Facilities and County Development Department Reorganization Thoughts

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Practical Knowledge = Asking the Right Questions

1. What Do We Do Here? 2. How Does It Get Done? -Who takes responsibility? (Give Them Authority) -How much does it cost?

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Some K.C. Organizing Principles?

Promote from within, where possible (Opportunity as “Compensation”) Aggressively “recruit” women/minorities but hire on “merit”. “Flatten” Organization (less superstructure) within reasonable span-of-control

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Facilities County “Development”

(Broadly Defined) 3. 4. 5. Traditional Environmental Economic County Resource Development Development Management W.I.B. (4th Floor) (1st Floor) “U.S. Jobs Building/Zoning Water Initiative” Planning & Special Electricity Projects Projects Waste (Dr. Michael Administrative Strategies Porter) Programs Collaboration w/Local Econ. Dev “Mr. Wonderful” “Algonquin Tribal Chief”

1. Long-Term “Strategic” (Consultant)

2. Short-Term “Maintain” What We Currently Have” Board

Member

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Facilities 1. Long-Term “Strategic” (Consultant) 2. Short-Term “Maintain what we currently have”

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“Maintain What We Currently Have”

Facilities Manager

Facilities Manager “Emeritus”

(Staff Functions) Administrative

Assistant

Building / Functions “Matrix”

Supervisor (Line Functions)

Budgeting Bid Specs Equipment Replacement Plan Payroll Project Engineering Capital Projects Planning Board Resolutions

Building A Building B Building C Building D Judicial Center Jail Juvenile Justice Center Third Street Courthouse Circuit Clerk’s Office Aurora Buildings Branch Court

• Coordination • Learning • Skill Development

HVAC Electric Plumbing Carpentry Janitorial

The “Beehive”

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County “Development” (Broadly Defined) 3. Traditional County Development 4th Floor

• Building / Zoning • Planning & Special Projects • Administrative Programs

“Mr. Wonderful” 8

Development & Community Service Department November 2013

SUMMARY: The makeup and organization of the current “Development & Community Services Department has changed frequently over the past 15 years, most recently in late 2010, when it was merged into the current “Facilities, Development & Environmental Resources Department.” The current structure has three divisions, although there are no division managers. All 18.5 staff report directly to the director. • Building & Zoning Division

o Building Permits and Inspections for County and 3 Villages o Property Maintenance o Zoning

• Planning & Special Projects Division o Regional Planning Commission o Historic Preservation Commission o Farmland Protection o Growing for Kane

• Administrative Programs o Administrative Adjudication, Special Event Permits, Vacant Dwelling Registration,

Fireworks Permits, Cable TV Franchise Administration, Rural Address Assignment 9

5 New Programs Since 2004 • Growing in Kane – Local Foods = Kane County Direct • Property Maintenance Program with Health Department • Vacant Dwelling Registration Program • Special Event Permits • Fireworks Permits County Board Committees and Commission Supported • Development, Agriculture, Energy & Environmental • Regional Planning Commission, Farmland Protection, Historic Preservation, ZBA • New “Growing for Kane” Program Head Count • Current head count = 18.5 • Head County reduced by 8.5 (31%)since 2006 through attrition • Positions eliminated / not filled:

o Planning Division Director (2010), Administrative Supervisor (2010) o Building Division Director (2009), Zoning Division Director (2009) o 2 Building Administrative Staff (2009 and 2006) o 1 Building Plan Reviewer (2008), 1 Building Inspector (2008) o .5 Zoning Administrator (2007)

• Several Positions were reorganized and moved to other departments (not included) • Current building staff share enforcement of the Property Maintenance Program

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County “Development” (Broadly Defined)

4. Environmental Resource Management

1ST Floor • Water • Electricity • Waste Strategies

“Algonquin Tribal Chief” 11

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

Water Resources Division (4 Full-Time Employees) Stormwater Management Permitting (Unincorporated) Floodplain Management Subdivision Engineering Review Cost Share Drainage Projects Site Grading Permits Local Drainage Assistance Water Supply Planning NPDES Phase 2 Special Projects Environmental Resources Division (2 Full-Time Employees & 2 Part-Time Employees) Development Committee Administration Vehicle Charging Station Energy & Environmental Committee Administration Recycling & Recycling Education Stormwater Management (Countywide) Waste to Energy Management Subdivision Administration Kane County 2040 Energy Plan Watershed Planning Kane County Operational Sustainability Plan Isolated Wetland Permitting Mill Creek SSA Settler’s Hill Landfill Management Special Projects Electric Aggregation

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County “Development” (Broadly Defined) 5. Economic Development

• W.I.B. • “U.S. Jobs Initiative” (Dr. Michael Porter) • Collaboration with Local

Economic Development

County Board

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