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requires reassigning staff to new tasks that require our attention. The rest of the changes in this plan are designed to improve operational efficiency. RECOMMENDA TIONS Department of Community Development - This Department (formerly known as the Services Division) is currently comprised of the Building Services Division and the Code Compliance Division. A third Planning and Zoning Division will be created. This division will be comprised of a new full-time Planner and an existing GIS Technician. The former ACM/Director of Services previously served as the City's Planning and Zoning officer. He was supported part-time by the Administrative Coordinator of the Code Compliance Division and by an outside consultant. The new Planner position will be devoted full-time to planning and zoning issues, which will be particularly important during the city's next growth phase. Over time, we expect a marked decrease in the need for outside consulting services in this area. The GIS Technician position currently resides in the IT Department. The vast majority of the work product of this position is focused on planning activities for the Departments of Community Development and Public Works. The only other person in the organization who is cross-trained to support the GIS area happens to be the employee who will become the Planner. Moving this position to the Department of Community Development will provide the position with more relevant oversight and provide for better coordination of services. It will also provide the position incumbent with cross- training opportunities in other areas of this department. The Code Compliance Division will see the elimination of the Student Intern position as the position incumbent moves into the Administrative Coordinator role being vacated by Planner. A new Parking Enforcement Officer position will be created to provide more coverage during our night time hours, the costs of which will be partially offset by increased parking revenues. The Building Services Division will see a significant increase in personnel over the coming months and years. These increases will be synchronized with increases in building activity, and will be paid for in full by the fees generated by the new building activity. You have been provided with an attachment that lays out the incremental staffing increases we foresee based on the incremental increase in large building construction activity. For every two new buildings added, we will move to the next step in the staffing plan. Both full-time and part-time personnel will be added. When this next building boom tapers off, we will reduce staffing incrementally in the same way we increased it to ensure that we maintain the right balance between an adequate level and a surplus in staffing. The only change in the Building Services Division that you are being asked to approve now is the increase of the Chief Plumbing Inspector to full-time. We will come back to you for the other staffing increases called for in the Building Services plan as needs dictate. 3