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3.I would recommend a part-time maintenance worker for the Parks and Recreation Department. I believe that in the past Public Works and Parks and Recreation have worked well together so I believe this position will also benefit Public Works at times. 4.20 hour Parks Maintenance position to assist with maintenance of Parks and facilities Planning- The two comparable cities population wise are Arden Hills with a population of 10,000 and Vadnais Heights with a population of 13,607. Both Planning Department s consist of three staff members, however Arden Hills also has an additional Permit Technician working in Administration. Vadnais Heights has an Administrative Assistant II that is working as a Permit Technician in their Planning Department. The City of Little Canada does not have a Permit Technician person but does have a Customer Service Specialist with the following responsibilities: •Issues and/or processes uildin and zonin per it applications contractors’ licenses various business licenses and rental housing licenses. Ensures that building permits are paid for and picked up on a timely basis. Permitting Technician responsibilities are more involved than the statement above and I believe that the City of Little Canada would benefit from having a Permit Technician position like Arden Hills and Vadnais Heights. In Arden Hills, the Permit Technician position is located near the front counter in Administration and this staff member takes direction from the Building and Community evelop ent epart ent. out 85% of this person’s work is permit related. Arden Hills has two staff members tending to the front counter, one of which is the Permitting Technician. As more and more City services become available on -line and as technology increases the number of residents visiting City Hall will decrease allowing the person at the front counter to play a more active role in accepting permits, advising residents and overall management of the permitting process. This may be an option for promotion that is provided to the current staff member or the City may consider a part-time Permit Technician at some point in the short term future. In addition I would continue to encoura e the Council to support the depart ent’s continued practice of getting an intern during the summer months to assist with the workload. This I have been informed has proven very valuable in helping the department to manage the busy summer planning schedule. Public Works- Public Works is one of the departments that has experienced first-hand the benefits of implementing new technology through use of Workflow Management. Through the use of 22 of 63