County staff say Planner 1 vacancy could slow permits as workload rises
Planning staff told commissioners a vacant Planner 1 position is increasing workloads for other staff and could extend permit review times (CUPs) from a 60‑day target to about 90 days; commissioners approved moving forward with recruitment and asked for faster hire timing due to spring workload and major planning projects.
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Planning and human resources staff briefed the board on a recently vacated Planner 1 position (vacated April 1) and the operational consequences of leaving the post unfilled. Staff described core duties—counter/customer service, building permit and shoreline/critical‑areas reviews, boundary line adjustments—and said work has been redistributed to other employees, which risks slowing timelines and increasing backlog.
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