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12 1 Frank Clifton said these people work 12 hour shifts and then have built in overtime per 2 week. He said the pay is done according to federal law. 3 Chair Jacobs asked if the earlier overtime for Emergency Services was to fill in for 4 vacant positions. 5 Frank Clifton said everyone works the staggered shift and everyone has some overtime 6 built in. He said that if someone is out, then another employee has to be paid overtime to fill in. 7 He said that more staff helps balance the overtime. He said that if everyone worked a 40 hour 8 work week, there would be more employees and more benefits; so overtime keeps overall 9 operating cost lower. 10 Chair Jacobs said this just seems counterintuitive. 11 Frank Clifton said the number of overtime hours for substitutes is analyzed, and at some 12 point it makes more sense to hire a position. 13 Commissioner Gordon said it is helpful to have a chart that includes all of the new 14 positions. 15 Paul Laughton said this chart is available on page 31 and 32. 16 Chair Jacobs said, in the past, the County adopted a policy about overtime, and it was 17 tracked through temp and overtime hours. He hopes the County is not going backwards and 18 hiring temporary workers to avoid paying benefits. 19 20 Solid Waste (including Fee Schedule change requests and Non-Departmental items) 21 257 ( p. 186-87 and pages 358-59) 22 23 Budget Highlights 24 The difference in the FY 2013-14 Department Request and the Manager Recommended 25 budgeted amounts within the Environmental Support division relates to the Charges by 26 the General Fund to Solid Waste for the cost of a position within Tax Administration 27 dedicated to 3R fee collections and the 50% cost of a position in the Planning 28 Department for work on the Regulated Recycling Materials Ordinance. The department 29 had eliminated these costs of$74,401 from their request, but they were added back in 30 the Manager Recommended Budget. 31 The Capital Outlay of$11,661 in FY 2013-14 is for the replacement of an air 32 compressor. 33 Continue to fund the planning, education and preparation for ongoing improvements at 34 convenience centers and other programmatic changes per BOCC. 35 Continue to conduct enforcement of littering, illegal dumping, licensing and other county 36 solid waste ordinance. 37 Implement closure procedures of MSW Landfill consistent with BOCC's closure 38 decision and applicable State regulations. Dispose of surplus MSW equipment and 39 vehicles once closure is completed. 40 Complete organizational restructuring per an approved reduction in force. 41 Landfill hours of operation proposed to be reduced six hours per week due to staff 42 reductions. The MSW Landfill closes on June 30, 2013. 43 With the MSW Landfill closing, the FY 2013-14 Budget includes the elimination of 2 44 vacant positions (Landfill Equipment Operator and Landfill Inspector); elimination of 1 45 position upon the June 30, 2013 retirement of incumbent (Weighmaster), as well as 46 moving 2.0 FTE Landfill Equipment Operator positions from the Landfill division to the 47 Recycling division. Also, there are an additional 2.0 FTE Landfill Equipment Operator 48 positions that are only budgeted for partial year, one through 8/31/13 and one through 49 9/30/13.