Randy Entz , who has served as Director of Planning and Zoning for the City of Edmond for more than 7 years , has been named the new Assistant City Manager of Development Services .
   Entz will take over from Jim Smith , who recently retired as Assistant City Manager of Operations after serving the City for more than 13 years . Entz will lead a team of departments that includes Planning , Engineering , Building and Fire Safety , Public Works , Water Resources and Edmond Electric .  
   “This is an exciting opportunity and I look forward to the challenge and continuing to serve the City of Edmond , ” Entz said .
   Named Director of Planning and Zoning in December 2016 , Entz led a team responsible for current planning development review , long range planning function , community development , housing and transit programs . He came to Edmond after nearly 8 years with the City of Oklahoma City , where he was a Senior Planner and program planner that supervised planning functions for the Planning Department . Entz also served 5 years as an associate planner for the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments ( ACOG ) and nearly 3 years as an assistant planner for the City of Stillwater .
   Entz holds two master’s degrees from the University of Oklahoma , earning both a Master of Regional and City Planning and a Master of Landscape Architecture in 2000 . He earned a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from Oklahoma State University in 1990 .
   “I am excited to have Randy and I am excited to have him lead our new Development Services team , ” said City Manager Scot Rigby . “Randy’s experience and vision will be key as the City strives to continually improve and enhance our city services . ”
   Entz is a member of the Oklahoma Chapter of the American Planning Association , is on the advisory board for the Oklahoma Chapter of the Urban Land Institute and is a member of the Congress for the New Urbanism .
   Entz officially takes the new role as of Jan . 6 .
   

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