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Chair Jacobs asked if EMS had finished deploying all of the defibrillators in the facilities. Jim Groves said this was still happening, and he would check on it and get back to the Board. Chair Jacobs said he was confused by the addition of 6 telecommunicators and how this relates to the increase in overtime. Jim Groves said since the these employees do shift work that is over 40 hours per week, and overtime is built in. He said the more staff involved, the bigger the increase in overtime. Frank Clifton said these people work 12 hour shifts and then have built in overtime per week. He said the pay is done according to federal law. Chair Jacobs asked if the earlier overtime for Emergency Services was to fill in for vacant positions. Frank Clifton said everyone works the staggered shift and everyone has some overtime built in. He said that if someone is out, then another employee has to be paid overtime to fill in. He said that more staff helps balance the overtime. He said that if everyone worked a 40 hour work week, there would be more employees and more benefits; so overtime keeps overall operating cost lower. Chair Jacobs said this just seems counterintuitive. Frank Clifton said the number of overtime hours for substitutes is analyzed, and at some point it makes more sense to hire a position. Commissioner Gordon said it is helpful to have a chart that includes all of the new positions. Paul Laughton said this chart is available on page 31 and 32. Chair Jacobs said, in the past, the County adopted a policy about overtime, and it was tracked through temp and overtime hours. He hopes the County is not going backwards and hiring temporary workers to avoid paying benefits. Solid Waste (including Fee Schedule change requests and Non-Departmental items) 257 ( p. 186-87 and pages 358-59) Budget Highlights • The difference in the FY 2013-14 Department Request and the Manager Recommended budgeted amounts within the Environmental Support division relates to the Charges by the General Fund to Solid Waste for the cost of a position within Tax Administration dedicated to 3R fee collections and the 50% cost of a position in the Planning Department for work on the Regulated Recycling Materials Ordinance. The department had eliminated these costs of$74,401 from their request, but they were added back in the Manager Recommended Budget. • The Capital Outlay of$11,661 in FY 2013-14 is for the replacement of an air compressor. • Continue to fund the planning, education and preparation for ongoing improvements at convenience centers and other programmatic changes per BOCC. • Continue to conduct enforcement of littering, illegal dumping, licensing and other county solid waste ordinance. • Implement closure procedures of MSW Landfill consistent with BOCC's closure decision and applicable State regulations. Dispose of surplus MSW equipment and vehicles once closure is completed. • Complete organizational restructuring per an approved reduction in force.