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The City's staffing levels are at an all-time low, the current Management/Planning Intern position is slated for elimination and this Management Analyst position will he expected to assume many of those dirties along with many of the dirties left unassigned due to the departure of the Deputy City Adininistratoi/Cornrnunity Development Director and the Economic Development/Marketing Manager position. Additionally, as the City Administrator assumes more of the higher level responsibilities of the Deputy City Adininistratoi/Cornrnunity Development Director and the Economic Development/Marketing Manager positions, his lower level responsibilities will fall to this position. • Can the position remain unfilled temporarily or permanently? No Please explain. See above • Can the position be filled internally? Yes, the current Management/Planning Intern meets the qualifications for this position. Also, upon completion of the internal recruitment process there may he additional candidates that express an interest in the position and meet the qualifications. • What is the impact (i.e., to residents, business owners, employees, and/or operations) if the position is not filled? Services will have to he cut or reduced additional strain will be put on current employees causing burn -out and possible additional loss of talent (resignations), things will begin to fall through the cracks, and mistakes are likely to he made causing upset residents, business owners, employees, as well as possible financial loss. • Can the service provided be reduced, eliminated, or contracted out? Depending on the Council's direction, some services may he reduced eliminated or contracted out. However, there may he hidden costs associated with reducing or limiting services and the cost to contract out the services that this position is slated to do would he costly, ineffective, or simply not possible. • What is the budgetary impact if the position is not filled (e.g., additional overtime/compensatory time off costs)?