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STAFF REPORT TO: Mayor Keis and Members of the City Council FROM: Heidi Heller, City Clerk/Human Resources Manager DATE: January 27, 2021 RE: Code Enforcement/Rental Housing Coordinator Position ACTION TO BE CONSIDERED: Consider approval of Code Enforcement/Rental Housing Coordinator job description and authorize advertising for the position. BACKGROUND: In May of 2019, the Associate Planner/Code Enforcement Coordinator resigned. At that time, staff reviewed the needs of the city and recommended a reorganization of the Community Development Department and established a full-time Community Development Director/Planner position and a part-time Code Enforcement/Housing Coordinator position. The City’s rental housing licensing program had not been updated since 2009, and staff determined that bringing the rental housing inspections in-house would improve the program. The additional revenue generated from the revised rental license fees would also help to fund this new housing inspector position. The initial plan was to hire the new Community Development Director in February 2020 followed by the Code Enforcement/Housing Coordinator position in the spring. The Community Development Director started on February 24, 2020 and then a few weeks later COVID-19 changed everything. The updated rental housing licensing program was implemented in October of 2020, so we need to get the Code Enforcement / Housing Coordinator position in place and trained in April or May of 2021 in order to meet the needs of the city. Staff has prepared a draft position description for this position (see attached) and the anticipated timeline for the hiring process is as follows: • Advertise position with LMC and post in multiple locations by February 1 • Applications due February 16 at 4:30pm • Interviews conducted March 1-15 (Time for up to 3 rounds of interviews, if needed) • Selection of final candidate the week of March 15 • Approval of final candidate at March 24 City Council meeting • Proposed start date: Either April 5 or April 12 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the job description and anticipated hiring timeline for the new Code Enforcement/Rental Housing Coordinator and authorize advertising for the position.