Community Development Director/Deputy City Administrator

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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR / DEPUTY

CITY ADMINISTRATOR

Revised: October 2025

POSITION DETAILS

Position Title: Community Development Director/Deputy City Administrator

FLSA Classification: Exempt

Salary Grade: 18

Reports To: City Administrator

Cell Phone Stipend: ? Eligible ? Ineligible

Supervisory Functions

• Full-Time Employees ? Seasonal Employees
• Part-Time Employees ? Volunteers
• Temporary Employees ? No Supervisory Functions
  
  

BASIC FUNCTION

Reporting directly to the City Administrator, the Community Development

Director/Deputy City

Administrator plays a key leadership role in City administration through

managing the Planning,

Building Safety, Engineering, Grants, Community Events, Arts, and

Recreation Departments

within the City of Moscow. This position also serves as Executive

Director for the Moscow Urban

Renewal Agency and oversees the administration of the Citys Capital

Improvement Plan. This

key leadership role serves on the Citys Executive Management Team and

helps shape the future

of the community.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

The ideal candidate for this position is an experienced local government

professional with

knowledge of land use planning, capital asset management, engineering

principles and practices,

special project administration, urban renewal, and a thorough

understanding of municipal

government operations. This individual will be an effective communicator

who demonstrates

initiative and responsiveness to the elected officials, City

Administration, departments, staff, and

community stakeholders. They will be dedicated to evaluating services

with transparency and a

commitment to continuous process improvement. The ideal candidate

fosters an organizational

culture that values work-life balance as essential to a healthy and

productive workplace. They

lead by example, encourage staff to reach their full potential, and

remain accessible at all levels

within the community and city organization.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with

disabilities to perform

These Essential Functions.

Responsible for the full range of management activities in assigned

areas, including

managing department/division activities, personnel management,

monitoring budget

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR / DEPUTY

CITY ADMINISTRATOR

Revised: October 2025

expenditures, developing and revising operating procedures, prioritizing

special

projects, and coordinating department/division activities with other

departments.

Represent the City in partnerships at various meetings and events with

community

groups, outside agencies and the public. Serve as a member of the

City\'s executive

management group. Assists City Administrator in developing, preparing,

and

administering operating and capital budgets and developing overall

fiscal management

policy and direction.

Maintain effective working relationships with elected officials, City

leaders, department

heads, and other City staff. In areas of direct responsibility: manage;

select, train,

motivate, and evaluate assigned personnel; provide or coordinate staff

training; work

with employees on performance issues; direct and coordinate the work

plan for

assigned staff; assign work activities, projects, and programs; monitor

workflow; review

and evaluate work products, methods, and procedures.

Perform policy, program, and process analysis, including conducting

research,

identifying relevant issues, summarizing findings, preparing reports and

other materials,

presenting results to various stakeholders, reporting on strategic

initiatives and citywide

engagement.

Respond to questions and comments from the pu blic in a courteous and

timely manner;

communicate and coordinate regularly with others to maximize the

effectiveness and

efficiency of interdepartmental operations, activities, and messaging.

Attend and participate in professional group meetings; maintain

awareness of new

trends and developments in the field of public administration; present

new

developments as appropriate.

The City Administrator may assign the Community Development Director /

Deputy City

Administrator to serve as temporary City Administrator when the City

Administrator is

unavailable.

Required Education And Experience

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a

degree in public

administration or related f