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· Animal Control Officer II positions would be reallocated to Deputy Sheriff positions once law enforcement officer certification is secured. The North Carolina requirements include: Medical examination Psychological testing . ..~- . C~minal background check Financial background check Basic Law Enforcement Training · Transition from Animal Control Officer Ils'to Deputy Sheriffs would take approximately one year due to the necessity for staggered enrollment in the Basic Law Enforcement Training. · Upon certification as a law enforcement officer and being swom in as a deputy sheriff, the Animal Control Officer II would be promoted to the Deputy Sheriff job classification and receive commensurate pay. · Failure of an Animal Control Officer II to become a certified law enforcement officer will prevent him or her from being classified as a Deputy Sheriff. - Any Animal Control Officer II failing the medical/physical testing and/or financial background check would be considered for continued employment as a civilian employee (Animal Control Officer) with the Sheriffs Department. - Any Animal Control Officer (including the Animal Control Superviso0 failing to pass the criminal background checks, and/or the psychological testing would be subject to separation from employment. · Current residency of Animal Control employees will not be the basis for any personnel decision(s) made by the Sheriff · As deputies, the ex-animal control officers would be subject to: - Working 171 hours in the four week (28 day) law enforcement pay period without overtime liability under the Fair Labor Standard Act. - Responding as backup for deputies in the Patrol Division, when circumstances dictate. - Working rotating shifts. - Continued membership in the North Carolina local Governmental Employees' Retirement System plus eligibility for special law enforcement benefits. Attachment Page 2 of 3