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ORANGE LOUNN <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Data: OGaber 2, 2001 <br />- Atllon Agentla <br />Item No. q- h <br />GUBJECT: Establish New Emergency Menegemem Specialist Pos'fon <br />DEPARTMENT: Emergency Management PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Class Specification for Emergency Nick Waten,Emergency Management <br />Management Specialist Director, ENensipn 968-2050 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough ]J2A181 <br />Chapel HIII fi68d501 <br />Durham 666-]331 <br />Mebano 336-22]-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider establishing a new permanent, full-lime Emergency Management <br />Specialist pceilion in the Emergency Management Departmen[to support County-wide multi <br />hazartl planning, coordination antl [reining antl to amentl Ne Orange County Classification antl <br />Pay Plan tc add the new Gass of Emergency Management Specialist at Salary Gmtle 69. <br />BACKGROUND: The purpose of Nis propoaetl new position is to provide woNinaticn <br />between the County, towns, school systems and other agencies in establishing acounty-witle <br />multi-hazaN plan antl on-going training to improve the response given to citizens tludng a <br />tlisaster, and to ensure consistent implementation oRhis plan by all agencies. <br />This pos6ion proposal was inclutletl in the FY 2001-D2 Position Report as a recommentletl new <br />poshion. The Boats tlecitled to consider Ne pgahion requesHUdher in the eatly fall. This <br />peslll00 was also inclutletl in the FV 2000-01 Ppskion Report in iha AI[ema[ive Resources <br />section. Af that lime, sYeff recommentled that EMS seek federal antllor state funtls m offset at <br />Isest 50 percent of the cost of Ne requested posgion. <br />Needs Adtlressed <br />While the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will continue to act as the "hub" tluring major <br />incitlences, this requestetl position will ac[ as ihe'conduit° [hat wnnac[s Ne EOC whh <br />community agencies and citizens. Amajor function of the position will be to prepare written <br />operating plans for various potential major incitlences and to train communfiy agendas antl <br />County stall regaNing appropdem response actions to take during paNCUlar incitlences. In <br />adtlition, a public education component that relates to citizens' emergency response would be <br />inGUtletl in Ne duties of this position. <br />