CITY STAFF STRUCTURE
The City of New Buffalo has a council-manager form of government, with a five member City Council which is elected at-large. The mayor is annually selected in May by and from the City Council, and they appoint the City Manager.
The City Council directly supervises the City Manager and the City Attorney. Because the City of New Buffalo has a council-manager form of government, all City staff and departments are supervised by the City Manager, except the office of City Attorney, which is supervised by the City Council.
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS AND STAFF MEMBERS
As the Chief Administrative Officer of the City, and by City Charter, City Manager Michael Mitchell supervises five appointed administrative officers:
- City Assessor Chuck Sittig
- City Clerk Sandra White
- City Treasurer Dana Pinkert
- Chief of Police Larry Pitchford
- Fire Chief Chris Huston
The City's other administrative staff members include:
- Assistant to the City Manager Ryan Fellows
- Assistant Treasurer Nancy Mast
- Office Assistant/ Recording Secretary Kim Schmitz
The City Manager also supervises departmental superintendents:
- Street Superintendent John Sayne
- Water Superintendent Ken Anderson
Building Department inspectors are contract staff for the City:
- Building Inspector Ed Carpenter
- Electrical Inspector Charlie Basinger
- Plumbing Inspector John Dobberteen
The Office of City Zoning Administrator consists of:
- City Zoning Administrator/ City Manager Michael Mitchell
- Assistant Zoning Administrator/ Assistant to the City Manager Ryan Fellows
- Code Enforcement Official/ City Building Inspector Ed Carpenter
- Code Enforcement Officer/ Police Patrolman Michael Cluster
- Planning Commission-ZBA Recording Secretary/ Office Assistant Kim Schmitz
CITY ORGANIZATION
Here is an organizational chart with City staff and departments.
Please use the links to the left for more information regarding City staff and departments.
EXPERIANCE
Many City staff members have years of experiance with the City. Others are just getting started here. The City is very thankful for their years of dedicated public service. A list with dates of hire and years of service is below (as of March 2012.)
Administrative Staff:
| Assistant Treasurer | Nancy Mast | 7/27/1992 | 19 |
| City Clerk | Sandra White | 9/29/2003 | 8 |
| Assistant to the CM | Ryan Fellows | 1/22/2007 | 5 |
| Office Assistant | Kim Schmitz | 8/29/2007 | 4 |
| City Manager | Michael Mitchell | 3/1/2011 | 1 |
| City Treasurer | Dana Pinkert | 3/22/2011 | 1 |
Police Department:
| Chief of Police | Larry Pitchford | 11/17/1975 | 36 |
| Patrolman | Michael Cluster | 1/10/2003 | 9 |
| Patrolman | Joel Lewis | 4/13/2004 | 7 |
| Patrolman | Jason Grimmett | 3/10/2006 | 6 |
| Patrolman | Jason Flick | 5/27/2007 | 4 |
| Adm. Assisstant | Amy Mailhot | 5/1/2008 | 3 |
| Patrolman | Adam Schaaf | 3/13/2009 | 3 |
| Patrolman | Dan Hansen | In 2011 (?)
| 1 |
Public Works Department:
| Public Works Worker | Robert James | 11/10/1986 | 25 |
| Public Works Worker | Jeffery Schroeder | 2/6/1995 | 17 |
| DPW Superintendent | Louis John Sayne | 9/19/1997 | 14 |
| Licenced Mechanic | Harold Killingsworth | 4/3/2000 | 11 |
| Utility Worker | Myron "Butch" Conklin | 5/8/2000 | 11 |
Water Department:
| Water Superintendant | Kenneth Anderson | 9/2/1986 | 25 |
| Water Plant Operator | Robert Gruener | 6/10/2002 | 9 |
| Water Plant Operator | Jeffrey Johnson | 7/10/2002 | 9 |
| Water Plant Operator | Christopher Huston | 6/5/2005 | 6 |
This page last updated on 1/10/2012.
