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� N E S <br /> O A Citizen's Guide:Community Decision-Making Basics <br /> Clerk • More densely populated areas often have one or more clerks <br /> • In most governments the clerk is the first administrative officer <br /> • Generally clerks will: <br /> ■ Maintain official documents,resolutions,ordinances and records <br /> ■ File documents with proper officials/offices <br /> ■ Answer questions from the public regarding ordinance/official actions <br /> ■ Administer licenses and permits <br /> ■ Coordinate council/board meeting agendas,packets and meeting minutes <br /> ■ Interact with citizens filing for petitions <br /> ■ Obtain/file/forward submitted comments for EAW,EIS,etc.to <br /> appropriate staff person for a response <br /> Attorney • Either full-time staff or hired as a consultant on an as-needed basis <br /> • Generally attorneys will: <br /> ■ Provide legal guidance <br /> ■ Draft/review contracts,ordinance resolutions and other legal documents <br /> ■ Represents local government in judicial and administrative matters <br /> Zoning administrator • Either full-time staff or hired as a consultant <br /> • Generally Zoning administrators will: <br /> ■ Review/process requests for zoning changes,conditional use permits, <br /> variances and subdivision applications <br /> ■ Analyze project proposals <br /> ■ Prepare reports for the planning commission or local government <br /> council/board <br /> ■ Oversee and coordinate the environmental review process <br /> Planning commission • Serves as a preliminary step in the review of zoning and development proposals <br /> • Generally planning commissions will: <br /> ■ Provide recommendations to the council/board on all proposed <br /> developments, annexations,zoning changes, special uses and variances <br /> ■ Investigate new development proposals and provide insight to the <br /> council/board <br /> Engineer • More densely populated areas often have one or more Engineers <br /> • Either full-time staff or hired as a consultant <br /> • Generally Engineers will: <br /> ■ Help with many aspects of planning and project design/inspections. <br /> Including: water mains,water distribution systems, storm/sanitary <br /> sewers,pumping stations and related water and sewer facilities <br /> ■ Review environmental review documents and project proposals to ensure <br /> that the projects are designed appropriately for the current infrastructure <br /> capabilities of the community. <br /> 4 <br />