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The City of Orono is an Equal Opportunity Employer technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. • Personnel and Human Resources — Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. • Customer and Personal Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. • English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. • Law and Government — Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. • Community development- Knowledge and experience working with municipal land use planning and regulations, engineering standards and procedures, and federal, state, county, and requirements that apply to community development, planning, zoning, and code enforcement Skills: • Judgment and Decision Making — Consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. • Complex Problem Solving — Identify complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. • Critical Thinking — Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. • Speaking — Talk to others to convey information effectively. • Coordination — Adjust actions in relation to others' actions. Abilities: • Oral Comprehension — Able to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. • Oral Expression — Able to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. • Written Comprehension — Able to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. • Deductive Reasoning — Able to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. • Speech Clarity — Able to speak clearly so others can understand you. Minimum Requirements • Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Planning or closely related field. • Five (5) years of progressively responsible municipal government experience in planning related activities or combination of municipal and comparable private sector or other government experience. Master’s Degree may be substituted for up to two (2) years of required experience. • Valid Minnesota driver’s license. Desirable Qualifications • Master’s degree in Urban Planning or closely related field.