TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, Community Development Director
Lisa Jenkins, Human Resources Director
Julie Bondarchuk, Acting Finance Director
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of Community Development Department Staffing Levels and Authorization to Over-Hire by One Permit Technician (Community Development Director Mirzakhanian and Human Resources Director Jenkins).
A) APPROVE
B) APPROPRIATE FUNDS
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve proposed staffing within the Community Development Department to include the addition of one Permit Technician (full-time) as an over-hire for an unspecified duration and appropriate $102,067 from the General Fund.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The annualized cost of the proposed Permit Technician over-hire is $102,067. Funds are available from the available General Fund balance.
BACKGROUND:
Prior to the current fiscal year, the position allocation in the permitting section of the Building and Safety Division of the Community Development Department included two Permit Technicians and one Senior Permit Technician since the 2013-2014 fiscal year. This position allocation restored the staffing level in this work group that had existed prior to the economic recession of 2008 and resulting impact on building and construction activity, years in which the staffing was reduced to one Senior Permit Technician and one Permit Technician. A Building Service Analyst was added to the Building and Safety Division in the 2017-2018 budget to oversee the entire permitting process and implement efficiencies, and the position was reclassified to a Senior Business Services Analyst in the 2023-2024 budget process. Also in the 2023-2024 Budget process, the City Council authorized the addition of one Permit Technician to the Community Development Department, bringing the total count of Permit T...
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