Departments
- Councillors Office
- City Manager
- Burlington Transit
- ClerksServices provided include support for Council and
Committees; issuing
marriage licences; registering deaths; conducting
municipal elections; maintaining corporate
records, assessment rolls and by-laws; and providing
commissioner of oath and community relations services.
- EnvironmentResponsibilities include managing environmental issues, policy development and coordinating corporate initiatives to green city operations
- Engineering DepartmentResponsibilities include: design and construction of all roads, sidewalks; bridges and sewers, transportation engineering, GIS, topographical mapping,
infrastructure management, and engineering reviews for subdivisions, site plans and re-zonings.
- FinanceResponsibilities include Financial and Accounting Management including budgets; financial reporting; tenders and general purchasing; collection of taxes and other revenues; tax certificates and assessment review.
- FireResponsibilities include the prevention and suppression of fires; the provision of emergency and rescue services; fire prevention education and fire safety
inspections.
- Human ResourcesResponsibilities include
employment; staff/labour relations;
employee benefits; health and
safety; pay research and staff
training and development.
- Information Technology ServicesInformation Technology Services
(IT Services) manages all computer related
issues for the City. This includes
systems integration, upgrading,
special applications, training,
hardware and software needs. ITS
is also responsible for the City's
voice messaging system.
- LegalResponsibilities include preparing contracts; negotiating development and subdivision agreements; representing the City before the Ontario Municipal Board and courts.
- Parks and RecreationResponsibilities include all matters relating to recreation and culture services, parks, facilities, special events, community centres, direct and indirect recreational programs.
- Planning and BuildingResponsibilities include building, plumbing, heating, swimming pool, septic system, and sign permits. The Planning and Building Department is also responsible for by-law enforcement, building inspections, building code information, business & lottery licensing in addition to, Official Plan/planning policy intended to provide guidance for the development of the City; rezoning applications; subdivision and condominium applications; parkway belt applications; Niagara Escarpment Commission applications; and site plan applications.
- Roads And Parks MaintenanceResponsibilities include
maintenance of parks &
playgrounds, streets, sidewalks
and storm sewers; traffic and
street lights; Greenwood
Cemetery; forestry, snow clearing,
traffic signs and
creek maintenance.
- Transportation ServicesTransportation Services is responsible for the delivery of various road related services. These services include: the Traffic Signal System, Traffic Services, Transportation Planning, Parking By-law Enforcement and Downtown Parking.
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