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<br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: March 20, 2018 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-d <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Recommendation to Create Two Permanent Full-time Deputy Sheriff I Positions <br />in the Orange County Sheriff’s Office <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT: Sheriff’s Office <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br /> <br />Job Class Specification <br /> <br /> <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Sheriff Charles S. Blackwood, <br />919.245.2900 <br /> <br /> <br />PURPOSE: To consider the recommendation of funding two full-time permanent Deputy Sheriff <br />I positions, replacing temporary positions at the Orange County Sheriff’s Office currently funded <br />in the FY2017/2018 budget. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: Temporary staff is employed by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office to assist <br />in performing the essential duties and responsibilities of the Sheriff’s Office, including providing <br />security in the District and Superior Courts. In FY2017/2018, $576,240 was appropriated for the <br />hiring of temporary staff, and it has been the practice that retired deputies are often hired as <br />temporary employees to help meet these needs. Currently, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office <br />is experiencing difficulty in appropriately staffing temporary positions with retired deputies and <br />further retaining qualified personnel. These issues have complicated the ability to provide <br />essential services to Orange County residents. <br /> <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no additional financial impact to the FY 2017/2018 budget <br />associated with creating two permanent full-time Deputy Sheriff I positions because funds will be <br />transferred from temporary personnel funding to permanent personnel funding. The proposed <br />salary of each position is $38,051, with a total proposed salary and benefits of $54,490. The <br />total dollars to be transferred is $108,980, which includes salaries and benefits. <br /> <br />SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goal is applicable to <br />this agenda item: <br />• GOAL: CREATE A SAFE COMMUNITY <br />The reduction of risks from vehicle/traffic accidents, childhood and senior injuries, gang <br />activity, substance abuse and domestic violence. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the creation of <br />two permanent, full-time Deputy Sheriff I (Salary Grade 15) positions and $108,980 be <br />transferred from temporary personnel to permanent personnel in the FY 2017/2018 budget. <br />1