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Chief Administrative Office recommending the Board to consider the following:
1) Direct staff to pursue an assessment and optimization study for the Code Enforcement Program; and
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign a budget transfer to amend the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Budget to add extra help funding in the amount of $36,000 to County Counsel to fund a part-time retired annuitant Deputy County Counsel position for Code Enforcement study work.
FUNDING: General Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Chief Administrative Office and County Counsel would like to employ Darren Pytel as an extra help Deputy County Counsel to lead an assessment and optimization study for El Dorado County code enforcement.
This engagement will provide El Dorado County with a comprehensive assessment of its Code Enforcement Program and related code compliance functions. Darren Pytel most recently completed a similar study for Yolo County and draws on nearly 20 years as a licensed California attorney, 14 years of management experience overseeing code enforcement in a California jurisdiction, and more than 35 years of law enforcement experience, including 9 years as a municipal Police Chief.
The study will evaluate program operations, organizational structure, policies and procedures, staffing and workload, legal and regulatory considerations, technology and data practices, financial sustainability, and overall effectiveness. The assessment will recognize and build upon the County’s existing practices and ongoing improvement efforts and provide recommendations for revised policies and procedures and a prioritized implementation roadmap for short-, mid-, and long-term improvements.
Staff are recommending the Board approve a budget amendment transferring $36,000 of salary savings from Planning and Building to County Counsel and increasing temporary employee appropriations in County Counsel. As this transfer does not increase appropriations in Planning and Building or County C...
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