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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: September 19, 2007 Action Agenda Item No. ~-~_ SUBJECT: Classification and Pay Plan Amendments -Add/Revise Various Classes DEPARTMENT: Personnel PUBLIC HEARING: (YiN) No ATTACHMENT(S): Class Specifications for Various Classes (to be provided under separate cover)) INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael McGinnis, Personnel Director 919-245-2552 PURPOSE: To amend the Orange County Classification and Pay Plan to add, delete, or revise various classifications. BACKGROUND: Section 5.1 of Article VI of the Orange County Personnel Ordinance provides that the Board of County Commissioners adopts the position classification plan and approves any amendment to: • Add or delete a class; • Change the title of an existing class; or • Revise the salary grade of an established class. Classification of Newly Approved Positions As an element of the 2007-08 Orange County operating budget, the Board of Commissioners approved on June 26, 2007 the creation of 9.1 new full-time equivalent (FTE) positions, with varying effective dates beginning July 1, 2007, throughout fiscal year 2007-08. Following the Board's approval action, the Personnel Department evaluated each new position to determine its proper placement in the County's Classification and Pay Plan. Some of the new positions fit into an existing classification in the County's Classification and Pay Plan, and accordingly, no additional Board action is required with regard to those positions. On the other hand, staff determined that six new positions approved by the Board included duties and responsibilities not properly covered by any existing classification. Therefore, it was necessary to review and develop a proposed classification for each position before recruitment and selection of an employee can be undertaken. Personnel staff, with analytical support provided under a contract with The MAPS Group, reviewed the duties and responsibilities of each position and compared the duties and responsibilities to existing County positions. The analysis was based upon, and was consistent with, background information provided to the BOCC during 2007-08 budget work sessions. Based on this analysis, Personnel staff recommend that the new positions previously approved by the BOCC be added to the Classification and Pay Plan as outlined in the table below: