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Development Services Department recommending the Board approve the advanced step placement of Earl F. McGuire, Jr., P.E., at Step 5 of the salary range for the Extra Help position of Sr. Civil Engineer for a limited term of approximately three months.
FUNDING: General Fund, Permit Fees
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Fiscal Impact: The Department will realize approximately $11,858.88 in salary savings while the permanent Sr. Civil Engineer is out on emergency leave. This salary savings will be used to fund the extra help position.
However, it should be noted that revenue projections continue to come in under budget and Development Services may be returning to the Board in June with a request for a contingency transfer to backfill these revenue shortfalls.
These salary savings could be used to help backfill the shortfall, however the Department has made commercial and industrial projects top priority and the absence of a Sr. Civil Engineer would severely impact the Department's abilility to process plans for these projects. Currently there are 29 pending permits (15 building permits and 14 grading permits) with an estimated 440 hours of civil engineering work to be performed. The current Supervising Civil Engineer can pick up 70 hours of this workoad, resulting in 380 hours of commercial, industrial, and grading work to be done.
Background: The Development Services Department is entering its busiest time of the year, the spring/summer season. The Department's sole Sr. Civil Engineer will be out for approximately three months on an emergency leave. This position is primarily responsible for commercial building and grading plan review and is critical to the timely processing and issuance of permits. As a result of reductions in force over the last few years, the Department currently operates with little overlap in core functions and does not have the staff resources to cover this critical position.
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