Director of Community Reinvestment

This position is responsible for overseeing the operation of the department of Community Reinvestment.

• Plans, directs, and supervises the activities and operations of the Community Reinvestment Department.
• Administers state and federal grants and programs.
• Oversees real estate activities pertaining to city and CDBG properties, including purchasing properties, determining and selling surplus properties, showing properties, determining the value for real estate transactions and negotiations, making recommendations regarding real estate matters to the City Manager, and overseeing the preparation and renewal of leases.
• Develops policies and procedures for state and federal programs; ensures that regulatory requirements are fulfilled.
• Develops and updates redevelopment and revitalization plans.
• Manages demolition projects for CDBG program.
• Provides oversight of the city’s Community Improvement Program.
• Serves as administrator for the city’s HUD IDS system; approves all draw down requests.
• Represents the government at various functions.
• Conducts tours to cultivate interest in Enterprise Zone development.
• Reviews and analyzes proposed legislation affecting real estate and community and economic development; makes recommendations.
• Plans long range goals, objectives, organizational structure, and overall direction for the department; oversees staff development and personnel issues.
• Prepares clear and concise reports, correspondence, and other written material.
• Coordinates with Revenue and Collections division in research, correspondence and reporting; assists other departments and federal and state agencies as needed.
• Prepares bids for City and entitlement programs; environmental reviews, redevelopment projects, acquisition and disposition of property, ordering and reviewing appraisals, sales contracts, correspondence, closing documents and new leases.
• Researches ownership data and public records for deeds and plats.
• Create and maintains picture inventory of City and CDBG properties; updates inventory as needed; schedules and performs annual inspections.
• Assists with data entry and reports in the IDIS/DRGR systems.
• Manages intake of UDAG payoffs and processing of deed cancellations.
• Performs other related job duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of management and supervisory techniques.
• Knowledge of federal regulations and program requirements.
• Knowledge of current market trends, appraisal skills, and property management activities.
• Knowledge of accounting and multiple financial systems.
• Knowledge of Phase I and II environmental reports, remediation, and EPA/EPD regulations.
• Knowledge of economic development and Enterprise Zone and Opportunity Zone regulatory requirements and incentives.
• Knowledge of demolition and asbestos abatement procedures.
• Knowledge of municipal budgeting procedures and multi-funded financial operations.
• Knowledge of city procurement policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of department policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of property transfer procedures, legal document filing, lease preparation and management.
• Knowledge of appraisals and environmental reviews.
• Skill in determining property values, negotiation, GIS and map reading, and the preparation and review of legal documents.
• Skill in negotiate property acquisition.
• Skill in public speaking, interpersonal relations, and oral and written communication.

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college in Economic Development, Urban Planning, Business Administration, Public Administration or related field is required. Five years of professional-level responsibility related experience working for a public or private agency with a primary focus on administration of federally funded programs to include Community Development Block Grant and HOME programs, economic development, redevelopment, real estate, or public administration affecting the community. Experience sufficient to thoroughly understand the diverse objectives and functions of the subunits in the department in order to direct and coordinate work within the department.

The work is typically performed while sitting at a desk or table.  The employee must occasionally lift light objects.  Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:

• Balancing – maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
• Climbing – ascending, descending ladders, stairs, ramps, requires body agility.
• Crawling – moving about on hands, knees, or hands, feet.
• Crouching – bending body forward by bending leg, spine.
• Feeling – perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
• Grasping – applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
• Handling – picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
• Hearing 1 – perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
• Hearing 2 – receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.
• Kneeling – bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
• Lifting – raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
• Manual Dexterity – picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
• Mental Acuity – ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
• Pulling - use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug.
• Pushing – use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.
• Reaching – extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Repetitive Motion – substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
• Speaking – expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
• Standing – for sustained periods of time.
• Stooping – bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
• Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word.
• Talking 2 – shouting to be heard above ambient noise. 
• Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading. 
• Visual Acuity 2 - color, depth perception, field of vision. 
• Visual Acuity 3 - determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures.
• Visual Acuity 4 - operate motor vehicles/heavy equipment. 
• Visual Acuity 5 -close acuity for inspection of small defects, machines, use measurement devices, or fabricate parts. 
• Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.