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The City of Orono is an Equal Opportunity Employer
<br />• Provide leadership to Administration staff including assigning work, evaluating performance,
<br />defining duties and levels of expected performance for employees. Instill, develop, and encourage
<br />key organizational values of customer service, responsiveness, teamwork, innovation and
<br />excellence.
<br />• Administer and supervise all elections according to State Statute, including: recruitment, training,
<br />scheduling and management of head judges and judges, diagnostic testing and coordination of
<br />maintenance, programming and operation of hardware, establishment of precincts, organization
<br />of polling places, management of absentee ballot process, maintenance of voter registration files,
<br />organization of supplies and supervision of election day procedures and activities.
<br />• Manage regulatory functions of local elections, including: candidate filling, campaign financial
<br />reporting, certification of candidates, ballot questions and filing of election results with Hennepin
<br />County.
<br />• Manage and/or coordinate special studies and projects as requested.
<br />• Oversee specific programs for City departments, including: recycling, organics, and community
<br />activities. Prepare related grant reports and reimbursement requests.
<br />• Oversee the preparation, production and maintenance of City communications including
<br />Newsletter, Website and other informational material.
<br />• Research, assemble information and compose reports, memos and correspondence and review
<br />administrative documents for clerical accuracy.
<br />• Provide and facilitate exceptional customer service through caring, helpful, and professional
<br />contacts (in person, phone, e-mail, and in writing).
<br />• Research, design, implement and evaluate effective processes for communication including
<br />telephone and voice mail systems, e-mail, memos, bulletin boards, mail, web site, newsletters,
<br />etc.
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<br />Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
<br />Knowledge:
<br />• Clerical — Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word
<br />processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other
<br />office procedures and terminology.
<br />• English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including
<br />the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
<br />• Customer and Personal Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer
<br />and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for
<br />services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
<br />• Law and Government — Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents,
<br />government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
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<br />Skills:
<br />• Reading Comprehension — Understand written sentences and paragraphs in work related
<br />documents.
<br />• Active Listening — Give full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand
<br />the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate
<br />times.
<br />• Speaking — Talk to others to convey information effectively.
<br />• Writing — Communicate effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
<br />• Coordination — Adjust actions in relation to others' actions.
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<br />Abilities:
<br />• Oral Comprehension — Able to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through
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