's Future Project Planner -Proposed <br />reassignment of existing permanent time-limited position. <br />This position works exclusively with David Stancil on the Shaping Orange <br />County's Future project, and is 100% funded from the joint project budget, <br />which contains appropriations from the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro as <br />well as Orange County. Since Shaping Orange County's Future <br />administration will be moving to the new department, it is recommended that <br />Project Planner Pam McIntosh move to the new department to optimize <br />coordination. This position is scheduled to end on June 30, 1999. <br />Associated Costs: None <br />Impact to Planning Department: None, all duties would transfer. <br />7. Water Resources Planning Technician -Proposed reassignment of <br />existing permanent part-time, time-limited position. <br />This is a permanent, part-time, time-limited position that coordinates the GIS <br />ground water database component of the Water Resources project. It is <br />funded in entirety by the Water Resources project budget, and is under the <br />supervision of David Stancil as project coordinator. Like the above time- <br />limited position, this position would end June 30, 1999. Since the Water <br />Resources project would become part of the ERCD duties, it is recommended <br />that Planning Technician Margaret Jones move to the new department for <br />the duration of her employment. <br />Associated Costs: None <br />Impact to Planning Department: None, all duties would transfer <br />Total Estimated Start-Ua Costs of New Department - FY 99 <br />New Administrative Assistant (half-year, includes benefits): $18,000 <br />New Natural Resource Conservation Manager <br />(half-year, including benefits): $25,000 <br />Furniture/computer needs for two new positions: $ 7,000 <br />New printer/software licenses: $ 2,000 <br />Total $52,000 <br />The following table shows the changes to the Planning Department that would <br />take place if the recommended changes are instituted. It should be noted that a <br />significant portion of the duties of the Planning Department would also move to <br />the new ERCD with the reassigned personnel. <br />