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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: January 18, 2001 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. & <br />SUBJECT: Classification Plan Amendment - Heavy Equipment Mechanic <br />DEPARTMENT: Solid Waste PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Class Specifications <br />- Heavy Equipment Mechanic I <br />- Heavy Equipment Mechanic II <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Gayle Wilson, Solid Waste Management <br />Director, 968-2788 <br />Elaine Holmes, Personnel Director <br />Extension 2550 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough <br />Chapel Hill <br />Durham <br />Mebane <br />732-8181 <br />968-4501 <br />688-7331 <br />336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider amending the Orange County Classification and Pay Plan by: <br />• Establishing a new class of Heavy Equipment Mechanic I at Salary Grade 64. Salary Grade <br />64 has a hiring range of $25,898 to $31,478. <br />• Establishing a new class of Heavy Equipment Mechanic II at Salary Grade 65. Salary <br />Grade 65 has a hiring range of $27,192 to $33,052. <br />BACKGROUND: The Solid Waste Department has two Automotive Mechanic positions that <br />are primarily responsible for the maintenance and repair of heavy construction equipment at the <br />Landfill. One of the positions currently is vacant and previous recruitment has been <br />unsuccessful. Prior to opening recruitment for a second time, the Solid Waste Management <br />Director requested that Personnel complete a current classification and pay study of both <br />Automotive Mechanic positions. <br />The Solid Waste Department has experienced difficulty in attracting qualified candidates for the <br />vacant Automotive Mechanic position. The class title of "Automotive Mechanic" has attracted <br />applicants that are experienced in the repair of automotive equipment but not those with <br />knowledge and expertise in repairing heavy construction equipment. While the mechanics do <br />maintain and repair a small fleet of automotive equipment, the primary focus is on the repair of <br />heavy construction equipment. Heavy construction equipment at the Landfill consists of <br />bulldozers, earth moving pans, landfill compactors, track hoes, wheel loaders, farm tractors, <br />road graders, garbage trucks, recycling flat bed trucks, and the like.