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Oh great and powerful throbbing brain...
Well, I'm about to graduate from college and my internship/PT job will be morphing into a full-time position. I have been asked by my City Administrator & Mayor to begin putting together the groundwork for a Community Development department. Also, I am supposed to put together a salary request for myself beginning in June.
I'm having a hard time coming up with a salary figure because my circumstances here are a little strange. I'll have one year of experience under my belt, but I'll be stepping into a role as a Director. I've been doing mainly policy formulation type activities such as ordinance & law research and ordinance interpretation. I'm also serving as the webmaster and have begun building a GIS. We are finishing a Comprehensive Plan and I will be responsible for implementing it. Currently, I do not do plat review, though I may play a more active role once we get an in-house City Engineer. My City Administrator is making around 50K. I'm thinking that 36K-38K would be reasonable based on what mid-level planners are making in the area (I figured that's about halfway between an entry-level and director salary). I also need to put together a job description and I have no idea where to start.
I'm also wanting to put together a Community Development department. Here are the activities I'm considering for inclusion in the department:
1. Planning
2. Building
3. Code Enforcement
4. Economic Development
5. Engineering (our public works is currently privatized)
Any thoughts? If you have any organizational charts and job descriptions for Community Development departments, that would be extremely helpful. Thanks a lot for your help!
Well, I'm about to graduate from college and my internship/PT job will be morphing into a full-time position. I have been asked by my City Administrator & Mayor to begin putting together the groundwork for a Community Development department. Also, I am supposed to put together a salary request for myself beginning in June.
I'm having a hard time coming up with a salary figure because my circumstances here are a little strange. I'll have one year of experience under my belt, but I'll be stepping into a role as a Director. I've been doing mainly policy formulation type activities such as ordinance & law research and ordinance interpretation. I'm also serving as the webmaster and have begun building a GIS. We are finishing a Comprehensive Plan and I will be responsible for implementing it. Currently, I do not do plat review, though I may play a more active role once we get an in-house City Engineer. My City Administrator is making around 50K. I'm thinking that 36K-38K would be reasonable based on what mid-level planners are making in the area (I figured that's about halfway between an entry-level and director salary). I also need to put together a job description and I have no idea where to start.
I'm also wanting to put together a Community Development department. Here are the activities I'm considering for inclusion in the department:
1. Planning
2. Building
3. Code Enforcement
4. Economic Development
5. Engineering (our public works is currently privatized)
Any thoughts? If you have any organizational charts and job descriptions for Community Development departments, that would be extremely helpful. Thanks a lot for your help!