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public health preparedness and response duties within Person County. Upon approval of this <br />request, Orange County will have the same structure in place. <br />Emergency Services has an excellent working relationship with the Health Department and <br />sharing an Emergency Services position with Health would help bolster that coordination at a <br />nominal cost. Both departments have a vested interest in seeing emergency preparedness <br />across the County continue to flourish, and this would be an opportunity to share a <br />preparedness resource within the County instead of with another county. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The annual cost of the new position is $60,300, which includes salary <br />and benefits and operations. For FY 2013 -14, the salary and benefit costs will be $40,200 for <br />the period of November 1, 2013 — June 30, 2014. Traditionally, the Health Department has <br />paid 50% in salary and benefits of the position using state Public Health Preparedness Grant <br />Funds budgeted in the department's Contract Services account. If approved, those funds would <br />be transferred from contract services to salary and benefits to cover the costs of the .50 FTE in <br />Health. <br />Funds for salary and benefits of $20,100 and $5,000 for one -time start -up costs would also <br />need to be approved for the remaining 50% portion of the position in Emergency Services. If <br />approved, staff would bring back an appropriation of $25,100 from the General Fund's <br />Unassigned Fund Balance to cover the remaining 50% cost of the position as part of the <br />standard budget amendment agenda item at the Board's October 15, 2013 regular meeting. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Interim Manager recommends that the Board approve the new <br />Public Health Preparedness Coordinator (1.0 FTE) shared by Emergency Services (.50 FTE) <br />and in the Health Department (.50 FTE), noting a proposed appropriation of $25,100 from the <br />General Fund's Unassigned Fund Balance to cover the remaining 50% cost of the position in <br />Emergency Services for FY 2013 -14. <br />Upon approval from the Board, the transfer of $25,100 from the General Fund's Unassigned <br />Fund Balance into Emergency Services' budget will be included as a Budget Amendment item <br />at the October 15, 2013 Board of Commissioners meeting. <br />