Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on an Ordinance Amending the Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Annual Budget to Fund One Additional Planner I Position
Summary
MEETING DATE: April 2, 2013
DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT: Michael Quint, Director of Planning
Rodney Rhodes, Chief Financial Officer
Rob Daake, P.E., Deputy City Manager
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
· Staff recommends that the City Council approve the proposed ordinance amending the FY12-13 Annual Budget to fund one additional Planner I position.
ITEM SUMMARY:
· The Planning Department is requesting that the City Council approve an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Annual Budget which will fund one additional Planner I position.
· The addition of this Planner I position will create workload capacity within the department which will aide in the expeditious processing of development applications; updating, creation, and manipulation of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data and maps; as well as the completion of various current and forthcoming long range initiatives including, but not limited to the tasks proposed as part of the City Council’s 2013 Strategic Plan.
· Currently, the Planning Department has three Planner I positions and two Planner II positions. The Planning Department had six Planner positions prior to FY2010-2011, when a frozen position was eliminated. The addition of another Planner I position will return our Planner staffing levels to their prior levels.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
· Economic conditions are improving and development activity is steadily increasing:
o Planning Department Development Applications (October - February):
§ FY12-13: 101
§ FY11-12: 93
§ FY10-11: 68
o New Single Family Residential Lots Filed (October - February):
§ This data set is an important factor in predicting future growth.
§ FY12-13: 580
§ FY11-12: 88
§ FY10-11: 55
o Single Family Residential Building Permit Applications (October 1 - March 20):
§ FY12-13: 755
§ FY11-12: 514
§ FY10...
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