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FROM: ROBERT I . SCHRODER - Costa
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DATE: October 5, 1989 s,;;_.____. ounty
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SUBJECT: STUDY OF DEPARTMENTAL CONSOLIDATION
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECO14HEMATION
Request the County Administrator to undertake a study focused on
a possible consolidation of the Public Works, Building Inspection
and Community Development Departments into a single agency, with
an emphasis on determining what can be done to improve service
delivery to the public as well as determining what financial,
staffing and organizational advantages or disadvantages there
would be to such a consolidation and report his findings and
recommendations to the Board in 90 days.
BACKGROUND-
We expect to be confronted with the retirement of the Director of
Building Inspection in the near future. At the same time, there
are increasing demands on the Community Development Department
from ongoing development in the County, adoption of the revised
General Plan, multiple issues surrounding the need to identify a
new solid waste disposal site and the need to obtain ratification
of the Solid Waste Management Plan, numerous transportation
planning issues, hazardous waste and hazardous materials issues,
oversight of the upcoming 1990 Census, the problem of developing
an adequate supply of low and moderate-income housing in the
County andi the development of new Redevelopment Agency Project
Areas.
Likewise, the Public Works Department is confronted with
increased demands as a result of the passage of Measure "C" and
the need to work more closely with the Community Development
Department and the Contra Costa Transportation Authority on the
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT:Yes YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON On t.aher Z O-, 1 A 8 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Approved as amended to include utilization of contracted help as may
be required.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
X _ _ _ I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
County Administrator ' October 10, 1989
CC: Building Inspection ATTESTED
Community Development PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Public Works SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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implementation of the many projects resulting from the
availability of Measure "C" funds. Public Works also has
problems recruiting engineers in order to keep the Department
fully staffed. All of these demands are taxing these Departments
and making ' a difficult job even.more challenging.
It is important that each of these departments have as their
primary focus providing prompt, high quality, professional
services to the public. In order to take a close look at ways in
which we may be able to do a better job of achieving this goal,
I would like to recommend that the County Administrator be asked
to examine the possibility that all three of these departments
might operate more efficiently if they were combined into a
single agency. I am suggesting that the County Administrator
undertake a study to determine what financial, staffing and
organizational advantages and disadvantages there might be from
such a consolidation and report his findings and recommendations
to our Board in 90 days.
cc: County Administrator
Public Works Director
Community Development Director
Director of Building Inspection
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