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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, the City Manager supervises six appointed administrative officers:

  • Assistant City Manager Ryan Fellows
  • City Assessor Chuck Sittig
  • City Clerk Allyson Holm
  • City Treasurer Debbie Lambrix
  • Chief of Police Larry Pitchford
  • Fire Chief Chris Huston

 
The City's other full-time administrative staff members include:

  • Assistant Treasurer Nancy Mast
  • Deputy Clerk Christin Rice

 
The City Manager also supervises departmental superintendents:

  • Recreational Facilities Superintendent
  • Street Superintendent John Sayne
  • Water Superintendent Ken Anderson

 


 
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.

 


 

Experience
 
Many City staff members have years of experience 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 May 2013.) 

 

Administrative Staff:
Assistant Treasurer Nancy Mast 7/27/1992 20
City Building Inspector Ed Carpenter 2/15/2000 13
Assistant City Manager Ryan Fellows 1/22/2007 6
City Treasurer Debbie Lambrix 8/13/2012
City Manager William J. Geisler

8/27/2012

City Clerk Allyson Holm

9/21/2012

Deputy Clerk Christin Rice 5/6/2013
Police Department:
Chief of Police Larry Pitchford 11/17/1975 37
Patrolman Michael Cluster 1/10/2003 10
Patrolman Joel Lewis 4/13/2004 9
Sergeant Jason Grimmett 3/10/2006 7
Patrolman Jason Flick 5/27/2007 6
Admin. Assistant Amy Mailhot 5/1/2008 5
Patrolman Adam Schaaf 3/17/2009 4
Patrolman Dan Hansen 11/27/2011 1
Recreational F. Dept.:
RF Superintendent
 
Street Department:
Street Worker Robert James 11/10/1986 26
Street Worker Jeffery Schroeder 2/6/1995 18
Street Superintendent Louis John Sayne 9/19/1997 15
Licensed Mechanic Harold Killingworth 4/3/2000 13
Utility Worker Myron "Butch" Conklin 5/8/2000 13
 
Water Department:
Water Superintendent Kenneth Anderson 9/2/1986 25
Water Plant Operator Robert Gruener 6/10/2002 10
Water Plant Operator Jeffrey Johnson 7/10/2002 10
Water Plant Operator Christopher Huston 6/5/2005 7

 

This page last updated on 5/8/2013.

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