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Chief Administrative Office recommending the Board consider the following related to the Vegetation Management Program:
1) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 128-2019, revising the personnel allocation for the Chief Administrative Office, Emergency Medical Services and Emergency Preparedness Division, adding 1.0 FTE Administrative Analyst;
2) Request the Auditor-Controller to establish two new general fund org codes within the chart of accounts for the Chief Administrative Office, Emergency Medical Services and Emergency Preparedness Division;
3) Authorize the Chair to execute a budget transfer to move appropriations from Department 15 to the EMS/Preparedness Division, increasing appropriations in Salaries and Benefits and Services and Supplies in the newly created orgs by a total of $291,000, and reducing related appropriations in Department 15 by an equal amount; and
4) Authorize the Chief Administrative Office to request a proposal from Cal Fire for the provision of defensible space inspections within the unincorporated area of the County in accordance with the County's Vegetation Management and Defensible Space Ordinance, Chapter 8.09. (Est. Time: 10 Min.)
FUNDING: General Fund (3/5 vote to move appropriations).
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Board of Supervisors adopted the Vegetation Management and Defensible Space Ordinance on April 30, 2019 (Legistar #19-0630). Responsibility for developing and implementing a program to support and enforce the ordinance has been placed within the EMS and Emergency Preparedness Division of the Chief Administrative Office. The addition of one FTE Administrative Analyst I/II is recommended to develop the program and conduct public outreach and education in preparation for full enforcement of the ordinance beginning June 2020.
This position will work with Cal Fire, local fire districts, and the Fire Safe Councils to develop an implementation plan to educate the public about the ordinance and its req...
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