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Package 23,702 realigns funding for a 0.5 FTE CAD Technician III position from General Fund to Capital Overhead, reducing discretionary funding by $75,273. The position maintains Portland Parks & Recreation's AutoCAD library and capital documentation. While this increases the capital overhead rate, it may reduce direct funding available for actual capital improvements on the ground.

Key points (each cites a PDF page):

Moves 0.5 FTE CAD Technician III position from General Fund to Capital Program/SDC funding (p. 1650)
General Fund Discretionary reduced by $75,273 (p. 1650)
Position maintains AutoCAD library and documents final design/construction records for capital improvements (p. 1650)
Increases Capital Program Overhead Administrative rate, potentially reducing direct capital improvement funding (p. 1650)
Work includes capital planning, backlog database maintenance, CAD library management, and project scoping (p. 1650)
Status: Recommended as realignment package (p. 1650)

💰 $75,273 · 👥 0.5 FTE · 📋 Capital Program · Capital Overhead · 🏛️ Portland Parks & Recreation

23,702

Source: PDF p. 1650 · raw: 1650

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23,702 - Increase Overhead for Capital Projects Service Area Vibrant Communities DCA Sonia Schmanski Bureau Name Portland Parks & Recreation Director Adena Long Funding Type Name Realignment Status: Recommended Package Desc Expense Recommended Total This proposal moves 0.5 FTE of the CAD an Asset Management Position to Capital Overhead. Personnel ($75,273) ($75,273) This budget reduction package will shift half the cost of the CAD Technician III from the General Fund to the Capital Fund. The CAD Technician III position documents the final design/construction Revenue Recommended Total documents within the PP&R Bureau’s AutoCAD library, thereby creating a permanent standardized record of the improvement. General Fund Discretionary ($75,273) The 0.5 FTE (the CAD Technician III position) being funded by the Capital Program fund will make ($75,273) the Capital Overhead Rate even higher than it is currently. Service Impacts In the FY25-26 Budget year, the 0.5 FTE fund transfer will have several immediate effects:

Higher Capital Overhead Rate. 50% of an FTE on AM team would be Capital Program/SDC- funded. A good portion of the work is capital planning including maintenance of the capital backlog database, CAD drawing library, some capital project management, tools and data supporting capital scoping and project selection, etc. In other organizations this kind of work is charged to capital.
Potentially Fewer Capital Improvements. The Capital Program Overhead rate would increase because the position’s work is administrative and not directly billable to each capital project. As the Capital Program Overhead Administrative rate increases, the capital overhead results less funding to make improvements on the ground. Equity Impacts No equity impact.

Parent: Package Details · PDF: p. 1650