DATE: June 20, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Water and Natural Resources Manager Position - Department of Public Works and Planning
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve Salary Resolution amendment, as reflected on Appendix "D", to include the addition of one Water and Natural Resources Manager classification, effective June 19, 2017.
REPORT
Since 2014, the Department of Public Works and Planning (Department) has taken the lead for implementation of the State's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) utilizing existing allocated staffing. Approval of the Recommended Action would modify the Department's allocation of positions by adding a Water and Natural Resources Manager position, which would serve in a lead capacity relating to SGMA, Williamson Act, and Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (SMRA) implementation.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
The Board may choose not to approve the recommended action in which case the Department would continue to utilize existing staffing resources for SGMA implementation.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The cost associated with the recommended action would be approximately $1,500 and will be fully absorbed within existing appropriations in the Department's Org 4360 FY2016-17 Adopted Budget. Sufficient appropriations will be requested in FY 2017-18.
DISCUSSION:
The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), signed into law in September of 2014, established a new structure for managing California's groundwater resources at the local level by local agencies. The SGMA requires the formation of locally controlled Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) in the State's higher priority groundwater basins by June 30, 2017. Each GSA is then required to develop and implement a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) to meet the sustainability goals of the basin to ensure tha...
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