TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the Non-District Budget and Capital Improvement Budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 for Salary, Benefits, Operating and Capital Costs for Nine New Positions Plus Temporary Staffing in the Building Division in the Amount of $1,655,400: Providing for Findings; Providing for Posting; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability: and Providing an Effective Date.
Recommended Action
Adopt Resolution No. 2023-R-28.
Background Information
The purpose of this item is to request consideration of a budget amendment for the approval of nine additional positions in the Building Division of the Department of Neighborhood Development Services and to re-prioritize existing Building Funds to absorb the expenditures. A memorandum is provided with this item detailing the significant staffing issues created by North Port’s exponential growth. Recommended solutions are provided to ensure the Building Division can provide services within statutorily mandated timeframes and ensure construction within the City meets the Florida Building Code standards.
Approval of this Resolution will increase the approved full-time employees (FTE) count by 9 positions.
Resolution No. 2023-R-28 has been reviewed by the City Attorney and is legally correct as to form.
Strategic Plan
Good Governance
Financial Impact
$1,655,400 will be taken from West Villages Development Services Center Project BD20WV and used to cover this request in the Building Fund.
Procurement
Not applicable.
Attachments:
1. Resolution No. 2023-R-28
2. CIP Sheet BD20WV
3. NDS Memo
Prepared by: Lisa Herrmann, Budget Administrator
Department Director: Kim Williams, Finance Director