To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Steve Potter, City Manager
Prepared By: Liz Habkirk, Deputy City Manager
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Budget Staffing Plan for Building Division of the Community Development Department
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
Adopt a resolution amending the City-Wide Position Staffing Plan to add one Permit Technician position, and approving a budget transfer of $94,680 from the Community Development Department Building Division professional services budget to salaries and benefits, as documented in Budget Adjustment Form No. BE2109501.
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DISCUSSION:
On June 16, 2020, the City Council adopted a resolution approving and adopting budget updates for Fiscal Year 2020/21 as well as a City-Wide Position Staffing plan. Based on the limitation of available resources and the anticipated reduction in overall revenues due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the budget included significant reductions in expenditures and the defunding of 32 positions throughout the City.
Additionally, the City Manager has worked with the Executive Team to provide an extensive review of vacancies created by retirement or resignation during the fiscal year, prior to those vacancies being filled, as well as to establish a process to fill positions that are currently unfunded by Council action. As a part of this review process, the Community Development Director has seen a critical need to fill the position identified in the current Staffing Plan as a Permit Technician vacancy freeze. The Department currently has one filled Permit Technician position, with the other Permit Technician position vacant.
The Permit Technicians are responsible for processing building permit applications and providing information to the public about the building permit process, requirements, codes, and inspection procedures. This position is the first point of contact for any Building Permit application; handles the initial completeness check for all needed information t...
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