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4 <br />• County Personnel staff is collaborating with Squad representatives to develop a <br />recommended process for a smooth transition of squad employees. <br />• County Budget staff is exploring various staffing patterns and considering other <br />expenses related to the transition to develop specific cost analyses and projections. <br />• County Purchasing/Central Services staff is evaluating options for securing suitable <br />ambulance basing locations around the county. <br />At this point, the tentative date for the transition to occur is June 30, 2003. This <br />approach ties the transition to the County's fiscal year and provides the Squad-to- <br />County employees with health insurance coverage effective July 1, 2003. In the next <br />few weeks County staff and Squad personnel will complete their analysis of the <br />transition. <br />As the Board may recall from the successful Solid Waste transition from the Town of <br />Chapel Hill to Orange County in April 2000, it is necessary to complete the transition <br />review and decision making process with sufficient lead time in advance of the actual <br />transition effective date to allow for necessary employee transition activities, such as <br />staffing, communications, benefits enrollment, payroll processing, and so forth. To this <br />end, staff's plan is to bring transition matters to the Board of Commissioners in stages <br />as outlined below to provide for the necessary consideration, approvals and lead time to <br />meet a possible June 30 effective date. <br />Stage Target Time <br />1. Present the transition proposal, including fiscal analysis, to the By May 13, <br />Board for the Board's discussion and direction to staff. If the 2003 <br />Board's direction is to proceed with the transition based on a June <br />30 effective date, then staff would proceed with the next steps <br />below. <br />2. Present to the Board the proposed employee pay and benefits By May 20, <br />administration for Rescue Squad employees transferring to Orange 2003 <br />County for the Board's consideration and decision, including <br />approval to establish positions and implement the proposed pay <br />and benefits administration for employees. <br />3. Implement the Rescue Squad transition to Orange County By June 26, <br />Emergency Management with adoption of the 2003-04 budget. 2003 <br />