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Request Approval of Resolution for the Creation of One (1) Conservation Technician Position, Pay Grade 12, Within the Marion County Soil and Water Conservation District Department Budget AA147537 and the Approval of the Inter-local Agreement Between the Marion County Board of County Commissioners and the Marion Soil and Water Conservation District (MSWCD) (Budget Impact - Neutral)
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Amanda Tart, Director |
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DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
Marion Soil and Water Conservation District (MSWCD) is an independent special district serving Marion County. The mission of the MSWCD is to provide the administration of programs to conserve soil and improve water quality and quantity on private lands in Marion County.
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), Office of Agricultural Water Policy (OAWP), is authorized to develop and adopt agricultural Best Management Practices (BMPs) and to assist agricultural producers with BMP implementation. In order to facilitate BMP implementation and verification within the Suwannee River, St. Johns River, and Southwest Florida Water Management District (SRWMD, SJRWMD, and SWFWMD), FDACS has contracted with various soil and water conservation districts to provide technical assistance to producers with BMP enrollment and implementation as well as compliance with SB 712 - Clean Waterways Act.
In order to increase BMP implementation assistance, FDACS has contracted with MSWCD to fund two (2) technician positions to carry out these duties. MSWCD has found it challenging to fill these positions with qualified contract employees (1099). In an effort to improve recruitment of these positions, MSWCD reached out to other districts within the state for guidance; many districts have inter-local agreements with their counties to assist in implementation of these positions.
The MSWCD is requesting the Marion County Board of County Commissioners to employ the Conservation Technician positions on behalf of the MSWCD. The MSWCD will reimburse the County for the full loaded cost of the positions as outlined in the attached inter-local agreement. One (1) existing position was grandfathered in as a 1099 contractual labor position and will remain employed through the District, until such time the position is no longer occupied. At that point, the second Conversation Technician position would fall under the terms as laid out in the attached Agreement. If at any time funding for these positions is lost, the County has no obligation to continue employment.
BUDGET/IMPACT:
Neutral
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
Motion to approve a Resolution for the creation of one (1) Conservation Technician position, pay grade 12, within the Marion County Soil and Water Conservation District department AA147537 and approval of the inter-local agreement between the Marion County Board of County Commissioners and the Marion Soil and Water Conservation District.
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