LAFCo Deputy Executive Officer; Principal Planner

Salary $62.75 - $78.37/hour; $10,876.67 - $13,584.13/month; $ - $/year

Placer County is comprised of over 1,400 square miles of beautiful and diverse geography, ranging from the residential and commercial areas of South Placer, through the historic foothill areas of Auburn, Foresthill, and Colfax, and to the County's jewel of the North Lake Tahoe basin. Placer is a great place to live, work, play and learn. For more information about Placer County, please visit  .

The Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) Deputy Executive Officer supports the LAFCoExecutive Officer in overseeing programs and activities governed by the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (CKH). Key responsibilities include assisting in the development of organizational goals,policies, procedures, the annual work plan, and the agency's budget. The LAFCo Deputy Executive Officer also manages consultants, oversees service contracts, and handles Municipal Service Reviews and Sphere of Influence updates, which canlead to jurisdictional boundary changes.

In this role, the Deputy Executive Officer interacts and coordinates with a wide range of public agencies—such as counties, cities, special districts, other LAFCos, and state and federal entities—on matters related to municipal services and jurisdictional boundaries.

The LAFCo Deputy Executive Officer plays a critical role in facilitating public discussions among agencies and responding to inquiries from both the public and other government organizations regarding relevant laws, regulations, and procedures.

The position requires meeting with stakeholders to address technical or policy issues, building multi-agency partnerships, and encouraging collaborative problem-solving. The LAFCo Deputy Executive Officer also conducts service reviews and sphere of influence updates. Special studies and projects are scheduled, planned, and executed as part of the broader effort to ensure efficient and responsive local government organization.

Additionally,the LAFCo Deputy Executive Officer may work with Geographic Information Systems(GIS) and support environmental compliance under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Training will be provided for candidates who do not haveprior experience in these areas.

Placer County offers a comprehensive benefits package to employees. The following information represents benefits currently available to permanent Placer County employees and may be subject to change. Applicants should inquire as to the most current benefit package during hiring interviews or by contacting the Human Resources Department.

For more information regarding the benefits Placer County has to offer please visit Placer County's Human Resources website.

To provide highly complex staff assistance to management staff for assigned functional area of responsibility; to manage, supervise and direct the activities of a major division or a major project element of the assigned functional area of responsibility; to perform highly responsible and complex professional planning duties in the preparation and review of plans and other documents relating to land use, environmental protection, economic development, environmental compliance, and related topics;

to administer applicable local ordinances and state and federal statutes; to administer planning related grant projects and contracts; and to assist the public in understanding and complying with adopted plans and regulations.

The Principal Planner classification recognizes positions that exercise a higher level of independence and autonomy in the performance of the full-range of advanced and complex professional planning duties when overseeing the varied activities of a division or a major element of the assigned functional area of responsibility.

As assigned, receives direction from management staff for the assigned functional area of responsibility.
May exercise direct supervision over professional, technical and clerical personnel.

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Manage, direct, supervise and train subordinate staff involved with current and long range planning duties.

When assigned, manage land development activities within a defined geographic region of the County.

Recommend goals and objectives regarding advanced planning studies for the County General Plan including element preparation,…