AGENDA DATE: 8/1/2018
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Housing Principal Planner
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Request to hire 1 FTE Housing Planner beginning in October 2018 in order to provide for training and succession planning before the Chief of Housing's retirement in July 2019.
ITEM TYPE: Consent Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Walker, Graham, Allshouse L.
PRESENTER (S): N/A
LEGAL REVIEW: Not Required
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this agenda item is to request that the Board authorize the Community Development Department (CDD) to hire one Full Time Employee (FTE) for the remainder of FY19. This request anticipates the planned retirement of the Chief of Housing in July 2019 and the overlap will assure continuity of important services.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Quality Government Operations: Ensure County government's capacity to provide high quality service that achieves community priorities
DISCUSSION: CDD recently assumed responsibility for the housing policy and grant functions that have routinely been provided by the Chief of Housing, Ron White. Mr. White has informed County leadership of his plans to retire in July 2019. During his tenure with the County, Mr. White has successfully obtained and managed millions of dollars in housing-related grants providing significant support for affordable housing in the County.
As part of considering how the housing function should be managed in the future, Community Development proposes to discontinue the Chief of Housing position and replace it with a Principal Planner specializing in housing issues. This approach would be modeled after CDD's current management of transportation functions.
Presently, the Community Development Department has no other staff experienced with housing grants or many of the other housing functions currently managed by the Chief of Housing position. Hiring the Housing Planner position will allow for succession related training to ...
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