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1e8 ... ro SFr <br />6o-�� � ��, KZTTZTgl3 CO <br />DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />Arden Thomas, Water Resources Manager <br />EQ'e-1LIAS CUun IV <br />TO: Mark Cook, Public Works Director <br />Copy: Liz Remeto, Public Works Finance Manager <br />Date: June 26, 2020 <br />From: Arden Thomas, Public Works Water Resources Manager <br />RE: Public Works Staffing and Budget Proposal <br />Current staffing for the water metering and mitigation program consists of 1.1 FTE in Public <br />Health and 0.25 FTE in Public Works, plus respective departmental administrative and fiscal <br />support. Current staffing includes a Water Resource Manager (Public Works), Water Resources <br />Coordinator (Public Health), and Water Resources Technician (Public Health). Public Health is <br />not planning to fill their newly vacant Water Resources Coordinator position. Public Works <br />proposes to take on full responsibilities for the water metering and water mitigation program and <br />staff it with a Water Resources Manager and Water Resources Specialist, reducing the combined <br />water metering and mitigation program staffing from 1.35 FTE to 0.9 FTE. For both the Water <br />Resources Manager and Water Resources Specialist, the remainder of their work programs will <br />be assigned to floodplain management activities, resulting in an integrated Water Resources <br />program staffed at the 2.0 FTE level. <br />The reduction in dedicated FTE staffing level for the mitigation and metering program may need <br />to be supported by existing public works fiscal, administrative, and technical staff. Under the <br />reduced FTE staffing model, broader strategic initiatives will likely require more time to develop <br />and implement but Public Works will still be able to carry out core program responsibilities. <br />Utilizing budget information provided by Public Health for the current program activities within <br />Public Health (Table 1), we have developed a proposed budget for staffing the water mitigation <br />and metering program (Table 2). Currently, Public Works receives $800 from each water <br />mitigation certificate sold to support the Water Resource Manager Position. The revenue and <br />expenditures associated with the Water Manager Position are not accounted for in Table 1 but <br />are accounted for in Table 2. The proposed Public Works Budget also includes salary <br />expenditures, not only for the Water Resources Manager and Specialist, but also potential <br />expenses for public works fiscal, administrative, and engineering technicians. <br />Public Works recognizes that Public Health staff will still be engaged during the transition <br />period. Public Health staff time will be necessary to redirect questions and calls to Public Works <br />and there will be a transition period where Public Health continues to intake water mitigation and <br />metering applications and routes them to Public Works. Additionally, Public Health requires a <br />period to adjust accounting so that surpluses with the mitigation and metering program are not <br />411 N. Ruby, Suite #1 TEL (509) 962-7523 <br />Ellensburg, WA 98926 FAX (509) 962-7663 <br />