2025-80-Resolution No. 2025-006 Recorded 4/2/2025REVIEWED
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LEGAL COUNSEL
Recorded in Deschutes County CJ2025-80
Steve Dennison, County Clerk
Commissioners' Journal 04/01 /2025 4:13:34 PM
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY,
OREGON
A Resolution Increasing
FTE Within the 2024-25 * RESOLUTION NO. 2025-006
Deschutes County Budget
WHEREAS, the Deschutes County Community Development department presented to the
Board of County Commissioners on March 5, 2025 with regards to adding a 1.00 regular Building
Safety Inspector III for A -Level Plumbing FTE, and
WHEREAS, Deschutes County Policy HR-1 requires that the creation of or increase in
FTE outside the adopted budget be approved by the Board of County Commissioners; now,
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, as follows:
Section 1. That the following FTE be added to the FY 2024-25 Deschutes County Budget
Job Class
Position
Type
Effective
FTE
Number
Hiring Date
Building Safety Inspector III
n/a
Regular
3/5/2025
1.00
(1192)
Total FTE
1.00
Section 2. That the Human Resources Director make the appropriate entries in the Deschutes
County FTE Authorized Positions Roster to reflect the above FTE changes.
DATED this d I- ih day of March 2025.
Page 1 OF 2-Resolution no. 2025-006
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
AN ONY DEBONE, Chair
ATTEST: PATTI ADAIR, Vice -Chair
4A -%1TV
ecor ' g Secretary PHIL CHANG, Cofiimissioner
Page 2 OF 2-Resolution no. 2025-006
BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS
MEETING DATE: March 5, 2025
SUBJECT: Request Addition of 1.00 FTE Building Safety Inspector III for A -Level Plumbing
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Move approval of Resolution No. 2025-006 increasing FTE within the Community
Development Fund 295 and the 2024-25 Deschutes County Budget.
BACKGROUND AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS:
The Community Development Department (CDD) requests authorization to add 1.00 FTE
Building Safety Inspector III in the Building Safety Division to perform A -Level plumbing
inspections.
CDD seeks to ensure that its inspectors have the necessary certifications, qualifications,
and ongoing training. Currently, the division has two inspectors with A -Level plumbing
certifications. This new FTE is critical to providing continuity of business operations and
meeting the expectations of Central Oregon's development community.
BUDGET IMPACTS:
Building fees and, if necessary, Reserve Fund 301 will be used to fund this position. The
fully loaded cost for the remainder of FY 25 is approximately $35,000 and for all of FY 26 is
$152,000. In FY 26, CDD will budget $30,000 for a new vehicle which will be purchased after
the position is offered and accepted. A budget adjustment for FY 25 will not be necessary.
ATTENDANCE:
Peter Gutowsky, CDD Director
Sherri Pinner, Senior Management Analyst
Cam Sparks, Budget & Financial Planning Manager
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
MEMORANDUM
TO: Deschutes County Board of Commissioners
Nick Lelack, County Administrator
FROM: Peter Gutowsky, AICP, Director
Sherri Pinner, Sr. Management Analyst
DATE: February21, 2025
SUBJECT: Building Safety Division Staffing Request
SUMMARY
The purpose of this memorandum is to request the addition of one (1) FTE in the Building Safety
Division to perform A -Level (commercial) plumbing inspections. The Community Development
Department (CDD) seeks to ensure that its inspectors have the necessary certifications, qualifications,
and ongoing training. Currently, the division has two (2) inspectors with A -Level plumbing certifications.
Specifically, CDD proposes to:
• Add one (1) full-time regular building safety field inspector to perform A -Level plumbing
inspections. This new FTE is critical to providing continuity of business operations and meeting
expectations of Central Oregon's development community.
Challenges
• Limited staff with A -Level plumbing certifications.
• Potential FMLA leave(s) of absence.
• Historically, field inspector recruitments can be lengthy.
III. FINANCIAL IMPACT
Building fees and if necessary, Reserve Fund 301, can fully fund the building safety field inspector
position. The fully loaded cost for the remainder of FY 25 is approximately $35,000 and for FY 26
$152,000. In FY 26, CDD will budget $30,000 for a new vehicle which will be purchased after the position
is offered and accepted.
Ill. BOARD DIRECTION
Approve/deny the addition of one (1) building safety field inspector.
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