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Finance Department November 3, 2005 To: Board of County Commissioners From: Pamela S. Dubois, Deputy County Manager Subject: Request to allocate the Budget and Organizational Performance Manager Classification to the Pay Plan The current Budget Officer, Grade 75, position (1710003) has undergone significant change in keeping up with the various changes that the County continues to experience. This position no longer just pulls numbers together by departments, make cuts to meet projected revenues and requests that budgets be approved as presented. This position now develops and analyzes departmental performance measures, objectives and budget requests; conducts management, productivity and operation studies; develops recommendations for improving policies, procedures and methods and systems of operation; and provides statistical analysis of revenue and expenditure trends. The position also identifies mandated and non-mandated services and generates priorities based on State requirements and community demands. The Board experienced this process first hand in the FY 2006 Budget with the Funding Matrix introduction. A five year fmancial forecast has also been added which enables the Board and County management to get a bird's eye view of the next several years of funding requirements. A new priority for the budget is development of meaningful performance measures and outcomes. We need to expand our capital improvement projects to keep up with the community needs while keeping the tax rate affordable. We have just begun this process and need to move forward. The expectations and responsibilities of the Budget position have raised its importance and it needs to be part of the executive management team since resources are required for practically every task the County pursues. The budget officer classification has been modified to reflect these changes in duties, and is now classified as a Budget and Organizational Performance Manager. Additionally, we recently advertised the Budget Officer position to fill the vacancy left by Ginger Barrett. We received 65 applications with various levels of experience covering many areas. However, only two candidates had experience performing the complete budget process. The requested salaries from these two individuals exceeded the job rate and came close to exceeding the salary pay grade entirely. The starting salary forthe Cabarrus County position is considerably less than that of similar counties. For example, the starting salaries for similar counties are as follows: Catawba County, $61,722, Alamance County, 68,327, and Orange County, $73,947. ~~ ~ NORTH CAROUNA Finance Department P.O. Box 707. Concord. NC 28026-0707.704-920-2104 . www.cabarruscounty.us ~ F-6