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considered as part of the Board of Commissioners' consideration of the governance structure for Animal Control and the Animal Shelter, "Core" Animal Shelter Positions The positions shown on the Attachment 1 list are the "core" Animal Shelter positions that were listed and described with the Board's April 20, 2004 agenda abstract with the addition of two positions that had been shown along with two others under the "Other Positions for Review and Outside Partner Opportunities" section of the April 20 staffing chart. These two positions are: One additional Permanent Time Limited Animal Care Technician -The "core" Animal Care Technician staffing provides for 5,0 positions, Based on review of the Humane Society of the United States animal care staffing model as well as in consideration of time that will be required to work out any outside partner arrangement, staff proposes the permanent time limited position to help provide coverage in the first year and allow time to assess animal care staffing needs and the best means to address them. The "Administrative Manager" position shown on the list as Administrative Assistant II, After review of the job duties, staff recommends this position be included because of the critical functions it addresses in supervision of the front desk staff serving the public, management of shelter records including operation of the computer system, data entry and reporting, and providing back up for other shelter functions, Animal Control Officer This position presently serves as Animal Control Officer for the Town of Chapel Hill under a contract between the Town and the Animal Protection Society (APS). This position will be absorbed by Orange County with revenue to cover the cost to come from the Town of Chapel Hilh 3. Amend Orange County Classification and Pay Plan Attachment 2 provides for the necessary amendments to the Orange County Classification and Pay Plan to add the Animal Shelter positions. Attachment 3 provides the class specifications for the proposed new classes. 4. Authorize Personnel Policy Actions To provide for the same handling as that accorded Orange County Rescue Squad employees transferring to Orange County, staff recommends the Board authorize the Personnel Director to take the personnel policy actions as outlined below in implementing this transition. Service Credit - Credit each employee's service as a full time employee with the APS Animal Shelter in determining Orange County service, In this way the employees will receive credit for APS service as a full time employee in eligibility and earning far County benefits tied to service such as Vacation Leave earning and Longevity Pay.