TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Christine Briceño, Chief Human Resources Officer
REPORT BY: Joy Cadiz, Staff Services Manager
SUBJECT: Resolution Amending the Departmental Allocation List for the Planning, Building, and Environmental Services Department
RECOMMENDATION
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Adopt a Resolution amending the Departmental Allocation List for the Planning, Building, and Environmental Services Department. (No Fiscal Impact)
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BACKGROUND
The Planning, Building, and Environmental Services Department (PBES) requests and Human Resources agrees with the following which better aligns with current operational demands:
1) Senior Plans Examiner: replace a 1.0 FTE Plans Examiner with a 1.0 FTE Senior Plans Examiner. This change addresses an increase in complex plan reviews, reduces reliance on outside contractors for commercial and fire rebuild projects, and provides a promotional path for staff. This request results in an increase in salaries and benefits that is fully offset by a decrease in contractor spending.
2) Administrative Office Assistant: replace a vacant 1.0 FTE Code Compliance Officer III with a 1.0 FTE Administrative Office Assistant. Management has streamlined Code Compliance operations through the continuous improvement initiative and are sustainable at current staffing levels with a vacant Code Compliance Officer III, there is a need for an administrative supervisory classification that directly supports the department’s internal service demands and provides the level of responsibility, independence, and supervisory authority required to effectively support management, oversee clerical operations, and coordinate complex department initiatives. The addition of an Administrative Office Assistant will meet those demands and will also reflect a strategic realignment of resources based on actual workload and service delivery needs. This request results in a decrease in salaries and benefits.
Requested Action:
Amend the Department Allocation List for the Planning, Building, and Environmental Services Department by deleting 1.0 FTE Plans Examiner, 1.0 FTE Code Compliance Officer III, and adding 1.0 FTE Senior Plans Examiner, 1.0 FTE Administrative Office Assistant, effective March 28, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
Yes |
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Is it currently budgeted? |
Yes |
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Is it Mandatory or Discretionary? |
Discretionary |
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Discretionary Justification: |
Aligning the appropriate classifications to fulfill changing needs within the Planning, Building, and Environmental Services Department. |
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Is the general fund affected? |
No |
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Future fiscal impact: |
Any increase or decrease in salary and benefits for future fiscal years will be budgeted accordingly. |
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Consequences if not approved: |
Positions would not be filled with appropriate classifications to address changing departmental needs. |
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Additional Information |
County Initiative: Elevate County Service and Workforce Excellence |
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.