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May 21, 2018 (Regular Meeting) Page 3552 our county's districts. The total cost of these positions is approximately $6,211,176. Overall, funding for public schools exceeds $124 million including debt service. Rowan-Cabarrus Community College's increased operational costs consist of the impact of the Cosmetology Program location move, addition of security officers, energy and commodity inflation and the addition of a facility technician for the Community Business Technical Center and Advanced Technology Center totaling $325,000. 3. Increase our support for classroom services by raising the local teacher supplement to 8 percent of annual teacher salaries in Cabarrus County Schools. Kannapolis City School District currently provides a flat supplement to teachers. The District has plans to convert to a percentage of salary following the method used by Cabarrus County Schools. Increased funding is being provided to aid the district in meeting the new supplement goal of 8 percent of teacher salaries. 4. Staff and administer programming three days a week at a new library branch in Midland, a shared investment with the town, which will provide the facility. 5. Attract and retain a talented and diverse workforce. Several departments have requested new positions to meet additional demands. As caseload volumes continue to rise along with case complexity and increasing morale issues, Human Services is requesting an additional 12 positions. Infrastructure and Asset Management has requested a custodian and a building maintenance mechanic due to the increase in expanding building and service needs. EMS has requested 10 part-time emergency medical technicians to assist with workloads and to cover shifts when needed, as well as two additional master paramedics to continue to expand the services of the Community Paramedic program. The Construction Standards division of Planning and Development needs two additional code enforcement officers to help with the increased growth around the county. The Sheriff's Department has requested two additional detectives and one digital evidence technician to assist with increased caseloads. The Finance Department has requested two positions to assist with financial accounting and reporting and to support transparency efforts. Our Information and Technology Services Department has requested two support positions that will assist with the growing employee base and our expanding digital services. Other positions include a tax auditor to assist with revaluation and economic development incentives, a recycling technician and a construction manager, all of which are needed to address increased workload demands in their respective departments. Lastly, our library system needs one part-time library assistant at the Harrisburg Branch to assist with increased activities and one full-time and two part- time positions to staff the new Midland Branch, which is planned to begin operation in late 2018. 6. Continue to raise awareness of local problems that stem from mental health issues, including substance/opioid abuse and the services required to address them. Government, non-profit agencies and the general public meet on a regular basis to discuss the growing concerns, potential fiscal and practical demands on services and the general health of Cabarrus citizens. As a result, the new Stepping Up program is in place in our detention facility with a full-time case manager to assess and provide assistance to those coming into the facility and also help them identify and access services when they leave. Our Community Paramedic program has been a huge success and as such we are proposing the two additional paramedics to allow us to address mental health needs. 7. Keep up with the continued demands of a strong workforce in a strengthening economy. This has become more apparent in several high -need areas, such as human services, public safety, construction standards and facilities maintenance. We continue to strive to offer our current and prospective employees market - competitive compensation packages. This budget includes funding to implement the recommendations Of the Public Safety Salary Study for our Sheriff, Emergency Management and Emergency Medical Services departments that was completed and approved earlier in FY16. This will help with recruiting and retaining qualified employees so we can continue to offer exceptional service to the public.