11-13-2023 City Council Agenda Packet

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The City of Orono is an Equal Opportunity Employer • Provides for and administers the City’s debt. • Provides financial support, and knowledge, to other members of the City management team. • Provides support to the City Council as part of the staff management team. • Manages all aspects of the Finance Department, including personnel, the budget, department quality and accuracy, public relations, continuing education, provision of information, safety, and records management. • Manages the Information Technology function including the City’s network and data communications infrastructure, the development of new technologies for all City functions, and the management and security all data maintained by the City. • Manages the purchasing function for the City, ensuring that all purchases are done in accordance with the current administrative policies. • Manages the Human Resources function of the City. Responsible for basic Human Resource functions including FMLA administration, updating employment forms to ensure accuracy and legal compliance, tracking required training, filing Workers’ Compensation claims and complying with mandatory posting requirements. • Administers required financial reporting for the City to outside agencies as required. Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Knowledge: • Economics and Accounting — Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data. • Administration and Management — Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. • Mathematics — Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, statistics, and their applications. • 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. Skills: • Critical Thinking — Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. • 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. • Management of Financial Resources — Determine how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures. • Reading Comprehension — Understand written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. • Speaking — Talk to others to convey information effectively in large and small group settings. Abilities: • Deductive Reasoning — Able to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.