BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
Title
Fiscal Year 2021-22 Urgent Position Requests and Midyear Budget Adjustments.
End
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
A. *Approve the budget adjustments for the addition of fourteen (14) regular positions and two (2) limited term positions for urgent project support and drought emergency needs;
B. Approve the Fiscal Year 2021-22 midyear operating and capital budget adjustments; and
C. *Approve the recommendation to revise the Board Governance Policy Executive Limitation 3.7 to increase the number of unclassified positions from no more than thirty-two (32) to thirty-four (34) positions without Board approval.
Body
SUMMARY:
To help strengthen critical core business functions, urgent project support, and drought emergency needs, Santa Clara Valley Water District's (Valley Water) executive leadership recommends the addition of thirteen (13) regular positions and two (2) limited term positions to be added to the organization during the Fiscal Year 2021-22 (FY22).
Santa Clara County is in an extreme and exceptional drought and in June, the Valley Water Board of Directors declared a water shortage emergency condition. With the additional resource needs related to our response to the drought emergency and several critical projects in the pipeline, Valley Water needs to ensure it is planning for the future and adequately resourced to respond to such needs. As we add permanent positions, we will rely less on external consultant services. Adding these positions is a forward-thinking investment in our Valley Water employees.
In adhering to Governance Policies of the Board and specifically Executive Limitations EL-4, staff respectfully submits these urgent central budget adjustments to the FY 2021-22 Adopted Budget which are necessary to better align limited allocated resources with the Board's Ends policies, to meet Board priorities, and to continue to provide for a balanced budget.
List of Requested Positions
The thirteen (...
Click here for full text