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AGENDA ITEM Prepared By: Reviewed By: A. Carlson Approved By: 1. Purpose. The purpose of this action item is to notify council of our current Community Development Director’s resignation, gain council approval of the updated job description and recruitment for a new head of the Community Development Department. 2. Resignation. On May 25, 2022 Jeremy Barnhart, the Community Development Director tendered his resignation (Exhibit A) effective June 25, 2022. Jeremy has provided outstanding support and leadership to the city of Orono and the Community Development Department over the last 7 years. He has taken a professional growth opportunity with a larger city and we wish him well. 3. Position Description. Staff has taken this opportunity to review and update the Community Development Director Position Description. Since this position was last reviewed the city, staff and particularly the department this position oversees has grown. A revised position description reflecting those changes is attached at Exhibit B. Based on the rescoring of the position and a review of metro area comparable, I propose the position be adjusted up one grade from Grade 15 to Grade 16. This places the positon in the same grade as the Finance Director. Position Score Grade Compensation Range Community Development Director Current 640 15 (518-647) $89,185.20 to $110,380.08 Proposed 745 16 (648-843) $94,877.87 to $117,425.61 4. Recruitment. The Community Development Director position is critical to managing the city’s Planning, Zoning, Building and code development functions. The selection process for the vacant position will involve advertising the position, application screening, an interview panels and reference checking. Upon completion of the process a candidate will be presented to the council for consideration for appointment. 5. Timeline. The timeline for the process is as follows: When What When What 1-24 June 2022 Advertise Position 25 July 2022 Council Approval/Appointment Thru 1 July 2022 Review Applications NLT 22 July 2022 New Employees First Day 5-15 July 2022 Interviews (2 Rounds) 6. HR/ORG Committee Review. The Committee has reviewed this proposal and recommends approval. COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED Move to approve the Community Development Position Description and Grade Adjustment and authorize staff to initiate the recruitment process. Exhibits A. Resignation B. Job Description Item No.: 15 Date: June 13, 2022 Item Description: Community Development Director Resignation and Recruitment Presenter: Adam T. Edwards City Administrator/City Engineer Agenda Section: Consent Agenda