AGENDA DATE: 8/4/2021
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Albemarle County Fire Rescue (ACFR) Administrative Reorganization
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Consideration of approval of two additional positions to support the ACFR Administrative Reorganization
ITEM TYPE: Consent Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Walker, Kamptner, Eggleston, Mezzoni
PRESENTER (S): Eggleston
LEGAL REVIEW: Not Required
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: In an effort to keep up with call volume increase and an increased need to support volunteer stations with career staffing, ACFR has seen a significant increase in operational personnel in recent years. This increase has increased support needs on administrative personnel, whose numbers have remained stagnant.
During the last 15 months department growth, retirements and long-term leave of key personnel, and the availability of new tools to accomplish work prompted ACFR leadership to evaluate key positions and changing department needs.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Quality Government Operations - Ensure County government's capacity to provide high quality service that achieves community priorities
DISCUSSION: A series of retirements and long-term leave for key personnel within ACFR during a period of department growth and increased need for service prompted ACFR to evaluate the current structure of our administrative personnel against the changing needs of our department. During this process, we evaluated costs, known needs, and feedback from employees in affected positions. As a result, ACFR proposes restructuring the Member Services and Operations administrative staff to better meet the needs of our department (Attachment A).
During the employee feedback process, we consistently heard that employees struggle with work/life balance due to capacity, workload, and the need to take on responsibilities outside the scope of their position. To combat this and stabilize our administrative workforce, ACFR proposes the addit...
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