DIRECTOR OF LICENSES
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New Jersey classifies Director of Licenses as non-competitive, which skips the exam-and-list step and turns on whether you meet the minimum requirements.
The main requirement is 3 years of relevant experience.
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Director of Licenses is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.
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Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under direction, has charge of the field and/or office work involved in the administration and enforcement of local license and/or permits and ordinances, rules and regulations, and oversees that varied grantees (businesses, taxicab and livery owners) premises comply with license and permit ordinances, rules and regulations; does other related duties.
Examples of work
- Oversees the field and/or office work involved in providing that varied grantees (businesses, taxicabs and livery owners), business premises comply with local license and permit ordinances, rules, and regulations.
- Provides assignments and instructions to assigned employees.
- May visit licensed premises and garages to assure compliance with local license and permit ordinances, rules, and regulations.
- Reviews applications for licenses and permits issued by the municipality.
- Determines eligibility for issuance of licenses or permits.
- Sorts and files applications for issued licenses or permits.
- Collects license and permit fees.
- Checks licenses or permits issued against monies collected.
- Prepares summons and complaints against violators of license or permit ordinances.
- Prepares reports.
- Conducts hearings for license violators.
- Supervises the establishment and maintenance of files and records.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Experience
Three (3) years of supervisory experience in the issuance of licenses or permits by a governmental agency ascertaining that valid licenses or permits are displayed and grantees are in compliance with licensing or permit standards.
License
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in NJ only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of the provisions of the municipal and county rules, regulations, policies, procedures, ordinances, and statutes relating to the varied types of licenses or permits.
- Knowledge of the problems involved in organizing work and developing work methods.
- Knowledge of the procedures and precautions in observing and collecting facts significant to determine laws are observed.
- Knowledge of office practices and procedures.
- Knowledge of the establishment and maintenance of records and files.
- Knowledge of supervisory principles and techniques.
- Ability to read and interpret the provisions of the municipal and county rules and regulations, ordinances and statutes related to varied types of licenses and apply them to specific cases.
- Ability to note significant conditions and take proper action.
- Ability to accurately observe records and conditions and note significant items.
- Ability to conduct inspections.
- Ability to take and maintain a firm and correct stand when controversial matters are considered.
- Ability to prepare reports.
- Ability to provide assignments and instructions to staff.
- Ability to supervise the establishment of records and files.
- Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
- CODES: LG - MCK 05/13/04
- This job specification is for local government use only.
Note
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.