DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA
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Daytona Beach is situated in Volusia County, on central Florida’s east coast. Daytona Beach has a population of about 65,000 and encompasses approximately 65 square miles. The City’s eastern border is the Atlantic Ocean, and it is widely renowned as “The World’s Most Famous Beach.” This diversified city has a mixture of beautiful beaches, historic districts, marinas, restaurants, recreational facilities and hotels/ resorts.
The Planning Director reports directly to the CAO who, in turn, reports to the City Manager. The Planning Director oversees the Planning Division. He/she performs technical and administrative work in directing the City’s current and long range planning programs. He/she supervises planning staff, including planning manager, principal planners, landscape architect, and zoning officer, and oversees a budget of $900,000.
The Planning Director is responsible for the formulation and implementation of the Comprehensive Planning Program, rezoning, special use permits, land development code amendments, site plan review process, and development of City planning policies.
The ideal candidate is an experienced planning professional with a high sense of customer service. Transportation planning experience, extensive comprehensive planning experience, and the ability to do special projects such as neighborhood planning and annexations are all important.
Education ¨ Bachelor’s degree planning or a closely related field is required. Master’s Degree in planning is preferred. AICP Certification is preferred.
Work Experience ¨ Six years of progressively responsible experience in supervising a municipal planning program is desired.
Starting salary from $100,000 to $110,000, DOQ.
Cover letter, resume, and salary history by October 31, 2007 to: Tom D. Freijo, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, The Mercer Group, Inc., Freijo@Mercerfl.com P.O. Box 9328, Winter Haven, Florida 33883. TEL: (863) 299-3571 FAX: (863) 299-6737. EOE. Resumes in Florida become a matter of public record upon receipt.