Municipal Departments
Functional descriptions of all municipal
departments.
Chief Administrator's Office
Reporting to the Mayor and Council, the Chief
Administrative Officer (CAO) is responsible to implement
the overall business direction of the Municipality and
the administration of all local government business functions.
This includes the collaboration with all department heads
and senior staff in the continuous pursuit of efficient
and effective service delivery to all our citizens and
customers.
Franklin Wu is the CAO for the Municipality of Clarington
and he welcomes feedback from residents and businesses
regarding their customer service experience with Clarington
employees. His email address is: cao@clarington.net
Municipal Clerk’s
Office
Council Services Division
– maintains municipal records, conducts municipal
elections, acts as secretariat to Council and its Committees.
Responsible for the issuance of marriage licenses, lottery
licenses, preparation of certified documents, registration
of vital statistics and the processing of requests received
through the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection
of Privacy Act.
Municipal Law Enforcement Division
- responsible for ensure compliance with all
municipal by-laws, including property standards and trade
licensing, and specific Provincial legislation (e.g. Line
Fences Act). This Division is also responsible for enforcing
the Municipality’s Traffic By-law.
Animal
Services Division - provides specialized
animal care and control services to the residents of the
Municipality of Clarington. Pet adoption services and
licensing are major services. The shelter is located at
33 Lake Road (off of Liberty Street South) in Bowmanville.
Services
Clarington
Votes 2006
Marriage License
Information
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Community Services Department
Facilities Division
- Responsible for the operation of all municipal recreation
facilities:
- Bowmanville Indoor Soccer/Outdoor Lacrosse facility
- Clarington Fitness Centre (25 metre pool, 2 international
squash courts);
- Clarington Fitness Training Facility (located within
the Courtice Community Complex);
- Courtice Community Complex (25 metre leisure pool
with slide, community hall, meeting space);
- Courtice South Arena (1 ice pad, meeting space and
small gymnasium).
- Darlington Sports Centre (1 ice pad); and,
- Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex (2 ice pads,
meeting space and large community (banquet) hall);
Facilities with community (banquet) halls also have warm
up kitchens and bartender services available.
Program Division
- The programs (aquatic and non-aquatic) offered by Community
Services are outlined in the Community Activity Guide
(which is published 4 times per year). Staff of the Department
also work in partnership with many community-based organizations
such as the Clarington
Youth Advisory Committee.
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Corporate Services Department
This amalgamated department provides a range of services
to the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington.
Communications & Marketing
Division – provides communications services
between the Municipality of Clarington and the public
at large. Responsibilities include design and production
of municipal publications (Community Guides, Visitors
Guide), design and maintenance of municipal websites (www.clarington.net,
www.clarington-tourism.ca,
and www.claringtontransit.com).
Tourism promotion and development is a significant part
of the work performed by the Communications & Marketing
Division. Operation of the Municipality’s Tourism
Office (181 Liberty Street South) is a tourism focal point
for local operators and visitors.
Human Resources Division
– provides recruitment and selection services to
municipal departments to ensure that the Municipality
employs the “best” qualified and skilled employees
to serve the community. In addition to the recruitment
function, Human Resources works cooperatively with C.U.P.E.
Local 74 and the International Association of Firefighters
Local 3139 to negotiate the respective Collective Agreements
and to promote the best interests of Municipality of Clarington
employees. Positions posted by the Municipality can be
found in the careers section of this web site.
Information Technology
Division –
provide leadership in the design, development and maintenance
of the Municipality’s information systems and e-technologies.
Through the installation and support of the technical
infrastructure of the Municipality’s Wide Area Network
(WAN), this Division maintains customer relationships
with all municipal staff to provide them with the tools
required in the performance of their responsibilities
to the citizens of this community.
Purchasing Division- provides
for the procurement of all supplies and services required
by municipal departments. It is the mandate of this Division
to purchase requisitioned equipment (including rental/lease),
goods and services when required with due regard for price,
quality and delivery. This is accomplished by the standardization
and competitive bid process.
To be eligible to sell your products
and/or services to the Municipality of Clarington you
must first register with the Purchasing Division. An electronic
Vendor Application
is available for you to complete and submit.
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Emergency
& Fire Services
Fire Prevention
Division - provides a variety of programs and services
including:
- Alarm for Life - an initiative whose goal is to visit
each home in the Municipality to ensure they have working
smoke alarms).
- Fire
Prevention Week - May 7 - 13, 2006
- Learn
Not to Burn - children's fire safety program;
- Older
and Wiser (for adults);
- Racing Against Drugs (for grade 5 students in partnership
with Durham Regional Police Services, the Municipality
of Clarington, the R.C.M.P. and the OPP);
- Risk
Watch - an injury prevention program for children;
- Sparky™
- TAPP-C
- arson prevention program for children;
-
.Action Plan for Nuclear
Emergency (pdf)
Fire Suppression Division - this is a composite
service which currently operates 5 stations. Two stations
(Headquarters - Bowmanville, Courtice) operate 24 hours/day,
7 days/week. The remaining stations (in Enniskillen, Newcastle
and Orono) operate with volunteer firefighters on a call-in
basis. This Division responds to more ant 2,600 incidents
per year in a response area of 230 square miles. Firefighters
of this Division participate in the Alarm for Life program.
