Option

Create dedicated staff positions for resilience programs

Details

Focus of action
Governance Capacity Building
Option

Create dedicated staff positions for resilience programs

Focus of action
Governance Capacity Building

Examples from plans

This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.

Option from plan Hazards Sort descending Assets Region Source Plan
Designate a full-time position for floodplain management. The position would manage Community Rating System activities, outreach and education, coordinating with surrounding jurisdictions and working Flooding – CoastalFlooding – General Multiple or All Assets Southeast Charleston, South Carolina - All Hazards Vulnerability & Risk Assessment (p. 189)
Ensure the stormwater district is appropriatly staffed given rainfall projections and the current and expected capacity of the stormwater system. Flooding – Rainfall-induced Water Infrastructure – Stormwater Southeast Charleston, South Carolina - All Hazards Vulnerability & Risk Assessment (p. 188)
Hire a Chief Resilience Officer to coordinate resilience efforts. Multiple or All Hazards Multiple or All Assets Southeast Charleston, South Carolina - All Hazards Vulnerability & Risk Assessment (p. 189)
Seek additional staff capacity in future budget cycles to prevent and manage climate impacts. Multiple or All Hazards Multiple or All Assets Southeast Charleston, South Carolina - All Hazards Vulnerability & Risk Assessment (p. 190)
Increase staff capacity to manage and track grants. Multiple or All HazardsWildfire Critical FacilitiesMultiple or All AssetsPeople Southeast West Palm Beach, FL - Rethink Paradise: Sustainability Action Plan
Create a new, permanent staff position for outreach and education related to forest health. Shifting Species, Habitats, and EcosystemsWildfire Agriculture and Food SupplyWater Infrastructure – WastewaterNatural Areas and Wildlife Southwest Flagstaff Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (p. 71)
Designate an individual to regularly report to the Climate Resiliency Task Force on forest health, in order to assist with early identification of wildfire risk, changes to wildlife patterns, dangers Wildfire Natural Areas and Wildlife Northern Great Plains Spearfish, SD Climate Resiliency Plan