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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. . <br />Page 2 of 3 <br />