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1 <br /> Orange County <br /> Board of Commissioners <br /> Action Agenda Item Abstract <br /> Meeting Date: August 5, 1996 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. VIM <br /> Subject: Classification Plan Amendment - HVAC Mechanic <br /> Department: Personnel Public Hearing: Yes X No X <br /> Budget Amendment <br /> Needed: Yes X No X <br /> Attachment(s): Information Contact: <br /> HVAC Mechanic Class Specification Elaine Holmes, Personnel Director <br /> Extension 2550 <br /> Telephone Number: <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 227-2031 <br /> Purpose: To consider amending the Orange County Classification and <br /> Pay Plan by adding the new class of HVAC (Heating, Ventilating <br /> and Air Conditioning) Mechanic at Salary Grade 65. <br /> Background: In the past the Public Works Department has used a Senior <br /> Building Maintenance Mechanic position to meet heating and air <br /> conditioning maintenance and repair needs, supplemented by <br /> the use of outside contractors for the more technical work. Over <br /> time the heating and air conditioning maintenance and repair <br /> workload has increased and become more technical. For <br /> example, certification now is required to carry out freon recovery. <br /> As a result this position has become increasingly specialized in <br /> heating and air conditioning and the need exists for even more <br /> technical capability to perform work in house. <br /> At the same time as these changes have occurred, salaries and <br /> demand in the labor market for trained heating and air <br /> conditioning mechanics have increased. The County has not <br /> been able to recruit and retain a qualified, experienced heating <br />