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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: December 4, 2000 Action Agenda Item No. ~~ SUBJECT: Classification Plan Amendment -EMT Paramedic DEPARTMENT: EMS and Personnel PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): 1 -New/Evolved Duties and Responsibilities for EMT-Paramedics 2 -Class Specifications - EMT-Paramedic - Assistant EMS Supervisor INFORMATION CONTACT: Nick Waters, Emergency Management Director, 968-2050 Elaine Holmes, Personnel Director Extension 2550 - EMS Supervisor TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham fi88-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To consider amending the Orange County Classification and Pay Plan by: • Changing the salary grade of the existing class of EMT-Paramedic from Salary Grade 66 to Salary Grade 67. • Establishing a new class of Assistant EMS Supervisor at Salary Grade 68. • Changing the title and salary grade of the existing class of EMS Field Supervisor from Salary Grade 68 to EMS Supervisor at Salary Grade 69. BACKGROUND: The Emergency Management Director requested that Personnel complete a current classification and pay study of 19 (15 EMT-Paramedic and 4 EMS Field Supervisor) positions to assess changes in duties and responsibilities since the last classification review in 1990. These changes resulted from a strategic planning process leading to restructuring of the emergency medical program beginning in 1996. EMS Program Changes The EMS program restructuring changed the program from a focus based solely on response time to a focus on appropriate treatment and transportation for each patient. EMS took paramedics out of ambulances and placed them in Initial Response Vehicles (IRV). When one calls 9-1-1 for emergency medical assistance, an ambulance may or may not show up depending on the call type, but an IRV Paramedic always will respond. The IRV Paramedic will make a decision whether to assess and release the patient; assess and treat the patient;