Executive Officer - Marin County, California (LAFCO)

The Marin Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) serves picturesque Marin County in the northern San Francisco Bay area. One of the most prestigious and sought-after counties in the nation, Marin County is located just across the Golden Gate Bridge. The County includes 11 incorporated cities: Belvedere, Corte Madera, Fairfax, Larkspur, Mill Valley, Novato, Ross, San Anselmo, San Rafael, Sausalito and Tiburon as well as unincorporated areas.

Mandated by the State legislature, every county in California has a Local Agency Formation Commission to encourage the orderly formation of local governmental agencies. The eleven-member Commission consists of seven regular commissioners and four alternates that represent the county, cities or special districts within the County of Marin.

The Commission is seeking a new Executive Officer that is stable, innovative and dynamic with exemplary professional qualifications. The successful candidate will have outstanding oral and written communication skills, excellent judgment, strong follow-through, impeccable work ethics, and a proven management, budgetary and supervisory track record.

The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy, Planning, Political Science, Geography or other related area. A graduate degree in related field is desirable. Four years experience in planning, environmental affairs, economic development, utility or city/county government, two years of which were in a progressive, more responsible supervisory or management capacity.

Salary is competitive and will be commensurate with qualifications.

Filing deadline is May 4, 2018.
Resumes are acknowledged within 2 business days.