Participates in public meetings and hearings, Board of Commissioners' meetings, advisory council meetings, and other meetings as assigned; prepares a routine materials, reports, and documentation; creates and/or makes presentations to supervisors, boards, commissions, civic groups, and the general public; provides information and answers routine questions regarding planning, community development, growth management, project updates, and other issues; and receives and compiles public comments regarding proposed and on-going projects. Performs routine statistical research and comparative analyses; compiles, maintains, updates, and analyzes planning, zoning, and community development data; forecasts and identifies future planning, zoning, and growth management deficiencies, trends, and problems; evaluates impacts to proposed planning objectives and application to areas of responsibility; assists in development of planning and zoning improvements, identifying opportunities to utilizes federal grant funds for planning projects, and modifying proposed objectives accordingly.