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Chief Administrative Office recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chairman to sign a Budget Transfer transferring funds from Contingency to cover revenue shortfalls within the Development Services Department for Fiscal Year 2008-2009; and adopt a revised Personnel Resolution deleting two (2) Assistant/Associate Planner positions, and one (1) Building Inspector I/II position.
Resolution 157-2009
FUNDING: General Fund.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $450,000
Funding
Budgeted $
New Funding $
Savings $
Contingency $450,000
Total Funding Available $450,000
Change To Net County Cost $450,000
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: The attached budget transfer reduces revenues in the Development Services Department in the areas of TRPA permits, planning, and commerical grading and reduces the General Fund contingency for FY 2008-09 for the same amount.
The proposed reductions in staff result in FY 2009-10 savings of approximately $220,000 with future annualized savings of $240,000.
Background: The Chief Administrative Office has been working closely with the Department to refine the FY 2008-09 year end projection. It has become apparent that revenues are continuing to decline.
TRPA revenues are down because the number of "Allocations" in South Lake Tahoe (SLT) being picked up are significantly lower. Normally, nearly all the allocations are picked up, with maybe a handful being returned to the pool. However, a larger number of allocations are being rejected. They may be picked up by others lower on the allocation list, but that would take some time. It is more likely that there are just less people in this economy with the desire to build in SLT, so we should expect the TRPA revenues to be lower next year.
Planning Revenue is down due to current planning applications processed on the Time and Materials basis. The Department implemented a 10 day Mandatory...
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