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County Executive Steve Newhouse presented legislative request 141 for the committee, naming reappointments and new appointees. Newhouse listed reappointments including Janice Sutherland and others, and new appointments \"A. Williams and T. Hewlett,\" according to materials he presented. The committee moved, seconded and approved the confirmations by voice vote.

No further discussion was recorded and the appointments were carried.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","OC Personnel and Compensation Meeting 5/19/25","oneSentenceSummary","The Legislature confirmed reappointments and new appointments to the Orange County Human Rights Commission, approving four reappointments and two new appointees by voice vote.","taxTitle","Orange County, New York","taxId",14532,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6233044,"County creates electrician position for 911/safety campus maintenance",154,2381000,2535000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3425428-597a35a8fe7f0b5c89e1152b7f048754&start=2381&end=2535","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3425428-597a35a8fe7f0b5c89e1152b7f048754/thumbnail_2381000.jpg","/articles/6233044/Orange-County/New-York/County-creates-electrician-position-for-911safety-campus-maintenance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6233044-f54fb73e20fd1b01bcb421a94b930176/orig.mp4?Expires=1771148467&Signature=NPc5Ux1g6v8Ivnxw5SM3YGiGzpu8E10-YJc31KTosIEnBJYGVv3RBv06MEDaXW1YnvzmpV009Dw7mIAQwx0hhMJpaJP6az2rl3minkOfbTxr-MPkiCaySAipyohfWP81mhuDukk6p5iQVyLPz9ZgSGNyDun68wnux0xW6BQrGlQRXs~OE998HvVy-SngJA4Xj0mYugYjyuLjBhc1iKo3NCVyp2CnImGcHv9s7C~gAc~nDUMX9fIp86Sr8DY-UzERRHV4h5WySKQ9VLs3rHEDibySzzSYHFLGro2BFD9ps5~OyuIart6VImjxr~r2C78GAeHCaEpYTqKo-egiw4sVAA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Personnel and Compensation Committee approved creation of a maintenance electrician (grade 9) position on May 19 to assign an electrician to the county's 911/Safety Campus.

The Commissioner of Public Works and Engineering told legislators the Safety Campus — which includes the jail, emergency operations center and the new Warrant Building and Medical Examiner's building — currently lacks a dedicated electrician. \"We have no electrician assigned to the 911 Campus,\" the commissioner said, and when electricians are needed there staff must be borrowed from other locations.

Committee members heard the county will defund a vacant maintenance mechanic supervisor (grade 12) position to fund the electrician post and that the new hire would be expected to obtain a license after one year on the job. The department said this creates promotional opportunities for remaining maintenance staff and has a modest net fiscal effect.

Legislators voted to approve the position by voice vote; committee discussion included a request for the department to coordinate on any operational impacts and to follow up about related equipment or vehicle needs if site visits increase.","The committee approved creating one maintenance electrician (grade 9) position to be funded by defunding a vacant maintenance mechanic supervisor (grade 12) post; county public-works officials said the Safety Campus and jail lack a dedicated electrician and workload has increased with new facilities.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6233049,"Orange County clerk moves two part-time DMV clerks to full time amid increased walk-up demand",221,2161000,2382000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3425428-597a35a8fe7f0b5c89e1152b7f048754&start=2161&end=2382","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3425428-597a35a8fe7f0b5c89e1152b7f048754/thumbnail_2161000.jpg","/articles/6233049/Orange-County/New-York/Orange-County-clerk-moves-two-part-time-DMV-clerks-to-full-time-amid-increased-walk-up-demand","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6233049-477149459114b890b35fd52468a7b977/orig.mp4?Expires=1771148467&Signature=OL57akq4wWMucd5qGjFmklsafCf1jAHk0V8kBaXz7b2Bx-LvcJC1QXH0a6KdlogtbK5f3IX2xQm2YkluNTlfTarFnqoI2F8l3vI6nVzZBGl2iIcL1hRnRgfmAv~-buIEKBmnLZzmG-KTWJwJqwi6BpihbG~VmaPcw2ASY8k~-Bj0Sm3xgAm0kbRdeMZGdREMIRm-cUBvTtQfyS4F-5ie0NyH7mCzou7MnFm~kdKd-bQ~MHpkdAWs9r0PGfv1RG1Ygvg04M1XLwW9PJKAlvb1qOW8A97B-KIfvZJphp6MSUnkT98~iudHkQir9YDx-uiKmdaEbd6VdRKgLzEsRoKkKg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Personnel and Compensation Committee approved reclassifying two funded part‑time vehicle clerk positions to full‑time for the Orange County clerk's office to address rising customer volume at county-run DMV windows.

