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City of Muskogee Deputy Director of Planning and Community Development in Muskogee, Oklahoma
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Deputy Director of
Planning and Community Development
Exempt Grade 51
City of Muskogee
Updated: 03/21/2024
Deputy Director of Planning & Community
Development Exempt Grade 51
City of Muskogee
CLASS TITLE: Deputy Director of Planning and Community Development
PURPOSE OF THE CLASSIFICATION:
Assists the director in developing and carrying out plans, programs, budgets, policies, procedures and initiatives of the Planning and Community Development Department. This role is responsible for managing the Citys Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and mapping. The Deputy Director of Planning and Community Development is exceedingly responsible for grant writing and administration for the Certified Local Governments Program (CLG) and other grants as assigned by the Director of Planning and Community Development. In the absence of the director, the Deputy Director of Planning and Community Development will serve in their capacity as assigned and will take on all responsibilities and duties of the role for the period of time defined. The Deputy Director of Planning and Community Development will take on other tasks as assigned.
ESSENTIAL TASKS:
Plans, organizes, controls, evaluates and carries out specific defined projects that implement the goals and objectives of the department.
Serves as an ex-officio member of the City of Muskogee Historic Preservation Commission.
Administers the Certified Local Government (CLG) Program from the Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office.
Conducts field research for Certificate of Appropriateness and Historic Designation applications,prepares staff reports, agenda items and other reports as necessary for the Historic Preservation Commission meetings.
Serves on community committees and boards on the topic of Historic Preservation as the liaison for the City.
Researches, prepares, submits and administers grants for the purposes of Historic Preservation and other programs as assigned.
Conducts field research, oversees and prepares staff reports, agenda items,and other reports as necessary for the Subdivision Review Committee and Board of Adjustment Meetings.
Serves as the manager of the GIS Division, overseeing up to two (2) employees at any time.
Creates, reviews and administers mapping projects for the Citys GIS, communicating with multiple departments across the City to collect pertinent information for the system.
Interfaces with other partners and governments to share and gather information for GIS systems.
Updates city maps after approved applications that affect lot or city boundaries and/or land use.
Completes tasks related to short range and long range planning as assigned by the director.
Serves as the Acting Director of Planning and Community Development in the directors absence as assigned.
Researches and resolves customer complaints and answers inquiries from the public.
Gives presentations to a variety of individuals or groups.
Operates office equipment such as fax machines, copiers and phone systems and uses computer for spreadsheets, word processing, database management and other applications with strong skills in the Microsoft Office Suite, ArcGIS Pro and Adobe Acrobat; learns to operate new office technologies as they are developed and implemented.
Performs other work as necessary and/or as assigned, reporting to work on a regular and timely basis.
The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position.
REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS:
The Deputy Director of Planning and Community Development reports directly to he Director of Planning and Community Development.
The Deputy Director of Planning and Community Development supervises GIS and other personnel in the department as assigned by the director.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Training and Experience: Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelors degree in urban design, regional and city planning, public administration, government, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) or other related degree. Minimum of four (4) years experience in customer service, planning and/or administration/compliance of local, state and/or federal regulations. Specific