Planning And Development Deputy Director

Job Details:

Job Location:

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- Municipal Building - Cheyenne, WY 82001, Position Type:
Full Time, Education Level: 4 Year Degree, Salary Range: $91,784.00 - $ Salary, Job Category:
Executive, Planning and Development Deputy Director

JOB TITLE:

Planning and Development Deputy Director

CLASSIFICATION:
Exempt

DEPARTMENT:
Planning & Development

SUPERVISOR:
Director

SALARY: $91,784 to $146,855 Annually

This is a management-level position within the Planning and Development Department responsible for advancing the Department’s policy, financial, and long-range planning initiatives in direct support of the Director. Serves as the Department’s primary staff person for the Urban Renewal Authority, including tax increment financing coordination, complex development agreement drafting, and ombudsman-level assistance to applicants navigating complex development and redevelopment processes. Manages long-range planning initiatives, including the Comprehensive Plan update and the Active Transportation Advisory Committee, and takes a proactive role in the development of planning policy and development regulations.

Assists the Director with budget development, represents the Department at meetings and before boards and elected bodies as assigned, and coordinates Department public outreach activities and project tracking.

• Serves as the Department’s primary staff person for the Urban Renewal Authority, directing the urban renewal program and managing the Authority’s day-to-day operations.
• Coordinates extensively with the City Treasurer’s Office, the Laramie County Assessor, and the Laramie County Treasurer to track tax increment financing revenues, verify base and increment values, and reconcile urban renewal district accounts.
• Drafts, negotiates, and manages complex development agreements, including urban renewal project and development agreements, and guides them through review and approval by the Planning Commission, Urban Renewal Authority, Governing Body and other bodies as applicable.
• Manages the Department’s long-range planning initiatives, including leading the update of the Comprehensive Plan.
• Serves as lead staff to the Active Transportation Advisory Committee including developing its work plan, operating procedures, and meeting agendas.
• Takes a proactive role in planning policy development; drafts proposed amendments to the Unified Development Code and other development regulations for review by the Senior Planner, Director, and City Attorney’s Office.
• Prepares annual reports, data, and other information to support transparency and public distribution, including coordinating public input tools and website content.
• Coordinates Department public outreach activities and manages project tracking for long-range planning and urban renewal initiatives.
• Attends meetings, hearings, and community events on behalf of the Director as assigned, including representing the Department before Governing Body, boards, commissions, and outside agencies.
• Serves as staff to the Urban Renewal Authority Board, the Active Transportation Advisory Committee, and other boards, commissions, and committees as assigned; prepares and presents staff reports and other necessary correspondence.

• Responds to public inquiries in a courteous manner regarding urban renewal, development agreements, and long-range planning matters; resolves complaints in an efficient and timely manner.
• Assists the Director in preparing and administering the Department budget, including tracking expenditures for urban renewal and long-range planning programs.
• Serves as an ombudsman for developers, property owners, and other applicants navigating complex, multi-agency…