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Kent County approves planning department restructure and two internal hires; board funds $10,000 for county annual report
Summary
Commissioners approved a reorganization of planning and zoning staff that replaces a deputy director role with a senior planner and planning specialist, approved conditional offers for two internal hires, and voted to allocate $10,000 from contingency to prepare a county annual report.
Michael Sutton, director of human resources, and Carla Gerber, director of planning and zoning, proposed a departmental restructure to better distribute workload and improve service. Gerber said the deputy director duties could be divided between a senior planner and a planning specialist to handle development intake, permit coordination and site-plan review.
Commissioner (speaker 7) moved to approve the restructure and the proposed grade changes; the board seconded and voted to adopt the reorganization. The board also approved conditional offers of employment for an internal candidate to fill the permit specialist vacancy and for a planning specialist position.
Separately, Shelley McNamara, director of grants and contracts, requested $10,000 from contingency to produce an annual county report (content, design and publication preparation). Commissioners moved to allocate up to $10,000 from contingency for the report and approved the allocation by voice vote.
Bonnie Pearsall, alcohol and tobacco enforcement inspector, reported that 60 licensees submitted timely renewal applications that met requirements; commissioners approved all 60 renewals at the meeting.
The board said it would follow up on staffing implementation and the annual report plan at future work sessions.
