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i'Uc �,:j -J- ` 6, Health Educator I- corrboro- Open 5/15/81 In order to obtain increased clerical help one health educator position was converted to a clerical position in December, reducing the staff of three to two. If this position is not filled, the health educator activities would be reduced to approximately 35% of the effort of last fall. This service reduc- tion would hit most heavily in teen health, school health, family planning, maternal health and dental health. The cost of this cut will hit the public in increased AFDC and other problems resulting From reduced prevention. 7. Clerk Typist III- Hillsborough- Person hired to come to work 4/16/81 decided to stay with the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools and not come to Orange County. Reopened- 4/9/01 All Hillsborough Clinics are overloaded due to demand created by the general economic situation. Without this clerk the clinics must be capped and/ or cut back. The Director is most doubtful that the dental clinic can be operated in Hillsborough without this clerk. However, he has indicated to the Board that the present clerical staff will try very xord. If this fails, the costs for the dental clinic alone would involve waste of over $20,000 in county renoovation costs, $47,000 in foundation paid for dental equipment and service loss resulting in increased dental pain and problem. . POSITIONS APPEALED -- The Board of Health is appealing positions one through Four; i.e., Clerk Typist III- Carr Mill, Sanitarian, Clerk Typist III- Hillsborough, and Public\ Health Nurse I- Hillsborough. ) N~ �� -- WHY ALL POSITIONS ARE NOT APPEALED The Board concurs with the Director's logic; which is, that we have to cut the department back due to impending federal, state and possibly even local uvto. The three positions cut now would total almost half the annualized cost of all seven positions. Therefore, cutting those three positions now would result in a cut back of $51,815 per year. The Director believes that this cut plus other economics he will propose to the Board in May will be sufficient to bring in a B budget which only has in it an increase for the retirement fund (which is up to the Commissioners to act on) and absorb all federal/state cuts. If the Commissioners also cut local [unds,the Director will recommend other staff cuts at that time which will not in- volve the four appealed positions. Those cuts would be carefully selecEed so as not to jeopardize our remaining grants, fees or foundation income. °