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CO M M U N ITY D EVE LO P M E NT S E RVI C E : $217221495 2 Personnel Change Requests Adopted 2025: $3,010,957 / 2026 Pro forma: $3,126,690 No Capital Expenditure Requests Position Requested Land Use& Recreational Planner Context of the Request Reclassification. In 2021 the Board adopted the 2021 Kittitas County Recreation and Tourism Plan (Resolution 2021-116).The 2021 Recreation and Tourism plan identified priority actions for implementation by Board employees utilizing County financial and human resources. The Board has had previous discussion at a joint CDS/DPW Study Session on November 12,2024,whereby,the Board was in favor of allocating resources for Parks and Recreation Development and stressed the importance of coordination with CDS for long range recreational planning and to include current Parks and Recreation plans in all future planning.Subsequently,at a CDS Study Session on April 14,2024 the Board reviewed a preliminaryjob description and presentation for the Land Use&Recreation Planner position and proposed that CDS Director Chad Bala continue to refine the scope of responsibilities,then bring back to the BOCC. On May 29, 2025 The BOCC provided direction to approve the position and direct the CDS Director to move forward with the position. Proposed Funding Source CDS/Enterprise fund &General Fund, possible Park fund, Lodging tax Current Department Staffing Overview Number of FTEs in the Department: 20 Staffing Structure/Workload Distribution: It is expected to hire from within the CDS department where the position will include land use job duties estimated at 30%and Recreation land duties of 70% until the position gets up and running. Explanation of Why Existing Resources Are Insufficient: Currentlythere is a need to start implementing recreational components and measures due to Kittitas County being established as a recreational drawfor the public in addition to close access proximityto Western Washington. How would this position add value to County operations,services,or strategic goals? This position would add a recreational component/consideration that is highly needed in Kittitas County. Currently Kittitas County is lacking in staff and participation with other agencies and groups dealing with recreational items and issues occurring in Kittitas County.