To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: 4/5th
SUBJECT:
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Extension of Extra-Help Hours for the Long-Range Planning Unit 1100-282 (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the extension of 160 additional extra help hours beyond the 960 hour limit for Planner I, Sarah Wickman, to a maximum of 1,120 hours through March 31, 2023, pursuant to Section 7 of the Humboldt County Salary Resolution. (4/5 vote required)
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
General Fund, Long Range Planning, General Plan User Fees (1100-282-608005)
DISCUSSION:
Sarah Wickman has been working on a multi-year planning grant assessing the feasibility of a regional approach to sea level rise planning on Humboldt Bay since 2020, first as a Civic Spark Fellow then as an extra help employee as of July 26, 2021. Ms. Wickman has worked a total of 776 hours in the current fiscal year (FY) 2022-23 but will exceed the 960 limit before the study is completed. Board approval is required to extend extra-help employees beyond the 960 hour limit.
The Planning and Building Department is requesting an extension of extra help hours for Ms. Wickman to a total of 1,120 hours (160 hours beyond the limit) to finalize the feasibility study and engage with the stakeholders and public to answer the question: Does it makes sense to move forward with a regional approach to sea level rise planning on Humboldt Bay?
Ms. Wickman's tenure working for the Department on regional sea level rise planning has given her the breadth of knowledge and experience needed to conclude this phase of the effort which is ninety eight percent complete. There is no-one else in the Department as well qualified to efficiently complete the last two percent of this remaining work without an extraordinary amount of preparation and training in the coming weeks. Since she did most of the work drafting the fe...
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