Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance amends the current authorized strength, as set forth in ordinance 0229-2010, by adding a new Department of Building and Zoning Services. The new department will be supported by revenues generated through the issuance of building permits and licenses, and as such, no general fund moneys are involved.
To staff the new department, all positions currently on the building services fund (also known as fund 240) in the Department of Development are being transferred. This includes the six (6) FT and one (1) PT other city sanctioned position in the Development Administration Division (44-01) and the one hundred seventeen (117) FT and five (5) PT other city sanctioned positions in the Building Services Division (44-03). Moneys were budgeted for all the aforementioned positions in the Development Department. Legislation is being concurrently submitted which establishes the new department and transfers said budget authority to cover the transferred positions to ensure that provision of services can commence on May 1, 2010.
In addition to the inter-departmental transfers, this ordinance authorizes increasing the other city sanctioned authorized strength of the new department by five (5) FT positions. This will allow the department to increase their actual strength more easily should it be needed to respond to the demands of a stabilizing building market. Since not budgeted, these additional positions will not be filled unless revenues are sufficient in the building services fund to support them.
This ordinance also eliminates references to the Neighborhood Services Division and The Office of Education, both of which were abolished in 2009.
Finally, this ordinance increases the general fund sanctioned FT strength in the Civil Service Commission by one (1). This is being done as a temporary measure to allow the Commission to fill an upcoming vacancy while the job is still occupied by the previous employee (who plans to reti...
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