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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: April 17, 2008 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 6 <br />SUBJECT: Requested New Staff Resource Requests for Fiscal Year 2008-09 <br />DEPARTMENT: Budget <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Departmental Requests for New Staff <br />and/or Changes to Existing Staff for Fiscal <br />Year 2008-09 <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Laura Blackmon, (919) 245-2300 <br />Donna Coffey, (919) 245-2151 <br />Michael McGinnis, (919) 245-2552 <br />PURPOSE: To review and discuss new staff resources requested by departments for fiscal <br />year 2008-09. <br />BACKGROUND: Departments submitted 39.425 new full-time equivalent staff requests for the <br />upcoming 2008-09 fiscal year. Many of the requested positions relate to opening of new <br />facilities and .service delivery increases and improvements. The attached Departmental <br />Requests for New Staff and/or Changes to Existing Staff for Fiscal Year 2008-09 spreadsheet <br />summarizes the requests. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The net County cost of new staff resource requests, including one-time <br />start-up costs totals $2.2 million in fiscal year 2008-09, the equivalent of about 1.7 cents on the <br />projected 2008-09 tax rate. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board of County Commissioners <br />discuss departmental new staff resource requests and provide direction to the Manager as staff <br />develops the upcoming 2008-09 fiscal year budget. <br />