HomeMy WebLinkAbout072213_ra01JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
REGULAR AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
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FROM: Philip Morley, County Administrato r'
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DATE: July 22, 2013
RE: Appointments of Frank Gifford as Central Services Director, and Monte
Reinders as Public Works Director/County Engineer
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: I am pleased to present to the County Commissioners two
significant appointments within our county team:
• Public Works Director Frank Gifford is assuming the position of Central Sen~ices Director; and
• County Engineer Monte Reinders is stepping up as Public Works Director/County Engineer.
Mr. Gifford and Mr. Reinders are well respected senior managers. Each contributes a deep
knowledge of Jefferson County government, specific technical expertise, as well as broad
administrative and management acumen. Both appointments are effective August 1, 2013.
Mr. Gifford and Mr. Reinders will attend the July 22 meeting of the Board of County
Commissioners to answer any questions Commissioners may have.
ANALYSIS: Pursuant to Jefferson County Code Section 2.01.080(1), the County Administrator
is authorized to appoint persons to fill positions designated by state statute to be designated by
the Board of County Commissioners. This includes the Central Services Director and the Public
Works Director. Recognizing the importance of these positions to the County organization,
these appointments are being presented to the Board to answer any questions Commissioners
may have.
As Central Services Director, all three Central Services divisions will report to Mr. Gifford:
Information Services, Facilities, and ER&R. He will also have major responsibilities in
budgeting, strengthening administrative systems, and special projects.
Frank has had a distinguished 14-year career as the county's Public Works Director since 1999.
He has managed a staff of 70 with responsibility for roads & transportation, solid waste, parks &
recreafion, waste water, major accounting and budgeting services, and a budget of $14 Million
for operations and $6 Million for capital projects. He initially joined the county in 1989 as
Capital Projects Manager for Public Works where he oversaw county facility
maintenance/operations and capital projects. In 1994 Frank was promoted to Engineering
Services Manager working with a team of up to 20 on roads design and construction, bridge
design and construction, rights of way, right of way permitting, franchises, development review,
storm water, storm water review, annual and six year budgeting, personnel, transportation
planning, traffic engineering, and architectural capital projects.
The Central Services Director position was last held by Alan Sartin from 2003 to 2008, who left
Jefferson County to become County Administrator for Carlsbad, New Mexico. During the Great
Recession, the position has been left vacant since then as abudget-saving measure. However
pressing County needs in facility planning, and implementing strategic upgrades in information
services as well as implementing improvements and efficiencies to central county administrative
functions warrant the Central Services Director vacancy being filled at this time.
Monte Reinders will become Public Works Director while continuing as County Engineer. Mr.
Reinders will oversee all of Public Works, including roads maintenance, roads design and
construction, bridges, parks and recreation, parks maintenance, solid waste operations, moderate
risk waste, recycling, rights of way, right of way permitting, franchises, development review,
storm/surface water, storm water review, accounting, support services, budgeting, personnel,
transportation planning, traffic engineering, wastewater and architectural capital projects
Monte joined Jefferson County in 1998 as an Engineer III for Public Works managing road
improvement projects and numerous road repairs resulting from the severe storm damage in the
winter of 1999. In 2004, he was promoted to County Engineer managing the county roads
program, including Right-of--Way Permits & Vacations, Road Maintenance & Operations,
Traffic Data, Transportation Planning, Engineering Services, and Construction Projects. His
previous professional experience was in the field of geotechnical engineering working for
consulting firms in the Seattle area where he was involved in large grading projects, landslide
repairs, and foundation and shoring jobs. Monte is licensed and registered in Washington State
as a Professional Engineer and was named County Engineer of the Year in 2010 by the
Washington State Association of County Engineers. He holds a BS in Civil Engineering from
California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo.
FISCAL IMPACT: Both appointments are to established positions included and funded in the
adopted 2013 Jefferson County Budget.
RECOMMENDATION: Meet with Mr. Gifford and Mr. Reinders, and ask questions of
Commissioner interest relating to the new positions.
REVIE
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Philip Orley, C Administr or
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