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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, January 4, 2021 <br />2:30 p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 9 of 10 <br /> <br />4. DISCUSSION AND GUIDANCE FOR BUILDING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT – <br />Continued <br /> <br />B. REORGANIZATION OF BUILDING & ZONING DEPARTMENT <br /> <br />Barnhart said the changes proposed for the “reorganization” is really an update of the job <br />descriptions of the Senior Planner (there is no one currently in that seat), the City Planner, the <br />Planning Assistant, and the Community Development Director. He noted they are subtle <br />changes, they are not changing any grade or steps, just updating the job descriptions based on the <br />services provided. The only reason they are looking at the job description for the Senior Planner <br />now is in anticipation of a request coming forward to have a person take that spot. Barnhart is <br />not advocating any person at this time and they have not received any applications, but he is <br />anticipating that type of question in the future. He explained what he is primarily looking for <br />from the “reorganization” of the Community Development Department is approval of the job <br />descriptions as they are provided, and to authorize Barnhart to advertise for the replacement <br />Planning Assistant. He pointed out they are not elevating that to a Junior Planner, but rather a <br />Planning Assistant job. <br />Walsh does not understand what the ramifications are of elevating someone from “Planning <br />Person” to “Senior Planning Person” and asked Mattick if there are implications from a union <br />standpoint. He assumes it means more money with a different title. <br /> <br />Mattick said in moving someone up to a Senior Planner, the request was made as part of a <br />negotiation so perhaps they want to hold off on that specific request. He said yes, it would result <br />in more money. <br /> <br />Walsh does not see any reason to make a decision on that right now; he sees no problem in <br />putting out the Planning Assistant advertisement. Everything else he would just pass on right <br />now. <br /> <br />Johnson stated they will have a new leader of the City and they want to have the next person that <br />fills that role to be in the position to tell the Council what needs to be reorganized and what does <br />not. Whatever the Council can do to postpone this until they receive input from the person that <br />will be most affected and judged on the performance. If someone is a new leader coming in, <br />they do not want a lot of things that have been newly decided and be told to “go with this.” <br /> <br />Walsh agrees, but they have also had the discussion of union negotiations and they are done with <br />it. He said they do not need to revisit it right now. He does not see any issues with the job <br />description, so unless anyone else does, he would move to advertise the position with the job <br />description as presented. <br /> <br />Printup moved, Seals seconded, to advertise the Planning Assistant position with the job <br />description as presented. Ayes: 5, Nays: 0. <br /> <br />Rief noted he came into the Chambers after item 3 of the agenda.