City Departments

Building

The Building Department is charged with ensuring that new buildings and structures are built consistent with state and federal building codes. 

City Recorder

The City Recorder's Office has the primary function to record, store and disseminate public meeting minutes, arrange public meetings, oversee public contracting and purchasing and organize City elections.  This department also oversees the City's Risk Management function. 

City Manager

The Office of the City Manager is responsible for taking charge of the daily supervision of City affairs.

Community Development

The Community Development Administration area oversees the following functions: Administration, Planning, Building Inspection, Engineering, Streets, Water, Sewer, Stormwater,  Fleet Services, Fleet Reserve, Facility Maintenance and Public Parking Facilities.

Community Services

Community Services focuses on increasing, improving and facilitating communication between the City and its residents. The office helps the city improve the quality of service delivery by linking residents with service providers; conveying community needs and desires to elected and appointed officials; by facilitating public participation in policy development; and by supporting Neighborhood leadership and the organizational development of the City's Neighborhood Associations.  
The Code Compliance Division is responsible for neighborhood preservation, code compliance and nuisance abatement.

Engineering

The Engineering Department is involved in many issues related to the public works improvements that exist within the City and that are necessary to be added. These range from helping citizens locate sewer and water lines near their homes to the design and supervision of major street improvement projects.

Finance

Accounting Department was created to provide financial management of the city’s budget, cash control and annual financial reporting.  The Department also administers the Special Assessments, Business Licenses, Utility Billing, Payroll, Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable functions. 

Fleet and Facilities

The Fleet and Facilities Division is responsible for Fleet Services, the Fleet-Reserve Future Capital Expense, Facilities Maintenance, and the city’s Public Parking Facilities. 

Fire

The City currently contracts its fire services with Clackamas County Fire District #1 (CCFD1).  This link will take you to their website.

Human Resources

The Human Resources Department partners with its customers to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the organization while providing quality customer service in a manner that promotes mutual respect.

Information Systems & Technology

The Information Systems and Technology Department (IST) serves the data, networking and voice needs of City staff and associated agencies.  Its mission is to provide an efficient and well-coordinated computing and voice environment through local and wide area network systems; personal computer systems; cost effective software selection and licensing; and the use of shared peripheral devices on the network.

Library

The Ledding Library of Milwaukie serves the people of Milwaukie by providing materials and services that meet their informational, cultural and recreational needs. The library has books, compact discs, videos, DVD's, computer software, books on tape, newspapers and magazines all available to the people of our community.

Municipal Court

As stated in Milwaukie Charter Section 28 "The municipal court has original jurisdiction of all offenses defined and made punishable by ordinances of the city and of all actions brought to recover or enforce forfeitures or penalties defined or authorized by any ordinance of the city."  The Milwaukie Municipal Court handles cases related to traffic, parking citations and code enforcement violations such as zoning and nuisances.

Planning

The Planning Department is involved in issues relating to growth and development in the City of Milwaukie.  These range from implementing existing zoning regulations to assisting the City Council in establishing land use and growth planning policy for the City. 

Police

The Milwaukie Police Department is a full service Law Enforcement organization that has been dedicated to the citizens of the City of Milwaukie, in one form or another, since it’s inception in the year 1903. The Department evolves through constant introspection, Citizen input, and City Council direction and is constantly examining the processes in order to find a way to “do it better”.

Wastewater

The Wastewater Division continues regular sewer line cleaning and inspection and uses information from inspections for on the spot pipe rehabilitation to  minimize sewer back-ups, ongoing analysis of the sewer system  components and capital needs assessment.

Stormwater

The Stormwater division ensures that the City complies with the National Discharge  Elimination System (NPDES) permit.  The division monitors pollutants in surface water.  The division also repairs, cleans and maintains over 1,600 catch basins, 654 manholes, 198 drywells and approximately (37 miles) 195,360 feet of pipes and ditches.

Streets

Milwaukie’s Streets Division maintains 150 lane miles of roadway and right of way, seven traffic signals, 3750 regulatory, warning and informational signs, 546 legends and 44 lane miles of pavement striping. The division also sweeps all curbed streets and bike paths on an eight-day cycle.

Water

The Water Division is responsible for the supply and distribution of drinking water.  It serves approximately 6,750 residential and commercial customers.  The system comprised of 100 miles of water lines, 3 storage reservoirs, 7 wells, 2 pressure boosting stations, and 2 treatment plants.  They comply with all State and Federal regulations. 


Last updated: 10/02/2008

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