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Home My WebLink AboutSpecial Meeting Packet 02-23-2010 ~ ~ - - • . ~ ii3i\1231:i34i631iLif~i~~ill~f{iii~iiiitiltlii{Li{l[~{iCiiitf:fliii~iitii{iiitL{liifiillfGii{ii{itii\i:i:tiitfiii:{SitiiiiGiiiii63:ifGiilii{iiiti::ilfiiil!{fit{ii{~i6ii:ii:ifiiitiGifLfli{f{{Ii~~i[fi:iiiiii[:~ February 23, 2010 1:30 P.M. SPECIAL MEETING BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA MEETING WILL BE HELD IN CONFERENCE ROOM #3 WELCOME ALL MEETINGS ARE TELEVISED. ALL MEETINGS PROVIDED WITH WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS FOR PUBLIC CONVENIENCE. PLEASE TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES AND PAGERS PRIOR TO ENTERING CONFERENCE ROOM #3. PLEASE MUTE THE VOLUME ON ALL LAPTOPS AND PDAS WHILE IN USE IN CONFERENCE ROOM #3. GENERAL RULES AND PROCEDURES - Attached is the agenda, which will determine the order of business conducted at today's Board meeting. CONSENT AGENDA - These items are considered routine and are enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Commissioner so requests. REGULAR AGENDA - Proclamations, Presentations, Public Hearings, and Department requests are items, which the Commission will discuss individually, usually in the order listed on the agenda. PUBLIC HEARINGS - These items may be heard on the first and third Tuesday at 6:00 P.M. or as soon thereafter as possible, or on a second or fourth Tuesday, which begins at 9:00 A.M., then public hearings will be heard at 9:00 A.M. or as soon thereafter as possible. These time designations are intended to indicate that an item will not be addressed ~rior to the listed time. The Chairman will open each public hearing and asks anyone wishing to speak to come forward, one at a time. Comments will be limited to five minutes. As a general rule, when issues are scheduled before the Commission under department request or public hearing, the order of presentation is: (1) County staff presents the details of the Board item (2) Commissioners comment (3) if a public hearing, the Chairman will ask for public comment, (4) further discussion and action by the board. ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION - Please state your name and address, speaking clearty into the microphone. If you have backup material, please have eight copies for distribution. NON-AGENDA ITEMS - These items are presented by an individual Commissioner or staff as necessary at the conclusion of the printed agenda. PUBLIC COMMENT - Time is allotted at the beginning of each meeting for general public comment. Please limit comments to five minutes. DECORUM - Please be respectful of others' opinions. MEETINGS - All Board meetings are open to the public and are held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 6:00 P.M. and on the second and fourth Tuesdays at 9:00 A.M., unless otherwise advertised. Meetings are held in the County Commission Chambers in the Roger Poitras Administration Annex at 2300 Virginia Ave., Ft. Pierce, FL 34982. The Board schedules additional workshops throughout the year as necessary to accomplish their goals and commitments. Notice is provided of these workshops. Assistive Listening Device is available to anyone with a hearing disability. Anyone with a disability requiring accommodation to attend this meeting should contact the St. Lucie County Community Services Director at (772) 462-1777 or TDD (772) 462-1428 at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. February 23, 2010 1:30 P.M. SPECIAL MEETING BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS www.co.st-lucie.fl.us www.stlucieco.orq iif~~il{3{il[i~l~ill{f~{li{ii{iiiit~ii{[ii~ilii{i{Iilliiiili~tl3:ii11i~~~il/fitliiliiliftlflili{~i~iffiilifi~lliiiti{f{iiiti{liti!llfi~i~iiif{filiiltiilliiiiiiii~~iiiiil:~f{itfii{iL7iilift~Ztiiifii::ii{ii7i:i Charles Grande, Chairman District No. 4 Doug Coward, Vice Chairman District No. 2 Chris Dzadovsky District No. 1 Paula A. Lewis District No. 3 Chris Craft District No. 5 - illlil{3{{i{I{3i3i11I1131~iiNiiliiiSfiil~iii3ifiiitiiltiil3ff~iiiii~{11111~~{If177i11~iHiiiflfti6ilffi~ii:ffi~Il3iili[lil~iil3tiiiili~1i37ffiii{ili13i9Fi1ifi333~iltiilii!{i~Ei~1i191f4:iii~illl{I~ifiiii:Ni I. INVOCATION II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE REGULAR AGENDA 111. HUMAN RESOURCES Realignment Plan Consider staff recommendation to approve the County realignment plan as shown in Attachment B; Authorization for the County Administrator to eliminate or reclassify positions and revise job descriptions for senior level employees consistent with the Employee Handbook as revised on February 23, 2010. NOTICE: All Proceedings before this Board are electronically recorded. Any person who decides to appeal any action taken by the Board at these meetings will need a record of the proceedings and for such purpose may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made. Upon the request of any party to the proceedings, individuals testifying during a hearing will be sworn in. Any party to the proceedings will be granted the opportunity to cross-examine any individual testifying during a hearing upon request. Anyone with a disability requiring accommodation to attend this meeting should contact the St. Lucie County Community Services Director at (772) 462-1777 or TDD (772) 462- 1428 at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. ~ ITEM NO. III ~ - DATE: 02/23/10 • ~ . ~ . AGENDA REQUEST REGULAR ( X ) PUBLIC HEARING ( ) LEG. ( ) QUASI-JD ( ) CONSENT ( ) TO: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENTED BY: F , ~ County Administrator SUBMITTED BY: Administration SUBJECT: Realignment Plan BACKGROUND: See attached memo. FUNDS AVAILABLE: N/A PREVIOUS ACTION: None RECOMMENDATION: Board approval of the County realignment plan as shown in Attachment B; Authorization for the County Administrator to eliminate or reclassify positions and revise job descriptions for senior level employees consistent with the Employee Handbook as revised on February 23, 2010. CONCURRENCE: COMMISSION ACTION: APPROVED ( ) DENIED ~ , ( ) OTHER Faye W. Outlaw, MPA Approved 5-0 County Administrator Coordination/Sianatures County Attorney ( ) OMB Director ( ) Budget Analyst . Dan Mclntrye Marie Gouin Originating Dept. ( ) ERD ( ) Carl Holeva (Name) ~ ADMINISTRATION f- ~ • ~ ~ ~ ~ MEMORANDUM TO: Board of County Commissioners FROM: ' Faye W. Outlaw, MPA, County A r~ • J DATE: February 23, 2010 SUBJECT: Realignment Plan ITEM NO. III Backaround: Due to severe budget deficits facing St. Lucie County, as shown in Attachment A, it is imperative that the County take action now to align projected recurring expenditures with projected recurring revenues. In budget presentations to the Board of County Commissioners at the November 2009 Strategic Planning meeting and other meetings with the Commissioners and Constitutional O~cers, the County Administrator has established the goal of creating a sustainable budget. A sustainable budget is one that will not continue to rely on diminishing one-time funding but will balance projected recurring expenditures with projected recurring revenues. Further, the necessary changes to create a sustainable budget must be made now to reduce the budget shortfalls facing the County through FY 2013. To that end, it is essential that the County Administrator consolidate County departments, divisions and programs. The proposed organizational realignment is shown in Attachment B and reflects a reduction of County departments from 18 to nine departments. This realignment will result in nine existing departments being restructured into divisions or programs within divisions and a similar restructuring of existing divisions. Implementation of the realignment is planned to take place in three phases, beginning April 5, 2010. The first phase of the realignment is expected to save approximately $2 million annually. In order to expedite the implementation of this reorganization plan, the County Administrator is seeking the authority to eliminate or reclassify senior-level employee positions and revise existing job descriptions. The staff reduction of senior-level employees will be consistent with the policy adopted by the Board at the February 23 Board meeting. Recommendation Board approval of the County realignment plan as shown in Attachment B; Authorization for the County Administrator to eliminate or reclassify positions and revise job descriptions for senior- kevel employees consistent with the Employee Handbook as revised on February 23, 2010. ~ ~ W~ D~ 0 0'~ ~ ari = x; - = ~ ~ v, N ~ ~ ~ o ~ • ~ ' D: Q r-*, : o cn , .Q cn cn rn~ n cD : O ~ ~ _ ~ ~ r a q' c~i~ O O ~ ~ - n r+ O r-r ~ ~ ~ ~ T ~ ~ , r~-r ~ c-~ fD ~ C ~ : Q - ~ ~ ~ ' ~D , 'p p ' 'f ;Q- ~ ; ~ ~ ~ ~ : ~ Q,. ' T ' ~ c.~n ~ ~ ~ ~ ' ~ ' C : C S2~ : . 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Total ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES - Protecting our Natural Resources • Environmental Resources • Cooperative Extension ? Total 36 MOSQUITO CONTROL & COASTAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES - Protecting and Managing the Indian River Lagoon and our Coastal Lands • Mosquito Control • Erosion • Artificial Reef Program • IRL and Coastal ESLs and Parks ? Total TBD OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT, BUDGET 8~ GRANTS - Managing our Fiscal Resources • Budget • Grants ? Total ~ 2 PARKS 8~ RECREATION SERVICES - Enhancing our Communities • Parks (not including Beaches & Riverside Parks) • ~Recreation • Marine Center • Regional History Center ? Total TBD PLANNING ~ DEVELOPMENT SERVICES - Building Sustainable Communities • Growth Management • Building, Zoning, Code Compliance • Business Development • Airport • Tourism ? Total 64 2/23/2010 ~ , • . PUBLIC SAFETY & COMMUNICATIONS - Securing Communities and Connecting Our Organization • Public Safety • Information Technology ? Total ~ 28 PUBLIC WORKS - Building the Foundation for Sustainable Communities • Engineering 8~ Administration • Water Quality • Road 8~ Bridge ~ Utilities 8~ Solid Waste ? Total 136 COUNTY ADMINISTRATION - Leadership for a Sustainable St. Lucie County • Administration • Media Relations ? Total ~ 2 2/23/2010 Realiqnment Summary' Positions Impacted 9 Director Positions: Restructured with expanded duties 7 Director Positions: Reclassified to lower pay grade 2 Director Positions: Eliminated (I.T. Director & Solid Waste Director) 4 Assistant Director Positions: Reclassified to lower pay grade Eliminated Positions: 1 Assistant County Administrator Position 1 Executive Assistant Position 1 I.T. Director Position 1 Solid Waste Director Position 1 Code Compliance/Building Division Manager 4.5 Code Technical Positions 10 Growth Management Planner Positions 9 Building Inspector Technician Positions 28 Eliminated Positions