Climate and Energy Action Plan (CEAP)

City Staffing and Leadership The plan calls for the creation and hiring of a new, full-time City Climate and Energy staff position dedicated to and charged with coordinating both internal and external implementation of the CEAP . Job responsibilities of the position include the following: • Provide lead staff support to the CEAP Advisory Commission. • Work with City departments to facilitate, design, and track strategy and action implementation. • Develop and lead outreach efforts with external stakeholders, including public, to encourage taking actions identified in the CEAP . • Provide leadership and direction to the City’s internal advisory team on implementation activities, tracking, progress updates and developing advisory team recommendations to relevant internal and external implementing parties. • Lead development and presentation of annual CEAP progress reports, as well as plan updates. • Develop and implement a system to systematically review, adjust, and update plan strategies and actions as needed. • Develop and lead the planned three year update cycle for the community and city greenhouse gas inventory • Implement and maintain a dashboard or other interactive and publicly accessible platform for tracking and communicating progress to internal and external stakeholders.The Climate and Energy staff position will have the following qualifications: • Familiarity and working experience with both climate mitigation and adaptation, including greenhouse gas accounting methodologies and climate change projections and anticipated impacts. • Experience managing climate-related programs that involve both internal and external stakeholders. • Experience with public outreach and citizen engagement, preferably at the local municipal level. • Experience managing climate-related programs that involve both internal and external stakeholders. It is anticipated that an internal Climate Action Team will be formed within the City to coordinate and implement CEAP actions. The following departments should be represented as part of the Climate Action Team: • Community Development (including Building Division and Planning Division) • Ashland Municipal Utility (Electric) • Administration • Parks and Recreation • Conservation • Public Works • Fire 108ASHLAND CLIMATE & ENERGY ACTION PLANIMPLEMENTATION PLAN ASHLAND CLIMATE & ENERGY ACTION PLANIMPLEMENTATION PLAN