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1 Chair Jacobs said that he wanted to make it clear that these are not new positions, but <br />2 the County's attempt to stop exploiting people who are temporary employees who do not get <br />3 benefits even though they are working full -time for the benefit of Orange County citizens. <br />4 Laura Blackmon said that these are employees that are getting paid out of a temporary <br />5 staffing line, which the County funds. There has been discussion about making these positions <br />6 permanent. She reviewed the background on this issue. The blue sheet is a list of requested <br />7 positions to be moved to permanent status. There will continue to be some temporary <br />8 employees, categorized as follows: <br />9 - Seasonal Employees <br />10 - Student Intern <br />11 - Temporary Employees <br />12 - Time Limited Part-Time Employees <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 Commissioner Gordon asked about the cost impact and if that was completely due to <br />16 benefits. Donna Coffey said that it is mainly for benefits and staff will bring back the cost <br />17 projections in May. <br />18 Commissioner Nelson asked about the Construction Manager position because he has <br />19 always perceived this as not a permanent position. Laura Blackmon said that right now there <br />20 are so many projects in the foreseeable future that this position would be more permanent <br />21 versus a contractual position. <br />22 Commissioner Nelson asked if other counties have construction managers and Laura <br />23 Blackmon said yes. <br />24 Commissioner Foushee said that this position should be reconsidered to be re- titled as a <br />25 Value Engineer or some slash title. She said that the County will always need someone to <br />26 manage construction projects. <br />27 Laura Blackmon said that this position is really a project manager. <br />28 Commissioner Gordon said that she would like this information to be clarified. <br />29 The Board agreed to consider these positions becoming permanent positions. <br />30 Chair Jacobs said that he would like to see the net change in the temporary budget. <br />31 <br />32 6. Requested New Staff Resources Fiscal Year 2008 -09 <br />33 Laura Blackmon said that she wanted the Board to see what the departments are asking <br />34 for. The County will not be able to fund all of these positions and thus, there may have to be a <br />35 reduction of the level of service. Some of these positions are tied to the opening of new <br />36 facilities. <br />37 Chair Jacobs asked that the County Commissioners just flag positions for now. <br />38 Commissioner Foushee said that it would be helpful to know which positions were <br />39 requested last year and not funded. <br />40 Commissioner Gordon agreed that the County cannot afford to fund all of these. She <br />41 made reference to Category 2, under Planning and Inspections, and asked about the .475 <br />42 position. She flagged this item. <br />43 Also, under Category 3, Emergency Services, she asked how many Assistant Fire <br />44 Marshals there are currently. She also suggested that department heads be asked to reassign <br />45 certain positions and determine what does not get done if these positions are not filled. <br />46 Chair Jacobs said that at some point Laura Blackmon will need to pinpoint those <br />47 positions that are unavoidable because of actions the Board of County Commissioners has <br />48 made. <br />49 The meeting was adjourned at 9:57 pm. <br />50 <br />51 Barry Jacobs, Chair <br />