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CONSIDER A STAFFING PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS Givonna Reed Kone, Human Resources Manager Background Over the past several months, staff has been carefully evaluating the City's staffing needs and options for effectively utilizing existing resources. In this report and at the June 10 Personnel Committee meeting, staff will address staffing in Community Development and Police. Staff will also briefly discuss options for using existing staff to address other City priorities. Associate Planner In March 2008, one of the City's two Associate Planners resigned. The duties of the Associate Planner have been temporarily assigned to several other staff members. The distribution of Associate Planner duties is explained in detail in the Community Development Director's responses to the evaluation criteria recently adopted by the City Council (enclosed for your review). After careful consideration, the City Administrator is recommending that the Associate Planner position be filled. This recommendation was based on the evaluation criteria and the possibility of filling the position internally, which would result in significant savings. The City's Management Intern has been assigned many of the Associate Planner duties and is qualified to serve in that role long term. If the Management Intern is hired to fill the Associate Planner position, the starting salary would be less than the 2008 budgeted salary for the Associate Planner position. Further, upon subsequently filling the vacant Management Intern position, the hourly wage and the hours budgeted for a new Management Intern would be less than what is currently budgeted for that position: Filling the position in this manner will result in projected savings in 2008 of $34,500. In 2009, the City would save an additional $20,000 by decreases the hours and wages of the Management Intern position. A detailed budget analysis for the Associate Planner/Management Intern scenario is attached. Patrol Officer The 2008 General Fund Budget (approved December 13,2007) includes a full -time Patrol Officer position to be hired in July 2008. After reviewing the Police Chief's responses to the evaluation criteria, the City Administrator is recommending that the Patrol Officer position be filled. As explained in the Police Chief's attached report, one of the City's two Community Service