CITY OF FLINT Position Description
Flint is a city poised and ready for transformation. After decades of economic and population decline
(> 100,000 in population), Flint is committed to forging innovation and creativity into a city of new
opportunity, vitality, and livability. The adopted Master Plan is Flint’s roadmap to achieving this
vision. The Department of Planning and Development has been recently re-organized to include the
Divisions of: Building & Safety Inspections, Blight Elimination & Neighborhood Stabilization,
Community & Economic Development, Zoning & Case Management, Planning, and Parks &
Recreation to more effectively implement the Master Plan. As a result, the staff consisting of 24 FTE
and 2 PT employees has been able to leverage very limited resources to further 118 projects and
strategies outlined in the Master Plan last year.
Position Summary
Under the supervision of the City Administrator, the Director of Planning & Development is responsible for ensuring the public safety, health, and well-being of Flint’s residents, businesses and visitors through targeted investment and rational, well-designed and physically integrated land use and development that advances economic prosperity, eliminates blight and stabilizes neighborhoods, protects the environment, and promotes a better quality of life in the City. The Director exercises general supervision over professional, technical, and clerical positions within the Planning & Development Department.
Essential job functions include, but are not limited to:
Position Summary
Under the supervision of the City Administrator, the Director of Planning & Development is responsible for ensuring the public safety, health, and well-being of Flint’s residents, businesses and visitors through targeted investment and rational, well-designed and physically integrated land use and development that advances economic prosperity, eliminates blight and stabilizes neighborhoods, protects the environment, and promotes a better quality of life in the City. The Director exercises general supervision over professional, technical, and clerical positions within the Planning & Development Department.
Essential job functions include, but are not limited to:
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Develop and direct departmental goals, objectives, policies, and priorities and the
corresponding budget;
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Oversee building and safety inspection services, housing regulations, and permit processing;
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Create and implement comprehensive property disposition polices;
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Direct the management of the City’s parks and recreational facilities;
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Serve as the principal advisor to the City on economic and community development issues and
allocation of CDBG resources;
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Prepare and recommend long-range plans for City services and programs;
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Direct code enforcement, blight elimination, and neighborhood stabilization program and
services; and
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Develop specific proposals for action on current and future City development needs.
The Director has a responsibility to evaluate, develop, and implement necessary changes to improve the coordinated efforts between City divisions to expedite planning and building projects in the City. The Director will prepare and present reports to City Council, other public agencies, and advisory bodies with respect to building services matters. The Director will meet with citizens and interest groups to discuss proposed code adoptions or revisions, new programs code applications, and administration or department policies. Most importantly, the Director will promote the mission, values, and standards of an effective public organization, particularly in the area of customer service.
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Director of Planning & Development
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Salary Range: $88,000-$95,000
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Established: July 28, 2015
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Appointed
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The Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will be a fair, ethical, and decisive leader whose leadership and decisions focus on
what is best for the Flint community, and who will implement organizational improvements within the
Planning & Development Department to meet those objectives. The ideal candidate will establish a
shared department vision, and work collaboratively and cooperatively within the department and with
other City departments to establish a high quality development review services operation. The ideal
candidate will also have outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, a track record of
successful management, and a team oriented approach to advance the department’s goals and
objectives.
An example of the education and experience which most likely demonstrates the skills, knowledge and abilities required to perform the duties include a Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Planning, Planning Administration, Public Administration or a closely related field and five to seven (5-7) years of increasingly responsible experience in managing community development programs; including three to five (3-5) years of senior administrative and management responsibility. A Master’s Degree in Public Administration, Planning, Economics, Marketing or a field relevant to the requirements of the position is highly desirable. Candidates must have experience working in ethnically diverse communities.
Classification History Established: Human Resources 07/28/2015
The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.
An example of the education and experience which most likely demonstrates the skills, knowledge and abilities required to perform the duties include a Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Planning, Planning Administration, Public Administration or a closely related field and five to seven (5-7) years of increasingly responsible experience in managing community development programs; including three to five (3-5) years of senior administrative and management responsibility. A Master’s Degree in Public Administration, Planning, Economics, Marketing or a field relevant to the requirements of the position is highly desirable. Candidates must have experience working in ethnically diverse communities.
Classification History Established: Human Resources 07/28/2015
The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.