Training Division - All firefighters participate
in an ongoing program of training to ensure that their
skills and knowledge are kept at a proficient level. Regular
sessions are held for volunteer firefighters to ensure
their skills are kept up to accepted standards. All firefighters
participate in an annual live fire training which uses
the Flashover Recognition Unit (jointly purchased with
the Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax and Pickering Fire Departments).
This provides firefighters with a first hand observation
of fire evolution with a focus on the flashover event
which occurs when a build up of heat reaches ignition
temperature.
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Engineering/Building Services
Design, Development & Construction Division-
provides review and inspection services to facilitate
new development and maintain service standards to sustain
the existing infrastructure.
Traffic Division - conducts studies to determine
the needs and warrants for traffic controls and maintains
sign inventories to ensure the safety of the travelling
public. Traffic on municipal roads, streets and sidewalks
is governed by a series of municipal by-laws and the Ontario
Highway Traffic Act. Traffic Division staff maintain
an ongoing liaison with the Clarington
Road Watch and the Clarington
Traffic Management Advisory Committees.
Building
Division - is required to ensure that all construction
in the Municipality meets the accepted standards of the
Ontario Building Code for structural, fire, life
safety and barrier-free access. This responsiblity ensures
the public safety through the issuance of building permits
and the performance of required inspections at various
stages of construction. A building permit is required
to build, install, extend, alter. or repair a building.
One is also required for the demolition of a building/structure.
Detailed information is available by obtaining a copy
of "A
Guide to Building Permits." This publication
is available at the Building Division (and on this web
site). It includes sample drawings (e.g. carports, decks,
attached/detached garage, porches).
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Finance
This Department has overall responsibility for the Municipality's
financial activities including: accounting; tax
billing and collection; budget and finance reporting;
investments and banking; insurance and risk management;
and financial studies. Current Financial
Statements (condensed).
Studies filed by the Finance Department include Municipal
Performance Measures and Municipal
Development Charges.
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Operations
This Department is responsible for maintaining the Municipality's
infrastructure including:
- roadways
- bridges
- sidewalks
- streetlights
- storm sewers
- drainage facilities
- grass cutting
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- traffic signage
- parking metre maintenance
- municipal buildings and facilities
- sports field permits
Application
Terms
& Conditions
- waste disposal & recycling
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The Operations Department also looks after
the Municipality's winter
program which includes snow plowing, street snow removal,
sidewalk snow removal and the Sidewalk & Windrow Snow
Clearing program for Seniors and Disabled individuals.
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Planning Services
Planning Policy evolves over time
in response to changing economic, social and environmental
factors. It involves the preparation of long term land
use plans for the Municipality which guide the management
of land and resources. The key document for governing
future growth is the Clarington Official Plan. The Plan
is based on 3 principals - sustainable development; managed
growth; and, a healthy community - and is implemented
(in part) through the regulations detailed in the Municipality's
Zoning By-Law.
Development Approval Services is
the branch responsible for processing applications for
land use development and/or change. Applications include
plans of subdivision; rezoning; site plan agreements;
sign permits and registration of in-house apartments.
Staff work closely with both applicants and the staff
of the Municipality's Building Services Division to ensure
the project meets municipal objectives and complies with
all associated Provincial legislation (e.g. fire and building
codes). The Committee of Adjustment is a Council
appointed group of citizens who review projects that do
not fit within the exact regulations of the Municipality's
Zoning By-law. The Committee can authorize minor variances
provided that the intent of the Official Plan and Zoning
By-law are not compromised and is compatible with the
surrounding area.
Community Development Initiatives
are activities in which staff work with community volunteers
to improve our quality of life. Planning Services consult
with local committees assisting them in committee development,
funding proposals and administrative support. Committees
assisted include: Local Architectural Heritage Conservation
Advisory Committee (LACAC); Agricultural Advisory Committee
of Clarington; Valleys 2000; and the St Marys Cement Community
Relations Committee.
Research and Special Studies involves
social, economic, demographic and land use issues which
are undertaken to assist Council in it's decision making.
Planning Services is also responsible for
the hiring and locating of School Crossing Guards.
This is to ensure the safe movement of students across
major roads to and from elementary schools in Clarington.
This service is provided in partnership with the the Public
and Separate School Districts who are responsible for
submitting requests for new crossing guard locations.
Geomatic Services are available
to internal and external customers. The service includes
digitized mapping, thematic analysis, orthophots and property
addresses.
E-Update is an e-newletter that
provides periodic updates on Planning issues in Clarington.
Just email planning@clarington.net
and request to be added to the Planning E-Update list.
