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ITEM 7.H.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM
DATE: October 20, 2020
TO: The Honorable City Council
FROM: Bryan Cook, City Manager
SUBJECT: FUNDING OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR POSITION AND
DEFUNDING PLANNING MANAGER POSITION
RECOMMENDATION:
The City Council is recommended to approve:
1. Approve the funding for a Community Development Director position and defund the
Planning Manager position; and
2. Approve an appropriation of $7,265 to the General Fund to reflect the increased salary
costs arising from the adjustment in position being funded.
BACKGROUND:
1. On September 20, 2019, the City’s Community Development (“CD”) Director position
became vacant.
2. On September 23, 2019, the City’s Planning Manager was appointed as the Interim
CD Director.
3. On January 15, 2020 and through February 17, 2020, the CD Director position was
opened for recruitment.
4. On March 19, 2020, to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, state and county officials
ordered residents to stay home or at their place of residence.
5. On June 29, 2020, City Council approved Resolution No. 20-5479 adopting the City’s
Fiscal Year 2020-2021 (“FY2021”) budget which did not include funding for a CD
Director position.
City Council
October 20, 2020
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ANALYSIS:
Due to adjustments in City operations and concern of the initial fiscal impacts as a result
of the COVID-19 pandemic, the recruitment for the CD Director vacancy was postponed.
Subsequently at the time, because the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect City
revenues and the Interim Community Development Director was in place, the CD Director
position was not funded in the FY2021 budget.
Organizationally, taking into account for the size, function, and responsibilities under the
Community Development department, it is important to have a director position to plan,
direct, manage and oversee the CD department. Currently, the Planning Manager has
been the Interim CD Director since September 2019.
Therefore, it is recommended that the City Council fund the CD Director position and
defund the Planning Manager resulting in no additional full-time position. It is requested
that City Council also approves an appropriation increase of $7,265 in the General Fund
for FY2021 as the Planning Manager salary was budgeted at the Interim CD Director
costs.
CITY STRATEGIC GOALS:
Actions contained in this report align with the City’s strategic goal of good governance.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The fiscal impact to the FY2021 budget is an additional appropriation of $7,265 to the
General Fund.