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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: August 31, 2004 Action Agenda Item No. SUBJECT: Budget Follow Up -Proposed New Personnel Position DEPARTMENT: Personnel PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): 1 -Major Job Functions 2 -Outcomes INFORMATION CONTACT: Elaine Holmes, Personnel Director, Extension 2550 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To consider approving the proposed new Human Resources Technician position in the Personnel Department for which the Board reserved funding effective October 1, 2004 in the 2004-05 approved budget. BACKGROUND: The Manager's Recommended Budget for 2004.05 included a recommended new Human Resources Technician position in the Personnel Department to address growth in the workload, including a 41 percent increase in the permanent employee workforce since Personnel last added a position, and to support Personnel's ability to provide quality service to employees and supervisors. In the June Budget Work session discussions, the Board set aside the proposed funding for the position in a reserve and asked staff to bring the position request back with additional information. County Overtime Pay and Temporary Wages One of the areas the Board discussed in June was the general County budget and expenditures far overtime pay and how these expenditures related to the Personnel position request. As part of the planned October 25 work session discussion on budget issues, staff will provide a detailed report on County overtime including budget and expenditures (with analysis department by department), issues leading to the overtime, how overtime is justified and approved, how costs for overtime compare to other approaches to addressing staffing needs and the like. With this information, staff also will provide a similar detailed report and analysis on County temporary wages. The Personnel position request does not relate directly to the County overtime or temporary wages budget or expenditures. The reason for the position request is to address growth in the employee workforce and workload as noted below.