City Departments | City of Charleston

Department	Contact Information	Duties
Accounting	Jennifer Vickers, City Auditor 501 Virginia Street East, Room 203 Charleston, WV 25301 P: (304) 348-8028 F: (304) 347-1831	Accounts Payable Processing All Accounting Related Functions Capital Assets Reporting Financial Reporting
City Attorney	Kevin Baker, City Attorney 501 Virginia Street East Charleston, WV 25301 P: (304) 348-8032 F: (304) 348-0770	Legal Matters
City Clerk	Miles Cary, City Clerk 501 Virginia Street East Charleston, WV 25301 P: (304) 348-8179 F: (304) 348-8038	Cemetery Deeds City Council City Council Agendas & Minutes City Elections Claims Against the City Police Department Applications
City Collector	Christina Merbedone-Byrd, City Collector 915 Quarrier Street, Suite 4 Charleston, WV 25301 (304) 348-8024 (304) 347-1810	Admissions/Amusement Tax Business License Business & Occupation Tax Business Registration City Service Fee Fire Protection & Refuse Service Fee Hotel/Motel Tax Public Utility Excise Tax Residential Rental Unit Registration & Licensing
City Engineer	Chris Knox, City Engineer 114 Dickinson Street Charleston, WV 25301 P: (304) 348-8106 F: (304) 348-8044	City Right of Ways Retaining Walls Storm Water Drainage Street Design Street Paving and Repairs
City Manager	Benjamin Mishoe, City Manager 501 Virginia Street East, Room 101 Charleston, WV 25301 P: (304) 348-8014 F: (304) 348-8157	Boater's Electricity Forms Purchasing Urban Deer Hunt Forms
City Treasurer	Benjamin D. Adams, Treasurer 501 Virginia Street East, Room 203 Charleston, WV 25301 (304) 348-8029 Email : ben.adams@cityofcharleston.org	Accounts Investments
CARE (Coordinated Addiction Response Effort) Team	Taryn Wherry, Director 1420 Kanawha Blvd, W Charleston, WV 25387 (304) 881-1686	Substance Use Issues Mental Health Quick Response Team Outreach to unsheltered/vulnerable individuals Reunification
Development Services	Dan Vriendt, Director of Development Services Billy Smith, Building Commissioner Ashley Carr, Code Enforcement Supervisor Development Services Department Hours of Operation: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Phone: 304.348.6833 Fax: 304.348.8042 Office Location: 915 Quarrier St, Suite 1, Charleston, WV 25301 Code Enforcement Division Hours of Operation: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Phone: 304.348.8105 Office Location: 915 Quarrier St, Suite 3, Charleston, WV 25301 The Development Services page is still under construction. In the interim, you can visit the existing Building Commission and Planning Department pages for more information.	Addressing Board of Zoning Appeals Building Inspections Building Permits Contractor Registrations Demolitions Flood Plain Management Historic Landmarks Commission Municipal Planning Commission Permit & Plan Reviews Property Maintenance Subdivisions Zoning Permits
Finance	Andy Wood, Director 501 Virginia Street East Charleston, WV 25301 P: (304) 348-8014 F: (304) 348-8157	Budget Information
Fire Department	Craig Matthews, Chief 808 Virginia Street Charleston, WV 25302 P: (304) 348-8137 F: (304) 348-0731	Fire Safety
General Services & Building Maintenance	Mike Cochran, Director City Hall 501 Virginia Street, East Charleston, WV 25301 P: (304) 348-8000 ext. 199 or ext. 198 F: (304) 720-1590	Construction Electrical
Homeland Security and Emergency Management	Chad Jones, Interim Director 501 Virginia Street East Charleston, WV 25301 P: (304) 348-8130 F: (304) 348-6419	Disaster & Emergency Planning Disaster Preparedness Education
Talent & Culture	Maria Church, Director P.O. Box 2749 Charleston, WV 25330 P: (304) 348-8015 F: (304) 348-8055	Recruiting Performance Management Compensation Benefits Employment Relations Risk Management Employee Assistance
Information Systems	Adam Cottrell, Director 501 Virginia Street East Charleston, WV 25301	Maintain and update all City networks Support City of Charleston employee's Application Systems and Network PCs Perform backend office payment verification processing for various Application Systems
Mayor	Mayor Amy Goodwin 501 Virginia Street East Charleston, WV 25301 P: (304) 348-8174 F: (304) 348-8034 mayorsoffice@cityofcharleston.org	Civic / Citizen Duties
Mayor's Office of Economic and Community Development (MOECD)	Andrew Backus, Director 105 McFarland Street Charleston, WV 25301 P: (304) 348-8035 F: (304) 348-0704 Office Hours Monday thru Friday: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Closed Saturday and Sunday	Economic Development Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) HUD Low to Moderate Income Grants/Loans Home Buying Assistance Home Rehabilitation Assistance
Municipal Court	Judge Matt Smith 501 Virginia Street East Charleston, WV 25301 P: (304) 348-8079 F: (304) 348-6894 Mailing Address: Municipal Court PO BOX 2749 Charleston, WV 25301	Traffic Tickets Traffic Court Municipal Court
Parks and Recreation	200 Baker Lane Charleston, WV 25302 P: (304) 348-6860 F: (304) 348-0705	Cato Park & Golf Course Kanawha City Community Center Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center North Charleston Community Center Roosevelt Neighborhood Center
Police Department	Scott Dempsey, Chief 501 Virginia Street East Charleston, WV 25301 P: (304) 348-6460 F: (304) 348-6416 http://www.charlestonwvpolice.org/	Street Closings Accident Reports
Public Art	Jeff Pierson, Director 915 Quarrier Street Charleston, WV 25301 P: 304-348-8000 ext 306 Email : jeff.pierson@cityofcharleston.org https://www.facebook.com/publicartcharlestonwv	https://www.facebook.com/publicartcharlestonwv
Public Works	Brent Webster, Director 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue Charleston, WV 25302 P: (304) 348-6850 F: (304) 345-7669	Equipment Maintenance Public Grounds Street Department Refuse & Recycling
Spring Hill Cemetery	Spring Hill Cemetery Park and Arboretum Larry Ford, Superintendent 1555 Farnsworth Drive Charleston, WV 25311 P: (304) 348-8010 F: (304) 348-6406 Link: https://www.springhillcemeterycharleston.com/	Cemetery Affairs Serving the families of the deceased while honoring those who have passed before us. A quiet place of repose for the deceased and a restful scenic park for the living.
Traffic, Parking and Transportation		On-Street Parking Parking Garages Traffic Control