Do Team Santiago Know Their Departments?


At the June 5, 2018 work session, Commissioner Udalovas had city employees present information about Code enforcement citing Chapter 11, 25, and 61 of the municipal code. She chose Wayne Caregnato and Mario Santiago to educate her fellow commissioners about how the department works. The topics included rental inspections, code enforcement, zoning, and business inspections. The commissioners were able to ask questions.

What is of note in this discussion was that Commissioner Udalovas did not know that code enforcement is not in her department. Code enforcement is in Commissioner Pepitone’s department and it is obvious from his questions that he knows very little about it or even that it is his responsibility.

At the January reorganization meeting the following powers, duties and personnel were assigned to the Department of Public Affairs and Commissioner Udalovas was given that department:

                  Community Development /CDBG                                                                                                                       Zoning Board Zoning Officer
                  Building Inspector
                  Bureau of permits & Inspections
                  Construction Official
                  Electrical Inspector
                  Fire Protection
                  Official Housing Inspections & Rental Registrations
                  Plumbing Inspector Sub Code Officials
                   Industrial and Economic Development
                  Industrial Commission
                  Planning Board
                  Planning Department
                  Tourism
                  Public Relations
                  All other employees of the Department of Public Affairs


The following powers, duties and personnel were assigned to the Department of Public Safety, which was assigned to Commissioner Pepitone:

                  Animal Control
                  Officer Emergency Management Services
                  First Aid Organizations/Millville Rescue Squad
                  Fire Chief/Fire Department Fire Safety Inspector
                  Municipal Court Judge
                  Municipal Court Administrator/Municipal Court Administrator’s Office
                  Police Chief/Police
                  Department Code Enforcement (Property Maintenance)
                  Code Enforcement (Trash & Recycling)
                  All other employees of the Department of Public Safety  


At the last meeting, a resolution to reorganize the duties of each commissioner was tabled. Hopefully they will look at what they are supposed to be doing before deciding what to change.    


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