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• Enforce all laws and ordinances of the City and ensure compliance with all contracts, permits, and privileges granted by the City.
• Provide leadership and direction to department administrators, including those overseeing the natural gas company, international airport, seaport, police, and fire departments, ensuring efficient, effective, and economical delivery of services.
• Develop metrics to measure employee engagement, analyze data, and report findings with recommendations for improvement.
• Assist the Mayor with strategic planning, both short and long-term, and participate in local and regional planning efforts.
• Develop and maintain an organizational structure that supports the City’s operational goals; monitor performance and implement corrective actions as necessary.
• Keep the Mayor informed of state and federal developments impacting the City; monitor pending legislation and ensure compliance with new laws.
• Assist in preparing the annual budget, review departmental budget requests, and manage the City’s budget to maintain a balance between quality and cost of services.
• Review and approve personnel actions, including hiring, termination, and salary changes for non-administrative positions; evaluate administrator performance.
• Represent the Mayor and the City at various meetings, functions, and events; liaise with civic and governmental organizations, committees, taskforces, boards, and commissions.
• Attend and participate in Council meetings, overseeing the preparation of presentations and supporting documents for agenda items.
• Oversee disaster preparation planning and provide leadership during emergencies; work with local emergency services to implement emergency plans.
• Serve as a senior advisor to the Mayor on administrative and policy matters.
• Implement city policies and plans as established by the City Council; recommend changes and improvements as necessary.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• Valid driver’s license and any required licenses, training, or certifications required by law.

• None.

• Strong knowledge of effective managerial princi
• Understanding of short and long-range planning processes.
• Knowledge of basic city governmental operations.
• Familiarity with municipal financing, purchasing, and budgeting.
• Ability to comprehend laws and court rulings affecting municipal operations.
• Capability to develop and direct comprehensive citywide goals and administrative operations.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with elected officials, government and community agencies, other employees, and the general public.
• Proficiency in conducting efficient and effective meetings.
• Commitment to maintaining high levels of integrity and ethical performance.

• Regularly required to use hands and fingers, reach with hands and arms, walk, talk, and hear.
• Occasionally required to stand, sit, climb, balance, stoop and crouch
• Specific vision abilities required include near and far distance, color, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

• Primarily a sedentary role performed in an office environment with moderate noise levels.
• May require travel to various City departments for meetings with staff.