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05/05/2005: "County To Hire New Code Enforcement Officer"

The SJC Planning and Building departments are in the process of interviewing and hiring new personnel. In addition to the new staff, the Planning department will also he hiring a Consultant to work on the Comprehensive Plan and the Uniform Development Code. The flow of submitted permits has moved at a normal rate, but according to Director Amsbaugh, the rate of land use complaints has increased. No reason for this was given.

The hiring has been in the works for sometime, and is expected to return the current backlog of permits to the shorter turnaround times of the past. The backlog of permits has been reduced form 120 to the current number of 30 by asking the staff to work overtime. County personnel had attempted to use others to do the work, but found it was necessary for the new people to have experience to do the work.

In addition to the normal staff positions, there will be a new position created for a Salmon Recovery coordinator.