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County proposes reorganizing STRATCOM and preserving public‑lands manager amid multiple retirements
Summary
Staff asked the board to authorize a temporary overhire and an organizational shift that would protect the public lands manager role while the county refills a community development director post, citing multiple upcoming retirements in open space staff and heavy workload demands.
County staff reported significant turnover and upcoming retirements in open space and planning roles and proposed an organizational approach to preserve core capacity: rather than sacrificing the public lands manager to refill a community development director role, they asked for authorization to backfill the director and temporarily retain or overhire to preserve open space expertise. "What I spoke what? ... Chief building official," staff said while explaining the need to keep a planning manager, a building official and a public lands manager in place.
Staff outlined a $180,000 package that would backfill STRATCOM/community development positions and create a functional deputy role by promoting an internal director and paying the delta between salaries rather than adding a full new deputy salary. The board discussed options including regional cooperation with Gilpin County for shared services and asked staff to return with more specific organizational proposals or an executive session for personnel details.
