Planning and Community Development Director FLSA Status: Exempt
General Definition of Work
Performs
difficult professional work providing general oversight and direction to city
planning operations, assisting the City Manager with implementing city goals,
conducting studies and analysis related to community development, developing
and implementing process and policy improvements, and related work as apparent
or assigned. Work involves setting
policies and goals under the direction of the City Manager. Departmental supervision is exercised over
all personnel within the department.
Qualification Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must
be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are
representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required and are not
necessarily actual functions of this position.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential Functions
Performs
duties in accordance with the City's keys to excellent customer service; acts
as team or group leader in the implementation of adopted City outcomes and
goals.
Develops,
plans, implements and manages department goals, objectives, policies and
procedures necessary to provide assigned planning services.
Manages
the daily operations of the Planning and Community Development Department
including the administration of planning geographic information system and code
services functions.
Provides
general direction to the planning staff; monitors progress on projects and
operations.
Prepares
the annual division budget; monitors expenditures and provides general
budgetary oversight.
Prepares
reports and recommendations for presentation to the City Council.
Writes
ordinances and draft policies as required.
Performs
personnel functions including hiring, disciplinary actions and performance
appraisals.
Responds
to public inquiries regarding planning operations; responds to requests from
elected officials related to special programs, presentations and constituent
services.
Serves
on various committees and commissions, including the Board of Directors of
Downtown Salisbury, Inc; serves as planning division voting representative to
the Technical Review Committee.
Addresses
legislative issues such as annexation, local bills and statutory charges;
monitors the General Assembly when in session.
Participates
in department staff meetings, administrative meetings and status updates with the
City Manager.
Administers
the contract with the Salisbury Community Development Corporation.
Promotes
planning efforts through participation in community and statewide organizations.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Comprehensive
knowledge of the advanced principles and practices of municipal planning and
community development; comprehensive knowledge of economics, municipal finance
and sociology as they apply to city planning; thorough knowledge of current
literature and recent developments in the field; general knowledge of landscape
architecture and traffic engineering; general knowledge of the principles and
practices of civil engineering as they relate to planning and subdivision
design and control; general knowledge of geographic information systems and
code enforcement processes; skill in computer operations and relevant software
programs; ability to interpret and analyze technical and statistical
information and to prepare and present technical oral and written reports;
ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with
associates, officials, other agencies and the general public.
Education and Experience
Bachelor's
degree with coursework in municipal planning, geography, urban design, public
administration, or related field and considerable experience in municipal
planning and community development, or equivalent combination of education and
experience.
Physical Requirements
This work
requires the frequent exertion of up to 10 pounds of force and occasional
exertion of up to 25 pounds of force; work regularly requires sitting, speaking
or hearing and using hands to finger, handle or feel and occasionally requires
standing, walking and repetitive motions; work has standard vision
requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging
ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information
at normal spoken word levels; work requires preparing and analyzing written or
computer data, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general
surroundings and activities; work occasionally requires exposure to outdoor
weather conditions; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g.
business office, light traffic).
Special Requirements
Possession of or
ability to obtain certification from the American
Valid driver's
license in the State of