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ATTACHMENT 10 <br />Planning -Proposed New GIS Technician <br />xeiationsbip of the proposed new GIS Technician Position to the Board of <br />Commissioners New Initiatives in Planning <br />Planning formulated the new GIS Technician position to address three general issues and <br />tasks. <br />1. Review, reconcile, and complete past data entry information to create a credible base <br />geo-coded file. (This activity addresses deficiencies and backlog in past work <br />products.) <br />2. Maintain, update and categorize new and old data in a format that is usable for <br />analysis. (This activity extends beyond data entry.) <br />3. Focus project activities on new initiatives in which GIS applications would greatly <br />enhance goal implementation. <br />For example: <br />^ Adequate Public Facilities -Compilation of data from all jurisdictions regazding <br />residential construction in a timely manner. <br />^ Growth Impacts -Residential value can be attributed to all addresses so the <br />revenue side of the equation can be calculated. <br />^ Innovation and Efficiencv -This position's activities can augment the function <br />of other departments. For example, many tax map parcels have outdated zoning <br />information which, if updated, can assist in a more appropriate property <br />evaluation. <br />Duties of the Ezisting GIS Coordinator Positions <br />The GIS Coordinators in Planning and Environment and Resource Conservation have <br />distinct `coverage' functions. <br />1. The Planning GIS Coordinator is responsible for overseeing all base data input (i.e. <br />parcels, subdivisions, zoning, addressing) and adding additional attributes (i.e. <br />building data, population data, value, rate of growth) to the database. After this <br />analysis (`queries') can be performed, based on various scenarios developed by the <br />Planning Director, Manager or Board of Commissioners. <br />2. The Environment and Resource Conservation GIS. Coordinator will be primarily <br />working with update, maintenance, and creation of various resource files. Primary <br />and secondary conservation areas, stream buffers, agricultural lands, farmland <br />preservation, historical resources and watershed limitations are linked to ERCD <br />functions. <br />25 <br />