Community Development & Public Works

Community Development and Public Works Department
City of Oroville
1735 Montgomery Street
Oroville, Ca 95965

Mission Statement
The Mission Statement for the Department of Community Development and Public Works is to provide absolutely the highest quality of professional government services for the City of Oroville.

Overview
The Department of Community Development Department and Public Works includes urban planning, engineering, building and fire safety, code enforcement, project management for both design and construction activities, airport management, recycling, and public works operations and maintenance. The front counter at City Hall is consolidated and managed under the guidance of a Planning/Counter Technician. The Department provides engineering design services, as well as management of both design and construction contracts for the City and the Redevelopment Agency. With the purpose of streamlining government services and creating a one-stop service counter for development, the Department is committed to working with the business community, cleaning up blighted areas, and redevelopment of downtown Oroville.

• Provides management and leadership to the department;
• Provides engineering design, consultant and construction contract management for the City and the Redevelopment Agency;
• Provides administrative support to all other divisions, such as phone messaging, bill paying, ordering of supplies, word processing, mailing, and filing;
• Provides coverage of the front counter, including general public support, and the processing of planning, building and engineering applications and permits;
• Acts as a liaison between all divisions to streamline resolution of issues; and
• Acts in many instances as the initial point of contact with the general public.