Business Administration

The Business Administrator is the Director of the Department of Administration, one of the ten municipal departments which the City may have under the Mayor-Council form of government established by State statute.

The Department of Business Administration includes the offices of the Business Administrator, Community Development, Economic Development, Information Systems, Insurance Services and Safety, Personnel, and Purchasing.

Other responsibilities of the Department include:

• Coordination of management directives from the Mayor's Office to the other departments
• Assistance in preparation of the municipal budget
• Grants management
• Labor negotiations
• City Council agenda preparation
• Management of the local educational and governmental Channel 9
• Sale of City-owned properties
• Coordination of requests for street closings
• Americans with Disabilities Act compliance

The Business Administrator's office maintains a City comment hotline: 856-794-4000, extension 4444, for people wishing to submit comments or complaints. During working hours, the comment hotline will be answered by a City employee ready to assist the caller. During non-working hours, callers may leave a message. Interested persons may also submit their thoughts to comments@vinelandcity.org or administration@vinelandcity.org.

Inquiries regarding City-owned properties may be addressed to the Business Administrator's Office in writing by regular mail or by e-mail, or by telephone. Please include the address, block and lot (if known), your name, address, and phone number. The Business Administrator's Office will conduct a survey of all municipal departments to determine whether or not the property is needed for public use, and will provide a response to you as soon as possible.