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Community Development Director Gladhill stated that staff would recommend allowing the <br />phased retirement and hiring a Planning Technician. <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked for clarification on whether the request would be for a Planning <br />Technician or Senior Code Enforcement Officer. <br />Community Development Director Gladhill noted that staff has been focused on the Planning <br />Technician but also wanted to provide another option to consider, which would be the Senior <br />Code Enforcement Officer. <br />Councilmember Musgrove stated that she likes the idea of a senior level staff as that would <br />provide the current staff more direction. She asked if this would become effective in 2020 or in <br />2019. <br />Community Development Director Gladhill noted that this is a 2020 budget request. <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked if the 14-day timeframe should be reconsidered as that puts <br />more pressure on staff for code enforcement. She stated that perhaps code enforcement should <br />continue in the winter months as well. <br />Community Development Director Gladhill agreed that it is an issue of resources. He stated that <br />there are some cases where not much could be done during winter, but other cases could make <br />progress during the winter months. <br />Councilmember Heinrich asked the overlap in terms of positions, comparing the full-time <br />Planning Technician to the 16 hours per week of the current Community Development Assistant. <br />Community Development Director Gladhill stated that the primary overlap would be land use <br />applications and preparation for Planning Commission meetings. He noted that the Community <br />Development Assistant also provides backup to building and another area, but the primary shared <br />knowledge would be in terms of land use and planning cases. <br />Councilmember Kuzma stated that he would support the phased retirement and would prefer the <br />Planning Technician. <br />Mayor LeTourneau asked why one would be selected over another in terms of an entry level <br />position compared to a senior staff level. <br />Community Development Director Gladhill noted that a senior staff level will tend to bring a <br />more cooperative aspect to code enforcement while entry level would provide a more cut and dry <br />process. <br />Councilmember Kuzma stated that he is confident that existing staff would be able to provide <br />assistance to bring an entry level person up to speed. <br />City Council Work Session / June 11, 2019 <br />Page 2 of 7 <br />