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Human Resources Department and the Planning and Building Department recommending the Board:
1) Approve and adopt the revised Planning and Building department-specific classification specification of Deputy Director of Planning; and
2) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign resolution 026-2024 amending the Authorized Personnel Allocation Resolution to:
a) Delete 1.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) vacant Supervising Civil Engineer allocation; and
b) Add 1.0 FTE Deputy Director of Planning allocation in the Planning and Building Department; and
3) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the revised Resolution 014-2024, Planning and Building Department Process Improvements, as directed by the Board at their January 23, 2024 meeting.
FUNDING: General Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
After collaboration with the Planning and Building Department (Department), the Human Resources Department (HR) has identified the need for updates to the department-specific classification of Deputy Director of Planning. These updates aim to provide the Department with a well-defined classification and a qualified incumbent capable of executing various process improvements for the Department. The recommended updates provide more transparency and flexibility in the classification, aligning it with the organizational changes occurring within the Department. These changes are directed towards improving the County’s development review process and development of a new Economic Development Strategy, while still capturing the current utilization of the classification.
Additionally, the recommendation includes the addition of an additional Deputy Director of Planning position within the Department. The cost of this addition would be offset by the deletion of a vacant Supervising Civil Engineer position. The responsibilities of the revised Deputy Director classification will encompass overseeing, managing, tracking, developing, and implementing departmental process improvements, includin...
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