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1 <br /> Orange County <br /> Board of Commissioners <br /> Action Agenda Item Abstract <br /> Meeting Date: February 3, 1997 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-p-, <br /> Subject: Orange Public Transportation Position Realignment <br /> Department: Personnel and Aging Public Hearing: Yes No X <br /> Budget Amendment <br /> Needed: Yes No X <br /> Attachment(s): Information Contact: <br /> Elaine Holmes, Personnel Director <br /> Extension 2550, Jerry Passmore, <br /> Department on Aging Director, <br /> Extension 2000 <br /> Telephone Number: <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 227-2031 <br /> Purpose: To consider position changes in Orange Public Transportation to <br /> meet continuing contract obligations by: <br /> • Increasing the hours of four permanent part time driver <br /> positions to full time (40 hours), <br /> • Increasing the hours of the transportation scheduler position <br /> from permanent part time (25 hours) to permanent full time <br /> (40 hours) and <br /> • Establishing a new permanent part time (32 hour) driver <br /> position. <br /> Background: Orange Public Transportation (OPT) has continued to expand <br /> contractual services to Orange County's human services <br /> agencies in response to increasing demand for such services. <br /> Since 1993 OPT has implemented the following new or <br />