Regular Meeting
11/18/24 06:00 PM
Building
Christopher Heldreth
Personnel
Doc ID: 5812
COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
AGENDA MATTER:
APPROVAL OF A NEW POSITION “COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER” EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
DISCUSSION:
The Community Development Department comprises various divisions, including the Planning, Economic Development, Administrative Services, Engineering, Fire Prevention, Code Compliance, and Building & Safety Departments. Due to the nature of the duties the Community Development Department is responsible for and to handle current and future workloads associated with the numerous projects on the City of Barstow’s horizon, the Community Development Manager serves to establish the necessary policies, protocols, and procedures to facilitate the services provided by the Community Development Department. The position will predominately oversee the Administrative Services, Planning, and Economic Development and act as the Community Development Director in their absence.
The new Community Development Manager will assist the Community Development Director with the BIG Project, Grant Management, Intergovernmental Service Agreements (IGSA’s), CDBG Funding Management, budget management, financial and audit aspects of grants and contracts, and provide oversight for Administrative Services functions relating to customer service, issuance of building permits and business licenses, scheduling inspections, and completion of mandatory reports. In addition, this position will oversee the Planning Department and the newly created Economic Development Department. The creation of this position is needed to prepare the city for its impending growth and development.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The salary savings from unfilled positions in FY25 are available to support this position through the current fiscal year. The vacant Planning and Community Development Administrator position will be unfunded for FY 26, and staff will appropriately budget for this position in future fiscal years.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
. Staff recommends that the Council approve the Community Development Manager position, which will be hired at the discretion of the City Manager. . Adopt Resolution No. _____-2024, approving the amended publicly available pay schedule (PAPS) (Attachment A) for FY 2024/2025 with an approval date of November 18, 2024.