Description
This opportunity is in the City Manager’s Office, providing critical support to the City’s management team across a wide range of programs, projects, and policy initiatives. This position oversees the City’s Transit Program, including budget management, performance analysis, stakeholder engagement, and preparation of reports and presentations for City leadership and Council. In addition, the position leads and supports special projects, evaluates existing programs, develops new initiatives, and collaborates with community partners to advance the City’s priorities and objectives.
GENERAL PURPOSE: Under general supervision, performs a variety of professional, technical, analytical and administrative work in providing staff support to the City Manager or other Department Directors as assigned.
This position will remain open until filled with a first review on February 25th.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The following duties ARE NOT intended to serve as a comprehensive list of all duties performed by all employees in this classification, only a representative summary of the primary duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed and may be required to perform additional, position-specific duties.
- Conducts organizational and procedural analyses utilizing field investigation and analytical techniques to identify, develop and implement practices, programs, policies and procedures, and impacting projections.
- Conducts long and short-range research to assist management decision-making.
- Designs systems and procedures to increase effectiveness, efficiency and economy of work processes, policy determination and management decision-making.
- Prepares detailed reports and presentations to management and elected officials.
- Assists City management in negotiations with other departments, jurisdictions and community agencies; plans and develops new City programs on an assignment basis assisting with program implementation and monitoring as appropriate.
- Manages special and ongoing programs and projects, which may include their design, development, coordination and implementation. May prepare and submit applications for awards and grants.
- Coordinates and conducts citizen group meetings and projects, and completes follow-up activities.
- Performs other duties as assigned or required.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED: None.
Minimum Requirements
Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in public or business administration or related. Master’s Degree and governmental experience highly desirable.
Special Requirements: Possession of a valid Arizona Driver’s License.
Supplemental Information
Knowledge Of
- The principles and practices of public administration and local government structure and services.
- Research and analysis methods, statistics, cost analysis, computer modeling and report presentation.
- Public sector budgeting and economic forecasting, management principle and techniques.
- Modern office practices, procedures and equipment.
Skill In
- Reading and understanding city, state and Federal rules and regulations.
- Customer service and problem resolution practices.
- Assessing and prioritizing multiple tasks, projects and demands.
- Conducting research, analyzing findings, writing clear and accurate reports, documents and correspondence.
- Understanding and analyzing politically complex situations.
- Operating a personal computer utilizing a variety of business software.
- Working under pressure of deadlines, maintaining a professional demeanor during stressful situations, and establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with employees, officials, other agencies and the general public.
- Working independently on major projects or sensitive problems and coordinate work of others.
Physical Demands / Work Environment: Standard office environment.
The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as needed
The City does not hire at the top of the range. Candidate may start above the beginning of the range depending on qualifications.
This is a general summary of benefits afforded City of Casa Grande employees. The information contained herein is not exhaustive, is not a contract, and is subject to change at any time without notice. Specific current benefit information is available from the Human Resources department. Questions about this information should also be addressed to the Human Resources department. This information generally applies to regular full and part time employees.
HEALTH, DENTAL AND VISION INSURANCE: The first of the month following 30 days of employment, employees are eligible for insurance coverage. The cost of employee health, vision and dental insurance is paid by the City. Employees may cover eligible dependents with the City paying one-half of the expense and the employee paying one-half.
LIFE INSURANCE: The city covers the cost of employee life insurance coverage. Employees earning more than $20,000 per year have a life insurance benefit of 50% of their annual salary .The basic employee life insurance benefit for employees earning less than $20,000 per year is $10,000.
SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE: The City allows several types of supplemental insurance offered by companies to employees through payroll deduction. The City does not endorse these products, which include supplemental life, accident, short-term disability, cancer, intensive care, legal services and identity theft.
WORKER'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE: All City employees are covered for on-the-job injuries through worker's compensation insurance. Premiums for this coverage is paid by the City and are based on payroll.
COMMUTING INSURANCE: Employees are automatically covered when traveling to and from work in the event of catastrophic injuries resulting from an accident.
RETIREMENT PLANS: City employees are assisted in planning for retirement in several ways. All employees, except firefighters, contribute a mandated percentage of their gross wages to the Social Security System and a Medicare tax, which is also matched by the City. In addition, all regular City employees are enrolled in a retirement plan, Public Safety Retirement for police officers and firefighters, and the Arizona State Retirement System for all others. The employee and City contribution rates are as follows:
Plan Employee Contribution City Contribution
State Retirement 12.22% 12.22%
Public Safety (Police) Depends on membership date into Retirement System
Public Safety (Fire) Depends on membership date into Retirement System
457 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN: The City also offers a voluntary 457 Deferred Compensation Plan through ICMA Retirement Corporation. The City does not match employee contributions.
SHEAKLEY FLEXIBLE BENEFITS: Qualified expenses, such as dependent insurance premiums, dependent care and health care expenses can be deducted directly from your paycheck and claimed for reimbursement when used. These deductions are taken before taxes, reducing your taxable income.
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides free, confidential counseling to employees and their immediate family members.
LONG-TERM DISABILITY PROGRAM: Employees enrolled in the Arizona State Retirement System pay premiums to be covered by the System's Long-Term Disability Program (LTD). Benefits are provided to qualified members who are unable to work due to a disability after six months.
HOLIDAYS: The City of Casa Grande observes ten holidays each year, including one floating holiday.
PAID TIME OFF: All regular, full-time and eligible part-time employees will accrue/earn Paid Time Off (PTO) beginning on the employee's first day of employment with the City. Employees are eligible to utilize accrued/earned PTO immediately. There is an annual graduated accrual schedule, capping at 12 years. Regular part-time employees who work less than full-time but more than 1040 hours per year shall accrue PTO at a rate of 3.077 hours per pay period worked.
FAMILY DEATH LEAVE: The City has a policy, which allows time away from work in the event of the death of a family member as defined by our Personnel Policy.
MILITARY LEAVE: The City grants military leave in accordance with the provisions of State law.
JURY LEAVE: Employees required to serve as a juror shall be entitled to leave according to the provisions of the Personnel Policy.
FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA): Eligible employees are granted up to 12 workweeks of unpaid leave during a 12-month period according to the law.
PAYROLL DIRECT DEPOSIT: Employees may have their paychecks deposited directly into checking or savings accounts at their bank through the direct payroll deposit plan offered by the City.
CREDIT UNIONS: City employees may participate in credit union membership through payroll deduction. Local credit unions have payroll deduction slots and employees may make savings or checking account deposits or have loan payments deducted through payroll deduction authorization.
SCHOOL INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM: Each month, employees may request and take two hours off with pay to volunteer their time in classrooms or at other qualified school programs. Employees do not need to have children in school to participate in this volunteer program. A School Involvement Program form must be filled out by the employee and signed by a teacher or administrator from the school in which the volunteer activity took place.
UNIFORMS/EQUIPMENT: Equipment and uniforms provided to employees varies by department.
