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ARDEN HllJ,S CITY COlJNCIL WORKSESS10N - NOVEMBER 16 1998 2 . e. Community Development Director Position/Oreanizational Update Mr. Fritsinger provided background information and various options available to the City related to filling the vacant Community Development Director position, and how these options affected the rest of the organization. Mr. Fritsinger reviewed previous Council direction from the 1998 City Council! Department Head Retreat, for staffto evaluate the organizational framework and consider adding additional support staff to assist with current and proj ected workload. The City Council, at its April 20, 1998 Worksession, further discussed the reorganization of City staff. This discussion included the duties of existing staff members and the creation of new positions. The City Council had identified that it was supportive of reorganization and creation of the following positions: . Assistant to the City Administrator . Associate Planner . Half-time Building Official . Support Clerk/Secretary . As a result of those discussions, the City Council identified several immediate needs and agreed to several org311izational changes. These changes were primarily driven by the establishment of TCAAP as a high priority goal for the next two years, existing staff workload, and the desire to better utilize the skills of existing staff. Specifically, the City created an Assistant to City Administrator position (Kevin Ringwald) and an Associate Planner position (Nancy Randall). Changes were made to all Department Head position descriptions, including the elimination of the Parks & Recreation Director position, by merging this position with the Community Development Director position. The half-time Building Official and Support Clerk/Secretary positions were not officially created, nor was there a detemlination on how or when these needs would be resolved. Thc rccent resignation of Cindy Walsh as Community Development Director (CDD) now requires the City to further evaluate the duties of this position and the resulting impacts on the organizational structure. The City still has current staffing needs in the areas previously identified and depending on how the City Council wishes to proceed with the CDD position, it presents 311 opportunity to further strengthen the organizational structure. Mr. Fritsinger addressed the current responsibilities of the CDD position, the time spent on the various responsibilities, and how those responsibilities relate to the City Council's goals and community expectations. Mr. Fritsinger summarized the various options being considered for the position, their impacts on . the remainder of the staff and its organization, and requested Council direction in how to proceed.