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CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />POSITION DESCRIPTION <br /> <br />Position Title Community Development Director <br />Department: Community Development <br />Accountable To: Clerk-Administrator <br />Status: Exempt <br /> PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF POSITION <br /> <br />To strengthen the overall health and vitality of the City of Mounds View through developing, <br />managing and evaluating community development programs, including planning, <br />development review, economic development and redevelopment, housing rehabilitation <br />and inspection, building plan review and inspection, and code enforcement. <br /> <br />SUPERVISION RECEIVED <br />Works under the general guidance and direction of the Clerk-Administrator. <br /> <br />SUPERVISION EXERCISED <br />Exercises supervision over all community development staff. <br /> <br />ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES <br />• Manages and directs the operations of the Community Development Department. <br />Initiates, develops and administers community development programs and services <br />pursuant to policy direction from City Council and the Clerk-Administrator, adopted <br />plans, regulations and budgets. <br /> <br />• Provides professional planning and economic and housing development advice and <br />consultation to elected and appointed officials, developers and citizens; makes <br />presentations to City Council, boards, commissions, civic groups and the general <br />public. <br /> <br />Department Operations <br />Manages and supervises community development operations to achieve goals within <br />available resources; plans and organizes workloads and staff assignments; trains, <br />develops, motivates and evaluates assigned staff; reviews progress and directs changes <br />as needed. <br /> <br />• Assures that assigned areas of responsibility are performed within budget; monitors <br />revenues and expenditures in assigned areas to assure sound fiscal control; <br />prepares annual budget requests; assures effective and efficient use of budgeted <br />funds, personnel, materials, facilities and time. <br />• Works in cooperation with the Finance Director to secure capital funding for <br />community and economic development projects (e.g. federal and state grants, <br />special bonding.)