The departments of the City of Brussels

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The organization of the administrative departments of the City operates on a distinction between: the services asked to return services internally (the departments of structure) and those who return services to the population (the departments of production).

The departments of structure

There are 4 departments of structure: Organization, Staff, Finances and Purchasing group.

The Organisation Department watches the good circulation of information within the administration and to the outside. It is in charge of organizing the weekly meetings of the College, the fortnightly meetings of the city council, the formal reception, the internal relations via the new technologies, the distribution of information via the usual and modern channels,...

The Staff Department supplies to the administration the necessary human resources for its smooth running. It proceeds to the examinations of recruitment, promotion, settles the treatment of the staff, manages in fact all the administrative and statutory aspects of the staff.

The Finance Department has to get the financial means for the City, check the use and make payments by respecting legal requirements.

The Purchasing Department supplies to the administration all the necessary movable needs for the execution of its numerous missions. To do that, it manages the procurement contracts of the City for delivery and services.

The departments of production

There are 6 departments of production.

The Road Works Department takes care of the maintenance of the municipal public highway (public cleansing, pavement) and municipal green spaces. It also assures the management and maintenance of the car fleet of the City.

Another technical department is the Town Planning Department which is particularly attentive to the harmonization of the public place but it also watches the maintenance of the public and architectural heritage of the City of Brussels.

The Demography Department is best known to the general public. Every inhabitant of Brussels has already appealed to its services to obtain an administrative document. But the department is also particularly attentive to the well-being of children up to the age of 3 years via a network of day-nurseries.

The Department of the Public education is in charge of organizing the municipal education, in both languages. Libraries and activities outside school are also a part of its attributions.

The Department of Trade and the Municipal Property Management Agency assures the management of buildings and heritage of the City. It also delivers authorizations relative to the commercial activity on the public road network.

The Culture, Youth, Leisure and Sports Department promotes a cultural and sports policy and organizes activities for youth.