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Chief Administrative Office and Community Development Services, Planning and Building Department recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Personnel Allocation Resolution 020-2018, thereby amending the current authorized personnel allocation to delete a vacant 1.0 full time equivalent (FTE) Office Assistant I/II allocation in Community Development Services, Administration and Finance and add a 1.0 FTE Development Technician I/II allocation to the Community Development Services, Planning and Building Department.
FUNDING: Building Permit Fees.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Chief Administrative Office and Community Development Services, Planning and Building Department recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign the Personnel Allocation Resolution, thereby amending the current authorized personnel allocation to delete a vacant 1.0 full time equivalent (FTE) Office Assistant I/II allocation in Community Development Services, Administration and Finance and add a 1.0 FTE Development Technician I/II allocation to the Community Development Services, Planning and Building Department.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The building permit process is beneficial to the County for many reasons. New construction that goes through the building permit process is typically superior to unpermitted work. Safety to the public is ensured with proper permitting and inspection. Permitted structures are a better value for the current and future owners. The assessed value of permitted construction increases the County’s property tax collections.
The County Permit Center in Building C handles the majority of customers processing building permits. Building C was designed to have one or two employees checking in and serving customers at the main lobby desk (front desk). The Planning and Building Department, Department of Transportation, Environmental Management Department, and the Community Development Services (CDS), Administration and Finance...
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