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City of Elk=' Request for Action River To Item Number Mayor and City Council 9.1 Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by Work Session October 21, 2013 Jeremy Barnhart, CODD Deputy Director Item Description Reviewed by Community Operations and Development Staffing Suzanne Fischer,Director, CODD Reviewed by Cal Portner, City Administrator Action Requested • Review and discuss job descriptions and service levels. • Provide staff direction. Background/Discussion At the October 7 workshop, staff presented a plan to address needs in the Community Operations and Development Department, specifically planning, environmental, and economic development. This plan included creating a new planner position,modifying the existing environmental technician position,and reallocating work responsibilities within the division. The reallocation and the hires are proposed to retain the programs and services currently offered by the division; no new or expanded services are proposed at this time. The existing job descriptions have been reviewed, revised to address service needs,and compared to similar positions among peer cities. The positions were evaluated per our Council-approved Compensation and Classification Plan for pay grade and salary range. For the 2014 budget, staff had proposed reallocating environmental administrator responsibilities to maximize experience and skills, especially regarding the Storm Water Program. With the recent departure of the incumbent as well as the assistant economic development director, staff has taken advantage of the opportunity to reassess environmental division and CODD needs. The result will more closely resemble the 2013 budget allocations with an improved supervisory structure and outcome oversight. If the Council concurs with the staffing proposal, the job descriptions will be placed on the November 4, 2013, Consent Agenda for approval, the 2014 budgets will be adjusted to account for the work allocation changes, and staff will begin the hiring process to fill the positions. Financial Impact The 2014 General Fund Budget,as proposed,will need to be adjusted to account for additional costs. For 2013, the approved budget has funding available. Attachments • Planner I Job Description • Environmental Technician Job Description • Cost Breakdown P a w E A E U s r NaA f RE]