Primary Duties
Under immediate direction of the Planning & Development Director, performs a variety of responsible and complex secretarial and administrative duties for the Planning & Development Department. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS • Serves as Planning Commission Secretary and secretary for various appeal boards; • Attends Planning Commission and various appeal board meetings; • Composes and distributes public hearing notices, meeting agendas, etc. associated with the Planning Commission and various appeal board meetings; • Composes and distributes the necessary public hearing notices, certified mailings, etc. regarding Redevelopment Plans and Blight & Substandard Studies; • Answers planning and zoning questions to assist citizens, developers, etc. with property & processes; • Compose and maintain Planning Commission agendas; • Compose attachments to agendas resolutions and ordinances; • Files and tracks necessary information and submittal items for planning, zoning and platting processes; • Distributes submittal documents to various departmental staff for review; • Tracks the various departmental reviews of submittal documents to assure the processing/meeting dates are met; • Files materials, correspondence and data; • Sets up for and attends pre-planning meetings; • Assists in the necessary administrative work resulting from the issuance of permits for electrical, plumbing, and mechanical and any others associated with Building Services; • Assists contractors and the public with permit applications; • Assists in maintaining files and database records for Building Services; • Maintains the Planning & Development Department webpage; • Serves as a backup to other City staff in order to serve the public in their absence; • Performs related work as required.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Use fluent English language for both oral and written communication; ability to use Microsoft Office and other software; ability to use the City website content management system for webpage editing; ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and written; ability to independently research, gather and prepare written documents from various information sources; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with elected officials, co-workers, supervisor and the public; ability to exercise sound judgement in evaluating situations and in making decisions.
Compensation Details
Salary $3,869 - $5,301 per month.
How to Apply
Apply at: www.norfolkne.gov/HumanResources
or at Personnel Office at 309 N 5th Street, Norfolk, NE. The first review of applications is April 29, 2024.