Government of Rochester
City of Rochester | |
|---|---|
| File:Seal of Rochester, New York.svg Seal of the Government | |
| Polity type | Modified Mayor-Council |
| Part of | State of New York |
| Constitution | Charter of the City of Rochester |
| Formation | 1834 |
| Legislative branch | |
| Name | City Council |
| Meeting place | Rochester City Hall |
| Presiding officer | Miguel A. Meléndez, Jr. |
| Executive branch | |
| Head of Government | |
| Title | Mayor |
| Currently | Malik Evans |
The Government of Rochester, New York, also known as the City of Rochester, is a municipal corporation chartered by the State of New York. Tracing its origins to the incorporation of the village of Rochesterville in 1817, the City now operates largely under a framework established by the Charter of 1907. Today, this framework consists of a legislative branch, an executive branch, and a recently formed independent administrative branch.
While historically utilizing ward republic and city manager structures, the City now has a modified mayor-council system that mirrors the power-sharing constitutional framework of the U.S. federal government. The Charter gives the City's legislative entity, City Council, sweeping powers to set municipal policy via legislation, confirm and remove heads of city departments, set and modify the municipal budget, and oversee all city operations (including via formal investigation). The mayor is empowered to nominate and supervise department heads, propose a budget and manage spending, and influence policy via legislative and budgetary veto powers. The largest department of the City is the Rochester Police Department, which houses roughly one-third of all City employees.
Despite the vast legal powers granted to City Council, longstanding practice has allowed the mayor and his corporation counsel to direct most policymaking, budgetary, and oversight functions. In the late 2010s, community opposition to the executive branch's public safety policies led legislators to upend tradition and unilaterally legislate reform; in doing so, they endowed a new administrative wing of government, the Police Accountability Board, with a mixture of executive and legislative authority. Today, the evolving, contested roles of the legislature and the Board define the City's politics and administration.
History
The 1907 Charter
A Return to Council
Executive
The Executive branch is…
Mayor
Corporation Counsel
Cabinet (Senior Management Team)
| Position | Name | Image | Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Mayor | Patrick Cunningham | 2022 | |
| Chief of Staff | Tamara Mayberry | 2022 | |
| Corporation Counsel | Linda S. Kingsley | 2022 | |
| Chief of Police | David Smith | 2022 | |
| Fire Chief | Felipe Hernandez Jr. | 2022 | |
| Director of Budget | Michael T. Burns | 2022 | |
| Director of Communications | Barbara Pierce | 2022 | |
| Commissioner of Environmental Services | Richard J. Perrin, III | 2022 | |
| Director of Emergency Communications | Michael J. Cerretto | 2018 | |
| Director of Finance | Kim D. Jones | 2022 | |
| Director of Human Resources | Rose M. Nichols | 2022 | |
| Director of Information Technology | William D. Boudreaux | 2022 | |
| Director of the Public Library | Patty Uttaro | 2009 | |
| Commissioner of Neighborhood & Business Development | Dana K. Miller | 2022 | |
| Director of the Office of Public Integrity | Timothy R. Weir | 2014 | |
| Commissioner of Recreation & Human Services | Shirley J.A. Green | 2022 | |
| Special Assistant to the Mayor | John C. Brach | 2022 | |
| Advisor for Violence Prevention | Victor Saunders | 2022 | |
| Liaison to City Council | Josanne Reaves | 2022 | |
| Director of Special Projects | Liliana Ruiz | 2022 |
Departments and agencies
Legislative
Administrative
Other government agencies
RCSD, RHA, etc.
See also
References
Notes
Sources
- City of Rochester, Charter of the City of Rochester. eCode360. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- Freeman, Harry H. (1927). Rochester: History, Institutions, and Government. Self-published.
- McKelvey, Blake (1949). Rochester, the Flower City: 1855–1890. Harvard University Press.
- McKelvey, Blake (1956). Rochester: the Quest for Quality: 1890–1925. Harvard University Press.
- McKelvey, Blake (1961). Rochester: an Emerging Metropolis, 1925–1961. Harvard University Press.
- McKelvey, Blake (1963). Rochester, the Water-power City, 1812–1854. Harvard University Press.
- Rochester Bureau of Municipal Research (1952). Rochester Since 'twenty-eight. Rochester Bureau of Municipal Research.
- Smith, Frederick Francis (1907). A Short History of the Local Government of the City of Rochester. Printing Co. Limited.
- Weller, W. Earl (1933). "The Expanding Charter Life of Rochester". Publication Fund Series of the Rochester Historical Society. 12:1 61–94.
- Weller, W. Earl (1934). Canvass of Votes and Political History of Rochester. Rochester Bureau of Municipal Research.
Citations
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