HomeMy WebLinkAbout08353ORDINANCE NO. 8353
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2011
STAFFING ORDINANCE REVISING POSITIONS WITHIN THE
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
WHEREAS, it is necessary to revise the positions for the ultimate efficiency and
functionality of the Department of Planning and Community Development;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: (brackets indicate
matter being deleted, underscore indicates matter being added)
SECTION 1.
The following sections captioned “Planning and Community Development” of
Ordinance No. 8296, being the 2011 Staffing Ordinance, is amended as follows:
Planning & Community Development
Director of Planning & Community Development 1
Asst City Mgr/Community Investment 1
Asst City Mgr/Development Services 1
Principal Planner 1
Landscape Architect 1
Sr. Planner 2
Planner 4
Zoning Enforcement Supervisor 1
Zoning Enforcement Officer 2 [1]
Land Use Technician 1
Admin Tech / Admin Tech Certified 1
[Clerk Typist III/Land Use Records Tech 1]
[Metro Planning Org Administrator 1]
Total 16
SECTION 2.
This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon final passage and
approval.
INTRODUCED: May 23, 2011
BY: Chris Kaufman
COUNCILPERSON
PASSED AND APPROVED: June 13, 2011
Background Paper for Proposed
ORDINANCE
DATE: MAY 23, 2011AGENDA ITEM # R-1
DEPARTMENT: HUMAN RESOURCES
DIRECTOR – MARISA WALKER
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DIRECTOR – JERRY M. PACHECO
TITLE
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2011 STAFFING ORDINANCE
REVISING POSITIONS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
ISSUE
Should City Council approve the amendment of the 2011 Staffing Ordinance revising
positions within the Department of Planning and Community Development?
RECOMMENDATION
Approval of the Ordinance.
BACKGROUND
This Ordinance creates a new Zoning Enforcement Supervisor position and adds a
Zoning Enforcement Officer, while eliminating the Metropolitan Planning Organization
Administrator (MPOA) and Clerk Typist III/Land Use Records Technician positions in
the Department of Planning and Community Development. This amendment will not
increase the total full-time employees of the Department, but will increase the
Department’s ability to enforce City regulations. As a result of the 2010 Citizen Survey
and the 2010 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives, adding these positions will increase
code enforcement efforts resulting in improvement to the health and livability of
neighborhoods. The officers will identify and initiate enforcement of the Land Use
Codes, as well as receive citizen complaints of all types of violations within the City.
The reported violations will then be forwarded to the appropriate City department for
follow up and action if not within the Planning Department.
With the recent retirement of the MPOA, the duties of that position have been divided
among existing staff members in the Planning and Public Works Departments with no
additional increase in their budgets. This reorganization has been discussed with both
the Pueblo Area Council of Governments (PACOG) and Colorado Department of
Transportation (CDOT) and has received their full support. The remainder of the
Metropolitan Planning Organization support staff will remain unchanged.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
With the current salary savings within the Planning Department, the addition of a Zoning
Enforcement Officer and a Zoning Enforcement Supervisor will result in a net salary
savings of $1,429 in 2011. The increase in zoning enforcement activities should result
in additional fines collected by Municipal Court. The revenues from zoning enforcement
fines will be tracked to determine the net impact of the Zoning Enforcement Officer on
the City’s General Fund.