Commissioners to Consider Hiring Admin Assistant for County Planning and Development Deptartment

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DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Traffic in the Dawson County Planning and Development Department has increased by 41 percent in the past 12 months, leading department director Jason Streetman ask the Board of Commissioners’ approval to create a new administrative assistant position to help with the workload.

Streetman will make his case at the next work session scheduled for April 13 at 4p.m.

The department has increased revenue by 32 percent from $545,000 in 2015 to $720,000 in 2016. At the same time, Streetman says customer traffic has increased permitting, inspections and the administrative workload. As a result employees are having to report to work early, work through lunch, and stay late to get the work done.

Streetman says, if approved, the new employee would assist in answering the phone, greeting the public, accepting & keying in permits, scheduling inspections, ordering supplies, processing & reviewing business and alcohol license to include background inspections and processing excise tax, assisting the planning director in admin support on special projects and creating/coordinating the planning commission meetings and BOC agenda items.

Streetman will also request permission for the Extension Office to host a rabies clinic for the community in the parking lot of the courthouse. Pets are never loose on the grounds. Rabies shots are administered while the pet stays in the vehicle. If approved, the event will be held on Saturday, 4/22/17 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Commissioners will also consider a request to increase the pay for the County Clerk from $5,000 annually to $10,000.

The position was originally a full-time position, but since 2012, it has been combined with other full-time positions. The recent salary study recommended a salary range of $38,962 to $60,392 for the position based upon its daily duties.

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