Principal Planner

GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY:
This position performs supervisory duties in the Planning Department including quality control, policy consistency and direction, work programming and conflict resolution. Under the general supervision of the Planning Official, the Principal Planner performs a variety of routine and complex administrative, technical and professional work in land use, permitting and comprehensive plan projects. Duties include responding to inquiries from the public; accepting and processing applications for ministerial, administrative, quasi-judicial and legislative actions; completing staff reports and making presentations to the Planning Commission and City Council; and leading special long-range planning projects. The Principal Planner serves as back-up to the City of Boardman Planning Official in all respects and functions as the Planning Director for Gilliam County.