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A Motion to Approve an Updated Organization Chart for the Neighborhood Services Department, Including the Creation of a Full Time (1 FTE) Housing Licensing Coordinator position, and Directing Staff to Prepare the Necessary Budget Amendment
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Introduction
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This item seeks Board approval to add a full-time (1 FTE) Housing Licensing Coordinator position to the Neighborhood Services Department during Fiscal Year 2026.
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Recommended Action
Adopt the Motion.
Prior Board Action
The Board has taken the following prior action(s):
* ORD 25-220: An Ordinance Adopting the Budget for All Corporate Purposes of the Village of Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois in Lieu of the Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Year Commencing on the First Day of January, 2026 and Ending on the Thirty-First Day of December, 2026
* ID 25-628: Review of the 2026 Fiscal Year Budget
Background
In Q1 2026, the manager of the Neighborhood Programs Division of the Neighborhood Services Department retired. As a result, staff reviewed the staffing structure of the Neighborhood Programs Division to assess how to improve operations.
In 2024, the Neighborhood Services Department added a Housing Programs Coordinator role. This role was designed to support the Neighborhood Programs Manager in carrying out the Division's work. The Neighborhood Programs Division executes both grant programs (residential rehab, emergency rehab, small rental rehab, energy efficiency, sewer-backup protection) and licensing/registration programs (rental licensing, condo registration, short-term rental licensing, vacant building registration). Currently, the Neighborhood Programs Manager and Housing Programs Coordinator work collaboratively to manage and accomplish this work, with support from an Account Clerk II and a Community Development Inspector. Staff evaluated the current work and found that the need for the Housing Programs Coordinator to work on both grant/loan pro...
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