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PUNA CDP ACTION COMMITTEE GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET REQUEST FY 2014 -2015 1. Community Development Plan: Puna 2. Budget Item Name /Project (1 per page): Community Planning Assistant 3. Budget Amount Requested: $20,000 Priority Ranking 4. Expense Type: ❑ General Fund (materials, supplies, events, outreach, etc.); or ® Contract (Community Planning Asst., recorder, outside consultant, etc.) 5. Description: A contract Community Planning Assistant to be hired to assist with the work of the Puna Community Development Plan Action Committee in implementing the Plan, to assist community groups, under the auspices of the PCDP Action Committee, in the development and completion of Regional, Community and Neighborhood Village Center Plans. (See attached job description) 6. Justification: Because of this diverse program of projects underway, the PCDP Action Committee is in great need of support, particularly in the area of the Village Center Planning groups. The PCDP Planning Department Program Manager is the sole member of the County staff responsible for recording minutes, preparing minutes, research of required documentation, agenda preparation, support document production, all PCDP Action Committee communications, training of Action Committee members, advising the various project groups, documenting the progress of the subcommittees in their work in completing the PCDP priority projects, liaising with County officials and generally helping the Action Committee members to work together, locate resources, successfully complete projects and present completed work to the appropriate County Office. The PCDP formerly had a Planning Assistant and a meeting recorder, which positions are no longer funded. We have proposed that these two roles be combined and the additional responsibility of assisting the Village Center Planning groups be added. The Puna Community Development Plan Action Committee and our Program Manger are in great need of administrative assistance in the person of a Community Planning Assistant.