AGENDA CAPTION:
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Consider approval of Ordinance 2016-57, on the first of two readings, amending the City’s 2016-2017 Fiscal Year Budget to add a Full-Time Employment Position for an Emergency Management Coordinator; and providing an effective date.
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Meeting date: December 6, 2016
Department: City Manager’s Office, Steve Parker, Assistant City Manager
Funds Required: $62,500 FY 16 remaining
Account Number: 10003168.50005
Funds Available: Salary Savings across multiple departments $62,500
Account Name: FY 2016 Salary
CITY COUNCIL GOAL: N/A
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ELEMENT(s): Environment & Resource Protection - Goal 4
A population prepared for and resilient to man-made and natural disasters.
Parks, Public Spaces & Facilities - Goal 4: Funding and staffing to ensure quality Public Safety and Community Services.
BACKGROUND: With the retirement of the Fire Marshal, Ken Bell; a transition plan is being created to address the future fulfillment of the numerous responsibilities held by that position over the past several years. Mr. Bell was responsible for the oversight of not only Emergency Management but also the functions of Fire Marshal, Park Rangers, Animal Services, Municipal Court Bailiffs, Environmental Health as well as Code Compliance. Mr. Bell was an extremely unique individual with an amazing ability to multi-task. Due to the unique nature of our community and the high risk of natural disasters coupled with the previous floods experienced in 2015, city management would like to request to amend the budget in order to authorize an additional full time position so that we could start an immediate search to find a qualified Emergency Management Coordinator. City Management feels a higher level of focus needs to be applied to Emergency Management Coordination within the City of San Marcos.
The budget to fund this position will be able to be absorbed through existing salary savings in 2016 and would not have an immediate budget impact until the next fiscal year.