05-15-2025 Commissioner Workshop on Employees/Building Dept.
From
City of Cedar Key
Sent
Thu, May 8 @ 2:43pm
Where
809 6th St, Cedar Key, FL 32625, USA
➥ City Hall
Description
CITY OF CEDAR KEY WORKSHOP – May 15, 2025
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE TOTAL COST OF CITY EMPLOYEES
AND DISCUSSION ON BUILDING DEPARTMENT CHANGES
NOTE to all attendees, this workshop is for data and information sharing/gathering/review
and evaluation to target areas needing deeper attention by the Commission. It is not an
evaluation of any one employee or the commissions of the past, but more an assessment of
where we are now, for solutions going forward. Second, we will be targeting ways to improve
the building Department.
1. Introduction
2. Checks and Balances – A look at the total cost of the City’s employees and how our costs compare, by
position, to the national average, and other comparable cities.
a. Presentation of Data -
i. Total cost for City employees – per employee, per department.
ii. Cost of City employees as compared to other cities and the national average.
b. Short Discussion – Commissioners
i. Identify areas of concern derived from the data, if any, to be addressed in the future by the
Commission.
ii. Propose solutions to any areas of concern – quick information sharing at this point.
c. Public Comment on the first part of the workshop.
3. Building Department – How can our Building Department better serve our community?
a. Identify Struggles/Problem – (i.e. permit process takes too long, etc.) For purposes of this workshop,
we are listing struggles in broad strokes only brought forth by Commissioners and the public. A Citizen
Satisfaction Survey will be available for all to provide more personal feedback and follow-up.
b. Identify solutions and classify them as immediate, short-term, or long-term –
i. Suggestions from research.
ii. Other solution ideas – Commissioners, then public comment.
c. Larger Organizational solutions – Discussion on the following:
i. County take over permitting for the City.
ii. Hire a full-time building inspector.
iii. Remain with JPI but create and communicate clear performance expectations and establish
accountability benchmarks, and implement other targeted solutions.
iv. Other ideas.
d. Public Comment
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