Kelly Escobar, Orange County clerk, told the committee \"the volume has just increased tremendously\" and said only about \"40% of Orange County residents have a real or enhanced ID,\" a factor that contributes to higher in‑person demand. Escobar said Albany has shifted additional responsibilities to county DMV staff, including processing eligibility for REAL ID and enhanced IDs that the state previously handled.

Escobar described daily operations: staff arrive early to hand out clipboards and paperwork so the first arrivals are processed quickly, yet lines still form. The committee heard that the change had been requested in the prior budget and that sustained volume now justifies converting the positions. Legislators approved the reclassification by voice vote.","County Clerk Kelly Escobar asked the committee to reclassify two funded part-time vehicle clerks to full-time because of increased customer volume and new responsibilities; legislators approved the reclassification, citing long lines at DMV offices.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6233052,"Orange County approves trainee job titles to broaden hiring flexibility",348,1814000,2162000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3425428-597a35a8fe7f0b5c89e1152b7f048754&start=1814&end=2162","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3425428-597a35a8fe7f0b5c89e1152b7f048754/thumbnail_1814000.jpg","/articles/6233052/Orange-County/New-York/Orange-County-approves-trainee-job-titles-to-broaden-hiring-flexibility","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6233052-156596395766023a03cb20367772210a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771148467&Signature=EqrscHUVI54TzbTS7OcfyInGuPfYK03LJUZzQDo04MbHE11JIdQhzmf64PMlqYvzm~glr1nAUSFCw-8bZoYM8LfVPTTS905CF5At8Qt7ltoBQeCouTpilCa99BC2rq2s6Z1R3CJG4VdBZOel3g1o-uTLdtFx3aze3GpLfQ8jlSyBHFllEnvBBi7V4tchYGtQEbHXo4h14nzoB9wtTWv1gW1NMoBz~1zfDZAf22rKEBKYpiJHJLpUsTIbB0L56RD4djVF29i~cCBdWwydB~77OyBfvzTkSgEXqu8ozRjqAZkSISnwfs8pDs49GQTGVkOB6TGdlNWog99X2N9TszD~Xw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Orange County Personnel and Compensation Committee voted May 19 to create a set of trainee job titles and assign grades to those titles to give hiring flexibility for positions that currently require both education and experience.

Langdon Chapman, the county's commissioner of human resources, explained that traineeships let the county hire applicants who have one required component (for example, an academic credential) but lack the other (work experience). \"What a traineeship typically is, is it's somebody who has 1 component of the education or experience, but not necessarily the other,\" Chapman said. The trainee step will pay lower until the employee accumulates the required experience or education.

Chapman said current county rules limit traineeships to one year; the department plans to ask the state to extend that to two years for some occupations. He emphasized traineeships are meant to be a pathway: employees would still need to complete probation and meet performance standards to move to full classification.

