There is hereby continued a Department of Administration and
Finance. This Department shall be responsible to provide the administrative
leadership for the City; to oversee all City departments; to operate
such offices established within the Department; to support and assist
all elected officials, boards and commissions of the City; and to
provide sound financial and fiscal operations for the City budget
and finances, as well as all other duties, powers, and responsibilities
as required by the Home Rule Charter, City ordinances, Administrative
Code, and directive of the City Council. This Department shall be
headed by the City Administrator, who shall be appointed as set forth
in the Home Rule Charter.
The following offices are within the Department of Administration
and Finance:
A.
Director
of operations. Under the guidance and direction of the City Administrator,
this position shall perform the following duties:
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(1)
Department-head executive leadership and oversight of the Department of Streets and Sanitation (Pittston City Code Chapter 99);
(2)
Oversight and leadership of operations pertaining to the maintenance
of City public property and facilities;
(4)
Serving as Budget Officer to assist the City Administrator in implementing Pittston City Code Chapter 23, Budget, Financial, and Debt Management Policy, and in making recommendations in consultation with the Independent Auditor, Solicitor, and professional organizations such as the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) and Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) to maintain and update Chapter 23 as needed to adopt the most current best practices and policies to maintain the City's financial integrity and ensure compliance with current accounting and auditing protocols;
(6)
Assisting the City Administrator in supporting the day-to-day operational
leadership of the city and perform any and all other duties as assigned
by the City Administrator and as required by the Administrative Code
and applicable ordinances and resolutions.
(7)
At the direction of the City Administrator, coordinating City department
support operations for City-sanctioned special and public events conducted
within the city.
B.
Office
of the Building Code Official. This office shall be responsible to
enforce the City Building Code and all applicable ordinances and all
other duties as assigned by the City Administrator.
C.
Office
of Property Maintenance Code Enforcement. This office shall be responsible
to enforce the City Property Maintenance Code, the City Rental Property
Inspection/Licensing Ordinances,[1] and all other applicable ordinances, and all other duties
as assigned by the City Administrator.
E.
Emergency
Management Agency. This office shall be responsible for all aspects
of emergency coordination with county, state and federal emergency
management agencies and shall serve as the point coordinator during
emergencies declared by the Mayor as set forth in the Home Rule Charter
and as directed by the City Administrator.
F.
Office
of the Recycling Coordinator. This office shall be responsible for
the preparation of all required City recycling reports; collection
of required commercial recycling reports; enforcement of the Recycling
Ordinance[3] and applicable ordinances and regulations; preparation
and administration of recycling grants; public and commercial recycling
education; assisting the Department of Streets and Sanitation with
the City recycling program.
G.
Administrative
clerks. The City Administrator shall direct all City clerks authorized
and appropriated to the Department of Administration and Finance.
H.
City
Hall janitor. The City Administrator shall direct or shall cause to
be directed the operations of the City Hall janitor.
I.
Employee
Safety Committee. Pursuant to Resolution No. 11299, adopted on September
19, 2012, there is hereby established an Employee Safety Committee
as follows:
(1)
To promote
the safety of staff members of the government of the City of Pittston,
there is hereby established a Worker's Safety Committee, under the
direction of the City Administrator.
(2)
The Committee
shall be comprised of at least one member from the Police Department,
Fire Bureau, Streets and Sanitation Department and Administration
and Finance Department. The Police Chief, Fire Chief, Street Department
Superintendent and the City Administrator shall each appoint a member
of their respective Departments to the Worker's Safety Committee.
The City Administrator or their designee shall also serve on the Committee.
The City Administrator may appoint additional staff members to the
Committee as deemed prudent, but the total number of Committee members
shall remain an odd number to prevent tie votes associated with the
work of the Committee.
(3)
No member
of the Worker's Safety Committee shall receive additional compensation
for serving on the Committee. Meetings will be scheduled during normal
business hours.
(4)
The Committee
shall meet regularly as prescribed by the City Administrator, and
minutes of all meetings will be maintained on file. The City Administrator
may designate a member of the administrative staff to administer the
Committee on the City Administrator's behalf.
(5)
No provision
of this subsection shall be construed to affect the right of any employee,
officer or official of the City of Pittston with regard to applicable
workers' compensation insurance laws or affect the provisions of any
collective bargaining agreement.
J.
[4]Comptroller. The Administration Department includes the City Comptroller as established in Pittston City Code Chapter 61, Officers and Employees, Article V.
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[4]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection J, St. Patrick’s
Day Parade Committee, added 3-18-2015 by Res. No. 11698, was repealed
12-20-2017 by Res. No. 12062.
L.
Sewage Enforcement Officer. The Administration Department includes the City Sewage Enforcement Officer, as appointed by law (Pittston City Code Chapter 61, Officers and Employees, Article VI), whose responsibility is to enforce Pittston City Code Chapter 386, Sewers and Sewage Disposal.
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Staffing of the offices within the Department of Administration
and Finance shall be as set by the City Administrator pursuant to
the Home Rule Charter, Administrative Code, applicable ordinances
and as appropriated for within the annual approved budget. The City
Administrator shall determine appropriate staffing levels for these
positions, which may include combining offices and functions and/or
maintaining vacancies as may be required by current operational needs
and to adhere to appropriations.
