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Receive a Cannabis Program report to support the appointment of retiree Robert Roach as a Management Specialist in the Cannabis Program for a limited term.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Receive a report to approve the limited term appointment of retiree Robert Roach as a Management Specialist that is necessary to fill a critically needed function for the Cannabis Program-Compliance Inspection Process;
2. Consider request that the Board of Supervisors waive the 180-day "waiting period" for PERS retirees to return to work for the recently-retired Assistant Agricultural Commissioner;
3. Approve funding the Management Specialist position by utilizing not more than one-month of total salary savings (January 2019) for four allocated Cannabis positions approved in October 2018 but not yet filled;
4. Approve an increase appropriation in CAO-IGLA FY 2018-19 budget in the amount of $32,605 financed by a decrease in appropriations to the following departments: County Administrative Office, Health Department - Environmental Health Bureau, and Resource Management Agency; and
5. Provide direction to staff as appropriate.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On July 7, 2015, the Board of Supervisors adopted an Interim Ordinance (ORD #5424) to address cannabis activities in the unincorporated areas of Monterey County. In September of 2016, the Board of Supervisors created policy to encourage a local cannabis industry as part of the County's economic development efforts, and to provide general tax revenues to fund critical County services. Implementation of this policy was made possible with voter approval of Proposition 64, effective January 1, 2018.
Monterey County voters approved a tax on cannabis products in November of 2016 which, among other services made possible the Monterey County Cannabis Program. Program coordination, implementation and oversight is provided by the County Administrative Office (CAO), Intergovernmental & Legislative Affairs (IGLA) Division. Ten County depar...
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