Community Development and Infrastructure

Budget Summary of Changes

The CDI - Planning Division budget and operational objectives represent an ongoing commitment to continuous improvement in development review and permitting, vacation rental enforcement, equity, and accessibility of information. The CDI - Public Works Division operational objectives invest in implementation of the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan and completion of road repairs from recent storm damage.

Open the Services Overview or Operational Plan Objectives below for more details.

Supplemental Budget Summary of Changes

For the Public Works Division, the Supplemental Budget supersedes and replaces the preliminary budget released on April 27, 2023, as the full development of this division’s annual budget was delayed due to the County's and in particular Public Works extraordinary storm disaster response and on-going recovery efforts since January 2023.

The Public Works revised Proposed Budget provides for the built environment that is equitable, resilient and safe by maintaining over 600 miles of roads, addressing buildings and public infrastructure impacted by climate change, and making strategic investments in the built environment for future generations. If provides funding towards the future construction of the Organics Facility and Transfer Station and three FEMA funded 2017 Storm Damage repair projects, it reflects the committeemen to flood control disaster recovery, utilizes a $6 million grant from the State Water Resource Control Board to fund Phase 2 of the Sewer Rehabilitation project.

The budget recommends the addition of 9.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) positions: adding to Construction Engineering 2.0 FTE Sr. Engineering Associates, 2.0 FTE Engineering Technicians and 1.0 FTE Departmental Administrative Analyst to reduce the dependence on outside consultants; adding to Recycle & Solid Waste 2.0 FTE Transfer Truck drivers to extend the life of the Buena Vista landfill by increasing refuse transfers to other landfills; adding to Transportation 1.0 FTE Engineering Aide II to assist the County Traffic Engineer with critical safety related traffic investigations; and adding to Capital Projects 1.0 FTE Sr. Project Manager to enable more efficient delivery and oversight of County-sponsored capital projects. It also includes offsetting changes to add 1.0 FTE Accounting Technician and 1.0 FTE Departmental Administrative Analyst, while deleting 1.0 FTE Departmental Fiscal Officer and 1.0 FTE Code Compliance Investigator III to provide for more efficient operations of the Public Works division.

For the Planning Division, the Supplemental includes a correction to fund 1.0 FTE Senior Civil Engineer by unfunding a vacant 1.0 FTE Senior Building Inspector as an essential part of the Unified Permit Center.