The salary for this position will be negotiable based on experience and confirmed with an employment contract.
Welcome to El Dorado Hills Community Services District!
We would love to have you on our team!
The El Dorado Hills Community Services District (District) is searching for an executive to serve as an Interim General Manager. The Interim General Manager will shape and enhance the quality of life in El Dorado Hills.
The District anticipates this interim assignment will be approximately three (3) months.
The Interim General Manager is an “at-will” classification and serves at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. The salary for this position will be negotiable based on experience and confirmed with an employment contract.
ABOUT THE POSITION
The General Manager is the chief executive officer of the organization and reports directly to the elected Board of Directors. In addition to leading the organization, the General Manager is responsible for planning, directing, managing, and reviewing all activities and operations of the District and has extensive contact with public officials, local agencies, public/private organizations, and the public. An example of duties includes:
Oversees all District activities, including administration, recreation, parks, CC&R enforcement, and design review; provides day-to-day leadership for the District.
Directs and coordinates the development and implementation of goals, objectives, and programs for the Board and the District; develops administrative policies, procedures, and work standards to ensure that the goals and objectives are met, and that programs provide services in an effective, efficient, and economical manner.
Oversees the preparation and administration of the district budget. Approves annual budget proposal for Board review.
Prepares and submits reports of finances and administrative activities to the Board. Keeps the Board advised of financial conditions, program process, and present and future needs of the District. Determines and approves all District expenditures. Reviews periodic finance reports to manage fiscal operations.
Coordinates District business with various programs, officials, and outside agencies; provides a variety of other responsible and complex administrative support to the Board; recommends District policy for adoption by the Board; develops administrative regulations and procedures necessary for policy implementation; oversees contract administration for the District.
Coordinates the preparation of the agenda for the Board; addresses the Board on behalf of District staff; represents the Board to employees, community groups, individual members of the public and other governmental agencies; responds to the most difficult complaints and requests for information.
Recruits, hires, trains, and supervises all senior management staff; approves the appointment of all employees to District employment; evaluates the performance of department heads and takes appropriate disciplinary actions; reviews and authorizes disciplinary actions, including terminations for all employees recommended by department heads; serves as chief negotiator for collective bargaining; oversees all District personnel policies and procedures.
Performs related duties as required.
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EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:
Possession of a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university with major coursework in public or business administration, park and recreation administration/management, or a related field;
AND
Five (5) years of increasingly responsible administrative or management experience in parks and recreation or community services programs with at least three (3) years of management or supervisory experience.
A master’s degree in business, public administration, finance, or a closely related field is highly desirable.
Licenses and Certifications:
Possession of, or ability to obtain and maintain, a valid class C California Driver’s license.
The El Dorado Hills Community Services District was formed on May 21, 1962 by County Board of Supervisors Resolution No. 98-62 and under Government Code §61600 as an independent special district. The CSD serves a large, densely developed suburban population located east of the Sacramento County Line and mostly north of Highway 50. Major access roads/inhabited corridors include Highway 50, El Dorado Hills Boulevard, Silva Valley Parkway, Green Valley Road, Francisco Drive, Salmon Falls Road, Bass Lake Road and Latrobe Road. The EDHCSD boundary encompasses approximately 28 square miles (14,400 acres) and the District serves the most populated community in the county.
The CSD owns and manages over 294 acres of land including 138 acres of parks and 127 acres of open space. Fifteen of our parks remain undeveloped, while work on new parks continues. We have a full time staff of 26 park and recreation professionals and support staff, in addition to over 150 part time and seasonal employees.