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<br /> <br /> <br />City of Elk River <br />Community Development Director <br />Position Description <br /> <br />Department: Immediate Supervisor: <br />Community Development City Administrator <br />Pay Grade: FLSA Status: Last Updated: (date) <br />3E Exempt 4/2022 <br />Positions Supervised: <br /> Senior Planner, Planner, Code Enforcement Officer, Building Official, Senior Administrative <br />Assistant <br /> <br />Position Summary <br />The Community Development Director is responsible for the management, leadership, and <br />oversight of the planning and building safety divisions. <br /> <br /> <br />Essential Functions <br />1. Directs and supervises department operations to achieve goals within available resources. <br />A. Trains, develops, and motivates staff. <br />B. Performs timely annual performance reviews of all employees supervised. <br />C. Evaluates employee performance on a formal and informal basis and creates job <br />performance improvement plans as appropriate. <br />D. Assists in selecting training to develop staff. <br />E. Studies and standardizes procedures to improve efficiency and effectiveness of <br />operations. <br />F. Delegates work assignments. <br /> <br />2. Develops strategic initiatives to further the mission, goals and objectives of the City Council, <br />Planning Commission, and Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC). <br /> <br />3. Provides leadership and direction in the development of Community Development related <br />short and long range plans and projects. <br />A. Gathers, interprets, and prepares data for studies, reports, and recommendations. <br />B. Coordinates department activities with other departments and agencies as needed. <br /> <br />4. Monitors inter-governmental decisions and legislative initiatives affecting department <br />operations and takes appropriate action. <br /> <br />5. Provides information and consultation to the City Administrator, ECC, HPC, City Council, <br />Planning Commission, as well as county, state, and federal agencies. <br /> <br />6. Participates as a member of the City Administrator’s management team by providing <br />information and support to other departments on a broad range of issues. <br /> <br />7. Develops and administers the city's comprehensive plan. <br />Page 1 <br /> <br />