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Attachment 4 Examples of Uses of Temporary Staffing Personnel contacted those departments who had larger amounts of temporary expenditures and /or a significant increase in expenditures and asked about the needs leading to the temporary staffing. The responses are summarized below: For the Planning and Inspections Department ($30,152 increase) — The temporary wages primarily were used in the: Inspections Division to address the increase in building activity, including multi - family and commercial building, the need for additional staff training in multiple trades to increase capacity to complete the growing number of inspections with the staff available and the need for additional plans examiners to address plans review backlog. Note: The Board approved four additional permanent positions (including two time limited positions) in .January 2004 to address workload growth in Inspections. Current Planning Division to provide zoning enforcement coverage during the period the Zoning Enforcement Officer position was vacant, For the Public Works Department ($24,967 decrease) — Temporary wages primarily were used to: Cover extended absences of several employees due to illness or injuries. • Provide staffing coverage during position vacancies while Public Works completes the hiring process. • Complete the renovation of Whiffed Human Services Center, including cleanup and preparation for the return move to Whitted. • Clean additional square footage added to County facilities since Public Works last added custodial staff. • Cover administrative support needs for the three divisions, including assistance in the vacancy or absence of several supervisory positions and in implementing several systems changes. For the Register of Deeds Office ($17,163 increase) — Temporary staffing was used to address workload increases resulting from increases in cancellation of deeds of trust and recordings of new deeds. For the Cooperative Extension Department ($21,950 increase) — Among other things, Temporary wages were used to continue the breastfeeding program with County funding after the loss of federal funding — pending Board of Commissioners' decision as to the program's future and permanent staffing.