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I I I PC CASE AUTHORIZE THE HIRING OF A TEMPORARY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INTERN AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE 2000 BUDGET Rhonda Hcryla, Human Resources Manager Background: Because of the City's continuing growth, the Community Development Department is also experiencing a growth in the demand for their services. With the increasing number of projects that need their immediate attention, as well as the day to day assignments, staff is requesting that the City Council authorize the hiring of an intern for the summer months. Summer is typically recognized as a time when the demands for service from the Community Development Department is at its greatest. Observations: In addition to having an intern to provide research and general zoning and land use information, the Community Development Department also needs to have assistance with code enforcement, sign enforcement, building activity reports, cemetery file updates, property address updates, comprehensive plan files cataloguing, ordinance research and development, special projects assistance (i.e., Hwy #10 corridor study) and City Code Zoning Chapter updates. While the City will definitely benefit from the skills and talents of an intern, the City can also provide a student intern with hands-on experience more suited to their i career objectives. This individual will also receive opportunities for mentoring, networking, and basically, ---est~ablishing a found ati on-for4hei-r-c-areer-obj ¢¢h¥~s ........... The estimated cost for an intern is $6,500 and could be taken from the Engineering Cost Center 301. In discussing the possibility of using available funds, the Finance Officer advised staff that the City had budgeted for the hiring of an additional engineer in the 2000 Budget. She indicated that since the engineer will not be starting with the City until May 30th, there are excess funds from this line item that could be used to pay for an intern with the Community Development Department. Staff Recommendation: Recommend to the City Council to authorize staff to hire an intern for Community Development for the summer and adopt the attached resolution to transfer $6,500 from the General Fund budget of Engineering personal services to the budget of Planning and Zoning personal services. Committee Action: Recommend that the City Council authorize staff to hire an intern for Community Development for the summer and adopt the attached resolution to transfer $6,500 from the General Fund budget of Engineering personal services to the budget of Planning and Zoning personal services. Reviewed by: City Administrator Assistant City Administrator Community Development Director Finance Officer i PC: 05/23/00