Associate Planner: This is the journey-level class in the professional planning series. Incumbents may be assigned the full range of routine and complex planning, zoning, and related functions encountered by the City. Responsibilities include providing a range of routine and complex customer services to the public at the front counter and on the telephone regarding policies and procedures, ongoing projects, zoning regulations, permit requirements, and related building and development issues. This class requires the frequent use of independent judgment as well as a knowledge of departmental and City activities. This class is distinguished from the Senior Planner in that the latter is the advanced-journey level class in the series, providing administrative support and day-to-day supervision to departmental staff in addition to performing the most complex planning and related duties.

Senior Planner: This is the advanced journey-level class in the professional planning series with responsibilities spanning the entire spectrum of the planning function with a primary emphasis on current and advanced planning and related issues. Successful performance of the work requires a broad professional background as well as skill in coordinating assigned work with that of other City departments and public agencies. Responsibilities include assisting with performing specified departmental day-to-day administrative functions. This class is distinguished from the Community and Economic Development Director in that the latter has overall responsibility for all planning and community development functions and for developing, implementing, and interpreting public policy for the department

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