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Planning-manager recruitment continues after two rounds produced no hire; assistant planner departing
Summary
Staff reported three recruitment rounds for a planning manager; two prior rounds produced no qualified hires and the third round is underway. The city also announced the assistant planner will leave and the city has hired a code-compliance planning technician.
City staff updated the council on recruitment for a permanent planning-manager/director classification and other planning-department staffing changes.
Staff said the city initially determined an in-house succession plan (hiring a planning manager with the eventual promotion to director) was the appropriate approach. The position has been posted multiple times: an initial 30-day posting produced no interview candidates, a second 30-day posting produced some applicants but none selected, and a third recruitment round is now underway with candidates under review and anticipated interviews as soon as next week.
Staff told council members that compensation is a limiting factor: several qualified candidates contacted staff directly and declined to submit applications because their current pay exceeds the range the city offered for the planning-manager role. As a result, staff said it may return to the council with recommended salary-range adjustments if the current recruitment round does not yield a hire.
Separately, staff announced Stephanie Grant (assistant planner) has accepted a position at another agency and will leave the city; the assistant-planner recruitment is already underway. The city also recently filled a code-compliance/planning-technician role (Benjamin), who will support permitting and over-the-counter services and will perform code-enforcement duties previously handled by a contractor.
Ending: Staff will continue recruitment, notify council of results and report back if salary-range changes are recommended to attract qualified candidates.
