Administration & Structure 

The City’s administrative structure consists of four Commissions:

  • City Manager
  • Community Development
  • Public Health, Safety & Social Services
  • Engineering & Operational Services

All of the various City Departments report either to the City Manager or to a General Manager who is responsible for ensuring the effective operation and delivery of services to the community by the departments that report to them. A brief description of each of the Commissions has been provided below.

For more detailed department page profiles and contact information, please visit the department pages found on the left hand navigation links on this page.

City Manager: John Brown

The City Manager is the senior administrator of the City and advises City Council on matters of community and strategic significance and provides corporate leadership to all City Departments through the effective implementation of Council’s direction and policies. The City Manager is also responsible for those departments involved in the corporate/administrative functions of the City including:

  • Accounting
  • Budgets & Financial Analysis
  • Brantford Power, Energy and Hydro Inc.
  • City Clerk's Office
  • Corporate Policy & Management Practices
  • Customer Service
  • Human Resources
  • Legal and Real Estate
  • Provincial Offenses Office
  • Purchasing
  • Purchasing Stores/Dispatch
  • Tax Office
  • Treasury Administration

Community Development Services: Ted Salisbury, General Manager

The departments in the Community Development Services Commission advise City Council on matters involving development and cultural activities in the City. The General Manager of Community Development Services is responsible for those departments involved in the following:

  • Brantford Cultural Network
  • Brownfields
  • Building
  • Business Resource Centre
  • Communications & Customer Service
  • Current Planning Services
  • Development Approvals
  • Downtown Revitalization
  • Economic Development and Tourism
  • Growth Management
  • Heritage
  • IT Services
  • Policy Planning, Heritage & Special Projects
  • Property Standards
  • Enforcement
  • Sanderson Centre

Public Health, Safety & Social Services: Dan Temprile, General Manager

The departments in the Public Health, Safety & Social Services Commission advise City Council on matters related to the care, protection and well-being of individuals, families, and organizations throughout the City. The General Manager of Public Health, Safety & Social Services is responsible for those departments involved in the following:

  • Ontario Works
  • Housing Department
  • Child Care Services
  • Brantford Fire Department
  • Brantford Police Services
  • Brantford Public Library

Engineering & Operational Services: Sandra Lawson, General Manager

The departments of the Engineering & Operations Commission advise City Council on matters involving the management of municipal infrastructure and buildings, water and sewage treatment, garbage and recycling collections, transit, road maintenance, and parks and recreation programming. The General Manager of Engineering & Operations Services is responsible for those departments involved in the following:

  • Brantford Farmers’ Market
  • Brantford Municipal Airport
  • Design and Construction
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Services
  • Fleet
  • Golf Operations
  • Parks & Recreation
  • Parking
  • Property Management
  • Public Works
  • Garbage and Recycling Collection
  • TransitTransportation Services