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Snoqualmie committee confirms planner hires, combines technician roles to rebuild department capacity
Summary
The Community Development Committee reviewed a staffing reconfiguration that combines two technician roles into one and repurposes an authorized slot to an associate planner; officials said the change fits the current budget and aims to restore lost institutional knowledge.
Chair Louis Washington opened the Snoqualmie Community Development Committee meeting and turned the discussion to staffing changes in the Community Development department. Director Davis told the committee the department currently has one director, no planners on staff, an associate planner recruitment in process and a vacant senior planner role, while a long-serving building official is covering inspections, plan review and fire-marshal duties.
The change the administration described replaces one of two technician positions by combining the permit and planning technician into a single role and redeploys the other…
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