Category 3. Additional General Fund Support and Increase in FTE
<br /> FTE Salary and Operating One•Time Offsetting Net County Annual Cost Position
<br />Requesting Department Position DescdptionlNeed Change Benefits Casts Start-Up Total Revenues or Cost After FY 2008 Requested Comments
<br /> Costs ReducDonsin FY2006A9 09 Previously
<br /> Dental Hygienist • Request an increase in hours from 24 to 32 hourslweek to provide an additional eight hours
<br />Health per week of dental hygiene clinic lime in order to see additional palienls, as well as reduce the wail time for 0.200 $15,491 $0 $0 $15,491 $20,692 ($5,401) ($5,401
<br />) No Offsetting revenues reflect clinic fees as
<br /> recall appointments. This service to an additional 320 palienls per year will result in a reduction of the recall well as Medicaid reimbursements.
<br /> wait lime between appointments from 10 months down to a standard 6 months.
<br /> Office Supervisor II - Cunently, the Library is only supported with a 50 % administrative staff member (0.50 Includes a reduction in cunent
<br />Library FTE). In order to provide quality adminlslrelive suppon, afull-bme 40 hourslweek position is needed due to the 0.500 $25,746 $0 $0 $25,746 $5,000 $20,746 $20,746 No expenditures of $SpOD related fo
<br /> grovrth and expansion of Library services Ihrougheut the County. cunenlly used lemporery personnel
<br /> funds.
<br /> Planner II (Land UselTransportation Planner) -To increase the currently funded position fo a full4ime position
<br /> to help support the Orange United Transponalien (OUT) Board; provide assistance with data collection,
<br /> verifiralicn, and analysis for Iransponation studies; assist with the implemenlalion of the Comprehensive Plan;
<br />Planning . and share transponation related information with the fiOCC on a regularly scheduled basis. Originally this was a 0.475 $23,469 $0 $0 $23,469 $p $23,469 $23,469 Yes
<br /> full-time, shared position between Planning (.525) and ERCD (.475) until the Environment and Resource
<br /> Conservation Department (ERCD] podion became its own full FTE in 2006-07. This is an increase in hours from
<br /> 21 to 40 hourslweek.
<br />I 7 oral category 3 1.715 I $64,706 $D $D ( $64,706 $25,892 I $38,814 ( $38,614 (
<br />Category 4. New Positions to Improve Service Delivery (Increase in FTE)
<br /> Fl'E Salaryand Operating One•Time Offsetting Net County Annual Cost Position
<br />Requesting Deparhment Position DescdplionlNeed Change Benefits Costs Start-Up Total Revenues or Cost After FY 2008 Requested Comments
<br /> Costs Reductions in FY 2006.09 09 Previously
<br /> Paramedic - Due fo increased pall volume and franspans, the department is requesting one paramedic position.
<br /> Emergency Services has also experienced an increase in the percentage of palienls who require advanced life
<br /> suppon during transport to the hospital. This increase In acuity of patients hoe led to a significant increase In 1.000 $49,117 $20 $0 $49,137 $D $49,137 $49,137 No
<br /> the average call duration for paramedic, which effectively reduces the number of paramedics available to
<br /> res and to eme encies.
<br />Emergency Services Assistant Fire Marshal -This position will allow the department io meet the minimum requirements of NC fire Includes a reduction in current
<br /> prevention coda, a statewide mandate. Two full time positions are needed far Ibis program, and cunenlly only expenditures of $10,OW related to
<br /> ono is funded. The number of facilities in the county has increased and new provisions have been added to the 1000 $46,974 $7,362 $2,495 $56,831 $10,000 $48,831 $46,336 Yes cunenfly used temporary personnel
<br /> 8re code chat requires an additional staff person to administer the provisions of the code. Plan review for new funds. One•Time Stan-Up costs
<br /> commercial construction and major renovations of existing commercial buildings are part of code enforcement includes a cemputerand office
<br /> rocess. fumishin s.
<br /> Family Nurse Practitioner II -The County has experienced a signifiant increase in refugee resettlement.
<br /> Since July 1, 2007,123 refugees resettled in the Countywith an anticipated 200+refugees expected by Offsetting revenues includes Medicaid
<br /> Seplember2008. The Slate recommends that local public health depanments pedorm a full health assessment
<br />reimbursements from clinicfees; One-
<br /> for refugees with the intention of ensuring any health problems That mould pose a threat to public health or impair
<br />' 0.500 37,992 872 $1,775 $40,639 $31,050 $9,589 $7,814 No Time Stan•Up costs includes computer
<br /> Iherefugee
<br />s capacity to find employment and independence are promptly identified and treated within 30 days and office fumishings.
<br /> of aniual. This .50 FTE position would enable the depadmenl to expand the current refugee health program and
<br /> provide Ibis health assessment within the 30 day period
<br /> Public Health Nurse II (Communfcable Disease Nurse) - Due fe the growth in refugee resettlement (as
<br /> discussed above), the deparment has been unable to keep up with demand. Newly arriving refugees are
<br />One-Time Stan-Up costs includes
<br /> required to have a communicable disease screening with their local health depadmenl within 30 days of aniual 1.000 58,279 335 3,075 $61,689 $0 $61,689 $58,614 No computer
<br />office fumishings and a
<br /> in the Ccunty. This includes screening for Tuberculosis, Hepatitis 8, Parasites, and other conditions and ,
<br />modular workslalion
<br /> includes the provision of immunizations to prevent disease. This position will provide screenings within 30 days .
<br />Health and offer prompt investigation, control and management of all active Tuberculosis cases.
<br /> Administrative Assistant I- Due to the growth in refugee resettlement, Iha communicable disease nursing stab Offsetting revenues includes Aid fo
<br /> is cunently performing administrative duties such as scheduling appointments, ananging for interpreters, and Ccunty funds, Random Moment in Time
<br /> completing paperwork on refugees instead of spending (heir lime on professional nursing duties. The addition o
<br />1.000
<br />39,651
<br />620
<br />2,575
<br />$42,846
<br />$38,875
<br />$3,971
<br />$3,971
<br />No Study funds, and Medicaid Maximization
<br /> a su n osition will assist with the necessa a envodc for the refu ee ro ram, rovide a central contact
<br />PPo P ry P P 9 P g P funds; One-Tme $tan-U costs includes
<br />P
<br /> paint for refugees as well as the settled immigrant population, and provide educational outreach for clinical and computer, office fumishings and a
<br /> community services, modular workslalion.
<br /> Dental Hygienist (Community Dental Care Coordinator) -To coordinate the Smad Stad Dental Screening,
<br />'
<br />OffsetOng revenues includes Sman Stan
<br /> Education and Follow-up Program, and to provide preventive clinical services to scheduled prenatal patients
<br />' funds, clinic visit fees
<br />and Medicaid
<br /> Nvo days per week at the department
<br />s dental clinics, Currently, the clients in the Prenatal clinic are not 1.000 58,279 16,164 4,264 $80,707 $70,537 $10,170 $5,906 No ,
<br />funds; One-Time Stan-Up costs includes
<br /> receiving dental care. The depanment does not have enough dental hygiene clinical hours to provide additional a computer, office fumishings, and a
<br /> services to Ibis population. Currently, Smad Sladfunds are used to coniraG out for the Dental Screening pan of modular workslalion
<br /> (he program. Sman Start grant funds would fund 34%of the position. .
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