Committee members asked whether traineeships could become indefinite; Chapman replied the county's rules impose the one-year limit now and the proposal contemplates asking the state to allow two years in some cases. The committee approved the request by voice vote.","The Legislature approved creating trainee classifications to allow hiring people who meet part, but not all, qualifications for county jobs; the county's commissioner of human resources said traineeships help recruit recent graduates and pay at a lower step until the employee meets full qualifications.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6233057,"Orange County funds engineers and technicians to speed health department plan reviews",3370,2573000,5943000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3425428-597a35a8fe7f0b5c89e1152b7f048754&start=2573&end=5943","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3425428-597a35a8fe7f0b5c89e1152b7f048754/thumbnail_2573000.jpg","/articles/6233057/Orange-County/New-York/Orange-County-funds-engineers-and-technicians-to-speed-health-department-plan-reviews","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6233057-b2b2f48c40eae0b85361ee9d3fdfe3c1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771148467&Signature=ONklz-v1c7CT~qL-cVri4TOukuI72zEQuhmxNPyw2JOTNuCVQortBe1QwpBW2t68CqPDhj99Ozb1UwZ5qp6TgVza8eflQaHjmEQLHWv~DlXrMjEIWPjjAn1Zm3An54sFA-R65S-SylW9kSiQAvwgjRHm4NU4lAGlABzqBuYDlQkw4ZHzZ0qxpAyrdAGU5MfrFzJjbAp6cE9U8ORc3iV37kDQoCVZJ~GI5FHGLb3Ph9tnrrqBsN0VlypgFFVIwSqZi~SuBMLdldQ6qllnSkTiPTeC9WHNZ7YKETg6-Nm40U~wTthBwpyl9qXyNKTqRdMLqLdUX202FHjaiamarBxP1Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Orange County legislators approved a package of health department hires on May 19 intended to shorten plan-review times for public-health engineering work.

Deputy Commissioner of Health Lisa Lehi said the county has asked the health department to deliver plan reviews in 30 days; \"right now, we are at about 45 to 60 days,\" she said. The Legislature voted to create public health engineering and technician positions and to use contingency funds to cover initial salaries.

The hires aim to address a steep rise in submissions, Lehi said: the department logged 341 plan submissions in February 2012, 533 last year and 63 in the first quarter of the current year — \"so we're on pace for over 600 projects to be submitted this year,\" she said. The department said many projects require repeated back-and-forth reviews that extend overall turnaround time.

Principal engineer Steve Gangan described the work mix: engineers perform office plan review and conduct site visits for soil testing and inspections of more than 500 regulated water systems countywide. Gangan said some reviews are short (for example, backflow-prevention devices) while others, such as subdivisions, can require multiple, lengthy review cycles.

Committee members pressed department staff on alternatives to hiring, including using higher-level process-improvement work (Lean Six Sigma) to reduce steps and reallocating duties so technicians handle some non-engineering tasks. Lehi said the proposal already includes a mix of engineers, technicians and a regulatory-assistant position to offload paperwork and freedom-of-information and compliance requests from engineers.

The approved items included: creation of three public health engineer (grade 14) positions, two public health technician (grade 11) positions and one principal clerk (grade 7) plus a funded director-of-regulatory-assistance slot reallocated from a previously funded but unfilled director of environmental health post. Lehi said the proposed 2025 starting salary for a grade-14 public health engineer is roughly $78,009 and that roughly one-third of the initial costs are expected to be covered by state aid.

Lawmakers asked for follow-up detail: clearer breakdowns showing projected cost versus overtime savings, the fee revenue assumptions the department used, and whether reassigning technician duties could reduce the number of engineers requested. Several legislators urged a formal Lean Six Sigma review of the process before or concurrent with hiring, but most said staffing increases were justified by the workload and voted to approve the requests.

The committee's approval carries immediate budget implications: department staff said contingency funds will cover the positions initially and that the hires are intended to reduce reliance on overtime that has sustained the workload in prior years.","The Orange County Legislature approved hires in the Health Department intended to cut engineering plan-review times from roughly 45–60 days toward a 30-day goal by adding engineers, technicians and support staff; officials said growth in projects and complex regulation are driving the request.","actionData","errors"]

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