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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: December 15, 2009 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. (o ~,~y <br />SUBJECT: Restructuring of the Planning and Inspections Department <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning & Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1. Current Organizational Chart <br />2. Restructured Organizational Chart <br />3. Planning Technician Job Description <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Frank Clifton, County Manager <br />245-2300 <br />Craig Benedict <br />Planning and Inspections Director <br />245-2592 <br />Michael McGinnis <br />Human Resources Director <br />245-2552 <br />.PURPOSE: To acknowledge the restructuring of the Planning and Inspections Department. <br />BACKGROUND: The existing Planning and Inspections Department is divided into six <br />functional sections: Building Inspections, Erosion Control, Administration/Planning GIS, <br />Engineering, Comprehensive Planning and Current Planning and Zoning which previously <br />consisted of two small divisions: Subdivision and Zoning (Attachment 1). <br />Retirements in the department as well as the opportunity to relocate into a new building have <br />permitted a reassessment of department functions. This reassessment will permit the <br />streamlining of department and division operations, reorganization for efficiency, clarity in <br />communicating with customers (both residents and economic development) and prioritization <br />and implementation of tasks related to Board of County Commissioners Goals and Objectives. <br />The planning divisions, over the years, has included more than the processing of development <br />permits (i.e. subdivisions, rezonings, and special use permits, etc.) to becoming an integral part <br />of intergovernmental coordination, special planning task forces, and unique regulations. <br />Recently the department has lost five employees to either resignations or through the retirement <br />incentive program. The vacant positions include: Planner III- full-time, Planner II full-time, <br />Planner II- part-time, Planner I- full-time and County Engineer- full-time. The department will <br />take advantage of these vacancies by reorganizing the Current Planning and Zoning division in <br />order to address current resource deficiencies and develop more efficient means to provide <br />services to the division's customers. (Attachment 2) <br />