Agenda Item Name:
Title
Environmental Protection Department Senior Planner 0.3 FTE increase for remainder of FY20
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Presenter:
Stephen Hofstetter
Description:
Authorize the increase of a part-time (0.7 FTE) Senior Planner to full-time (1.0 FTE) in the Environmental Protection Department for FY20
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Authorize an increase of 0.3 FTEs in the Environmental Protection Department to change an existing 0.7 FTE Senior Planner Position to fulltime for the remainder of FY20 starting August 3, 2020 (start of the pay period)
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Prior Board Motions:
N/A
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
No additional budget required; will use $3,811 in existing lapsed salary from a vacant position in the program.
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Background:
The Natural Resources Program is currently down a full-time (1.0 FTE) Senior Planner, leaving only two part-time Senior Planners in the program. Fulltime Senior Planner, Mark Brown, has been re-assigned as the Acting Natural Resources Program Director while Stephen Hofstetter is the Acting Department Director, leaving a current fulltime position vacant in the program for at least the remainder of the fiscal year (FY20).
To meet program objectives and goals, staff is requesting the use of lapsed salary to elevate an existing 0.7 FTE Senior Planner to fulltime, an increase of 0.3 FTE. Estimated cost for FY20 is $3,811 in the General Fund, which is already available in the EPD budget based on lapsed salaries in a vacant position. This position is already slated to be fulltime in FY21 in the County Manager's proposed budget.
In addition to reviewing development application proposals, this position is spearheading the drafting on the environmental updates to the Unified Land Development Code needed to implement the new Comprehensive Plan 2019-2040 amendments that were adopted as part of the latest evaluation and appraisal of the plan in October 2019. These new ULDC amendments are scheduled to...
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