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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: September 7, 2005 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. In <br />SUBJECT: Classification Plan Amendment - Add Class of EMS Operations Manager <br />DEPARTMENT: Emergency Management and <br />Personnel <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Class Specification for EMS (Emergency <br />Medical Services) Operations Manager <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Jack Ball, Emergency Management <br />Director, 968-2050 <br />Elaine Holmes, Personnel Director <br />Extension 2550 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To amend the Classification and Pay Plan to add the new class of EMS <br />(Emergency Medical Services) Operations Manager at Salary Grade 20. Salary Grade 20 has <br />hiring range of $42,954 - $55,811. <br />BACKGROUND: In May 2003, the Board of County Commissioners approved the service <br />delivery change in the emergency transportation component of Orange County's emergency <br />medical services. With that change, the County assumed the emergency ambulance <br />transportation component of emergency medical services. The Orange EMS and Rescue <br />Squad previously provided this service. <br />As part of the change, the Board approved a new supervisory position effective in October 2003 <br />to provide additional supervision needed by the addition of the transportation function. With the <br />death of Emergency Management Director Nick Waters in April 2004, the decision was made to <br />hold off on filling the position until the County appointed a new Emergency Management <br />Director and that Director had an opportunity to review the position and decide on the best use <br />of the position to address the supervisory needs. <br />Emergency Management Director Jack Ball has completed that review and determined that the <br />new position would assume direct management responsibility for the new field employees, <br />providing for more uniformity and continuity of management and direction for all levels of field <br />EMS personnel (including Paramedics and EMT Basics). Specifically, the new position will be <br />responsible for: