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Chief Administrative Office recommending the Board take the following actions:
1) Approve the restructuring of the fiscal and administrative services of Environmental Management in order to provide support for the fiscal and administrative needs of Development Services; and
2) Adopt Resolution amending the Authorized Personnel Allocation Resolution by adding one (1) Sr. Department Analyst position and deleting one (1) vacant Department Analyst in Environmental Management; deleting one (1) vacant Fiscal Technician and adding one (1) Sr. Accountant and two (2) Fiscal Assistants I/II to Environmental Management; and doing a Reduction in Force (RIF) deleting three (3) Fiscal Technicians in Development Services. (Est. Time: 30 Min.)
Resolution 031-2010
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Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: This fiscal restructuring is estimated to save approximately $80,000 in General Fund dollars.
Background: The current economic downturn has presented many challenges to the County. As departments have made staffing reductions, often times the first area to be downsized was in the administrative and fiscal units. Fiscal units have been downsized to a level that does not provide adequate depth or allow for the most effective use of resources within a department. In the case of Development Services, the Department has been left with no fiscal management staff and only lower level fiscal support in the form of three fiscal technicians. In the case of Environmental Management, the Department currently has one strong financial manager with minimal mid-level support and no lower level fiscal support.
In order to make these parts and pieces whole again, one option would be to give each department more FTE’s at varying levels to provide the depth needed for a successful fiscal unit. However, a different way to look at it, given the current fiscal position of the County, is to look for efficiencies through restructuring. If the path of adding more staff is followed...
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