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1 <br /> Orange County <br /> Board of Commissioners <br /> Action Agenda Item Abstract <br /> Meeting Date: October 15, 1996 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. R—C <br /> Subject: Arts Commission Position <br /> Department: Personnel and Public Hearing: Yes No X <br /> Economic Development Budget Amendment <br /> Needed: Yes X No <br /> Attachment(s): Information Contact: <br /> 1 -Arts Commission Position Elaine Holmes, Personnel Director, <br /> Major Functions Extension 2550, Ted Abernathy, <br /> Economic Development Director, <br /> 2 - Class Specification for Extension 2326 <br /> Information Specialist <br /> Telephone Number: <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 227-2031 <br /> Purpose: To consider the following actions in support of the Orange <br /> County Arts Commission: <br /> • Establishing the new permanent part time (20 hour or .5 full <br /> time equivalent) time limited position of Information <br /> Specialist. <br /> • Changing the organization alignment of the Arts Commission <br /> from Recreation and Parks to Economic Development. <br /> • Amending the Orange County Classification and Pay Plan to <br /> change the title of the current class of Information and <br /> Referral Specialist at salary grade 65 to Information <br /> Specialist at salary grade 65. <br /> Background: As part of the 1996-97 budget process, the Orange County <br /> Board of Commissioners increased the appropriation to the Arts <br /> Commission by $12,500. This was for the purpose of providing <br /> matching funds to assist the Arts Commission in obtaining a <br /> State matching grant to fund additional staff support. The Arts <br />