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Committee approves new workforce manager position; debt and timing discussed
Summary
Supervisors approved a new Manager I position in the workforce development office and advanced related bond and loan spending ordinances; the vote on the position passed 4–1 after debate over project vs. baseline funding.
The Budget & Finance Committee approved a request to release funds for a new workforce development Manager I position (classification 0923) charged with coordinating sector-based workforce strategy, employer engagement, tax credit coordination and rapid response.
Rhonda Simmons, director of workforce development, told the committee the position will support a comprehensive workforce plan that broadens sector training and engages business. She said the administration hopes to institutionalize the post and augment its funds with federal and other sources.
Supervisors questioned whether the position is meant to be ongoing or project-funded. The budget analyst withdrew an earlier recommendation to place the position in a continuing projects fund and recommended approval consistent with the committee’s prior intent. After debate, Supervisor Mercurini’s motion to move the item passed on a roll call: Ammiano, Dufty, Mercurini and Dailey voted Aye; Ellsberg voted No (motion passed 4–1).
Separately, the committee considered a technical ordinance to appropriate $35,000,000 in proceeds from a previously authorized general-obligation bond for the seismic safety loan program and urged correction of a public noticing error on a different bond item (Item 3) that showed $25,000,000 when the issuance is $32,000,000.
Next steps: The position will be funded as the committee and administration finalize how it is tracked in the budget; the committee indicated it will revisit funding if the forthcoming workforce development audit recommends changes.
