YANKTON COUNTY JOB DESCRIPTION
Title: Development Services Director
Reports To: County Commission
Classification: Exempt
Probationary Period: One Year
General Statement of Essential Tasks (may not include all of the functions performed) Commissioner Assistant
- Serves as intermediary on behalf of the County Commission on issues of public concern.
- Coordinate county operations through regular interaction between department heads, supervisors, and county commissioners.
- Develops, presents, and defends professional recommendations about various departmental proposals.
- Works with department heads to develop and implement key initiatives.
- Meets with non-elected department heads to work through budget options for their departments; suggests operational improvements and assists with requests for needed resources.
- Meets with elected department heads to coordinate budget preparation and gather information about their initiatives and resource requests.
- Serves on ad-hoc or designated committees as assigned by the County Commission.
- Implementation of the County Commission's philosophy, goals, objectives, policies, and priorities.
- Performs duties as assigned by the County Commission.
Planning and Zoning
- Maintains oversight of County land use development policies and regulations.
- Manages the County's flood plain and drainage regulations in accordance with Federal and State law.
- Creates, writes, updates, interprets, and enforces policies, procedures, and ordinances pertaining to zoning, drainage and public nuisances.
- Serves as staff to the Yankton County Planning Commission, scheduling, overseeing and docUU1enting meetings.
- Serves as a resource for building, drainage, flood plain development, and conditional use permits and other land use processes.
- Reviews and evaluates environmental assessment requests in relation to their conformance with County land use plans and policies.
- Code enforcement/nuisance and drainage complaint responsibilities in accordance with County and State regulations.
Economic and County Development
- Compiles information on development proposals and projects.
- Provides the County Commission with updated information and recommendations associated with processes, infrastructure, site development, and economic proposals.
- Coordinates the County's public information related to economic and county development.
- Monitors the application process and administration of state or federal development assistance.
- Acts as the County's liaison with regional planning commission and economic development agencies.
- Attends County Commission meetings and as directed.
Supervisory Responsibilities
- Supervises the Deputy Planning Administrator.
- Supervises the Building Superintendent.
- Supervises interns or other temporary employees.
- Supervises clerical support personnel, as assigned.
- Oversees consultants working on behalf of the County.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration, Planning, or closely related field plus ten years of senior level experience in public sector administration.
- Designation as a Certified Flood Plain Manager within two years of employment (if required).
Other Requirements
- Ability to interact and communicate effectively with commission members, county officials and the public.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret legal descriptions, maps, and other material associated with land development activities, including technical drawings and diagrams.
- Ability to maintain confidential information.
- Ability to write reports and correspondence, which effectively communicates county policies and positions.
- Ability to give balanced considerations to all aspects of a project, including the financial, environmental and health impacts to our entire county.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from individuals or groups.
- Knowledge of state and county land use laws and legal procedures.
- Must have a valid Driver's License.
- Physical requirements include the ability to move around construction sites, sitting for long periods of time, driving or riding on extended trips, airplane travel, keyboarding and extended viewing of a computer screen, crouching and reaching.