Committee recommends Planner II/Zoning Administrator job description be graded

May 11, 2026

Planning Director Katie Gruenberg asked the committee to upgrade a Planner I to a Planner II to meet growing contractual zoning responsibilities across five communities and additional contracts; the committee voted to recommend classification to an external grader.

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Katie Gruenberg, Manistee County Planning Director, told the committee that growth in contracted zoning services has increased expectations on county planning staff, and she requested that one Planner I position be regraded as a Planner II/Zoning Administrator. Gruenberg noted the department currently holds contracts for zoning with five communities, has a signed Landbank contract and is in the process of adding Maple Grove.

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