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Planning department seeks restoration of higher‑level historic‑preservation position; committee restores some but questions remain
Summary
The Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) requested restoration of a Planner 6 to serve as administrator for the Oahu Historic Preservation Commission; the committee restored two other positions (Planner 4 and Office Assistant 3) but members asked DPP to clarify the interplay among Planner 6, Planner 4 and other staffing lines.
During the budget hearing the Department of Planning and Permitting asked the committee to restore funding for several positions it said were important to core services, including a Planner 6 that serves as the Oahu Historic Preservation Commission administrator.
Director Takeuchi Puna told the committee the Planner 6 had been providing administrative support to the historic preservation…
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