City of Framingham Advertising for Director of Planning and Community Development | April 18,2019 |
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Susan Petroni, Framingham Source Editor 508-315-7176 | Framingham Source |
FRAMINGHAM - Late this afternoon, April 18, the City of Framingham began advertising for a Director of Planning and Community Development.
The salary range for the division head position is $111,754 to $128,508 a year. The position advertised as part of a re-organization of the planning, and economic development departments, as required by the new city charter. The person who is holding the equivolent of this position is Art Robert, the City's Community and Economic Development Director. Per the Framingham Charter (Article V, Section 4, page 36), the Mayor must establish a "division of Planning and Community Development responsible for the coordination of all the planning and community development related functions of the municipality" and appoint a Director to the new division, said a press release from the city on Friday afternoon. "The appointee will then be sent to Framingham City Council for affirmation. As this has been determined to be a new division, an appointment process will occur, including the requirement of being advertised and posted for a minimum of 14 days," said the media statement. "Also per the charter, the current division called Community and Economic Development, which came from the previous town-form of government, will be dissolved, said the City in a statement. "As a result, the City of Framingham is accepting applications for a Director of Planning and Community Development," said the press release. While the posting updated the hours City Hall is open, the human resource department did not update some of the job description, still noting Board of Selectmen, and listing the non-profit organization under its former name the Framingham Downtown Renaissance and not its new name Downtown Framingham Inc. The director of the Downtown Framingham Inc. receives 100% of her salary through a CDBG federal block grant, administered by the City of Framingham. The hours for the position are listed as Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday 8;20 a.m. to 2 p.m., with occasional evening meetings. The individual would:
The minimum qualification include a
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