Planning & Development Director

MORGAN COUNTY

Position: Planning and Development Director

Employment: Full-time

Department: Planning and Development

FLSA Status: Exempt

Supervisor: Morgan County Administrative Manager

Employer: Morgan County

Oversees the management, coordination, and policy implementation of all aspects of planning and development within the County. Is responsible for ordinance and policy development, natural resources planning, and special projects of significant complexity; serves as lead planning advisor to the Morgan County Commission; and functions as Morgan County Zoning Administrator and Morgan County Floodplain Administrator.

• Coordinates work in the planning division; works as the County's Senior Planner; coordinates current and long range planning, general plans, ordinance development, and enforcement of development and zoning codes.
• Reviews development applications for conformity to long range plans and current County Ordinances.
• Coordinates activities of the Building Official.
• Provides staff support to elected and appointed officials with regard to planning goals and objectives; answers questions of the general public regarding planning in Morgan County; works with and provides technical assistance to neighborhood groups and associations.
• Develops contracts with government agencies, community leaders, land developers, contractors and builders in a timely manner or within generally accepted timelines; promotes a high level of customer service in the Department and provides good public relations.
• Attends evening meetings of Morgan County Planning Commission and the County Commission as directed.
• Responsible for the recruitment, selection, retention, and development of department employees; provides direction, guidance, and performance management; actively manages, coaches, and provides feedback to Planning and Development Services staff; responsible for documentation of performance issues.
• Prepares and submits department organizational plans and programs to the County Commission and is responsible for the execution and implementation of the same.
• Responsible for the creation and management of the Planning and Development Services Department budget under the direction of the County Commission.
• Actively pursues means of streamlining the development process; responsible for analyzing new and proposed development; ensures all development applications are properly monitored and tracked to ensure timely review and completion.
• Implements ordinances, policies, procedures, standards, and qualifications regulating development.
• Works with applicants to provide complete development submittals for Planning Commission and County Commission review and provides recommendation for the same; provides detailed information to all applicants of requirements necessary in obtaining permits.
• Provides detailed feedback to any applicants who fail to meet the necessary requirements in obtaining a permit; i.e. what was missing or caused their application to be turned down; establish a tracking system to detail the status of each and every application.
• Routinely attends meetings of the County Commission and Planning Commission and presents information and participates in discussion relevant to development in the County.
• Participates as a leader in a management team responsible for the administrative affairs of the County in a manner consistent with adopted policies.
• Advises in the executive and legislative affairs of the County with respect to relevant departmental purview.
• Works to establish and maintain effective and positive relationships all departments in the county, appointed and elected officials of surrounding communities and seeks to develop cooperative programs which benefit the citizens of…