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ORANGE COUNTY <br />HILLSBOROUGH <br />NORTH CAROLINA <br />Manager's Office <br />September 1, 2005 <br />TO: Orange County Department Heads <br />FROM: John Link, County Manager <br />Attachment 3 <br />Established 1752 <br />SUBJECT: Extension of Hirinq Delays From Three Months to Four Months and <br />Temporary Employment Approvals and Limits Effective September 1 <br />As you know, the Board's adopted budget for 2005 -06 included a $500,000 <br />reduction in overall departmental operations along with an additional decrease of <br />$300,000 in the areas of Medicaid, health insurance, utilities and fuel. <br />Over the past weeks, Budget staff has been meeting with individual departments to <br />identify possible budget savings opportunities. I appreciate your help in this effort. <br />However, it has not achieved all of the needed savings. We also have been <br />considering other options that have more countywide application as well as <br />evaluating the current cost projections for Medicaid, health insurance and <br />fuel /utilities, which are significant. <br />As I have reviewed the available options, it has become clear that we must take <br />additional measures to achieve the needed cost savings. To this end, I am <br />extending the hiring delay period for permanent position vacancies from three <br />months to four months and, in the absence of compelling reasons to the contrary, <br />am suspending new temporary hires and extensions of temporary appointments, <br />Specifically, I am implementing the following measures: <br />1. Extension of Hiring Delays from Three Months to Four Months <br />Effective .July 1, 2005, we had continued the three month hiring delays for <br />permanent position vacancies funded in whole or in part by the general fund for <br />2005 -06, Effective September 1, this time period changes to four months, This <br />applies to any position already vacant or becoming vacant September 1 or after, <br />unless I have already approved an earlier date the position may be filled. <br />Attached are the updated hiring delay guidelines, <br />2. Suspension of New Temporary Hiring and Extensions Of Appointments <br />Effective September 1, 2005, 1 am suspending new temporary hiring and any <br />extension of temporary appointments beyond the already approved appointment <br />period — if that hire or appointment is funded from the general fund, This <br />includes hires in positions vacated by an existing temporary employee. This <br />►5 <br />