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13 <br />IV. Recommended Personnel and Equipment Needs <br />Upon completion of the evaluation of the mission, tasks and resource needs of <br />the new department, the Administration recommends the following program to <br />initiate an Environment and Resource Conservation Department. <br />A. Personnel <br />As previously stated, a considerable proportion of the mission and tasks for <br />the new department are a reconfiguration and expansion of efforts and <br />projects currently handled by existing staff in the Planning Department. <br />Based on the assessment of resources, the Administration recommends a <br />combination of existing and new personnel for the new department. Two <br />permanent positions and 1.5 project- funded permanent time - limited positions <br />are recommended for re- assignment from the Planning Department to the <br />new Environment and Resource Conservation Department. Two new <br />permanent positions (a Natural Resource Conservation Manager and an <br />Administrative Assistant position) would be created to meet needs not <br />available from current Planning personnel. Finally, one current position <br />(retitled Land Use and Preservation Planner) is recommended to be shared <br />between the Planning Department and the ERCD - with reconfigured job <br />duties to meet needs in both departments (please see Section C below, and <br />Appendix B). <br />The recommended personnel and related costs for the new department are <br />shown in Attachment B, Recommended Personnel and Costs for the <br />Environment and Resource Conservation Department. <br />B. Equipment Needs <br />Likewise, equipment needs for the new department can largely be met using <br />existing resources. It is recommended that each of the re- assigned staff keep <br />their existing personal computers, office furniture and storage space in the <br />new configuration. One existing GIS workstation would be dedicated to the <br />new department, with a temporary shared arrangement with Planning for the <br />second workstation /digitizing table. A new printer and furniture /PC's for the <br />new Natural Resource Conservation Manager and Administrative Assistant <br />would be purchased. Existing network linkages between Planning and the <br />department would be retained, for both personal computers and GIS <br />workstations. <br />