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City Phone Directory


CITY HALL GENERAL INFORMATION - (716) 851-4200

MAYOR - Room 201, (716) 851-4841
Byron Brown, Mayor
Steven M. Casey, First Deputy Mayor
Bernadette Taylor, Executive Assistant to the Mayor, (716) 851-4866
Jessica Maglietto, CitiStat, (716) 851-6506
Susan Gonzalez, Special Events, (716) 851-6508


ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE - Room 203, (716) 851-5922
Janet E. Penksa, Commissioner
Budget & Mgmt, Room 203, (716) 851-5922
Collections, Room 113, (716) 851-4310
Inventory & Stores, Room 1901, (716) 851-4144
Purchase Division, Room 1902, (716) 851-5222
Parking Violations Bureau, Room 111, (716) 851-5182
Parking Meter & Enforcement, 166 Dart St., (716) 851-5832
Towing & Storage Oper., 166 Dart St., (716) 851-5369
Treasury, Room 117, (716) 851-5722
Urban Affairs, Room 203, (716) 851-5713

ASSESSMENT & TAXATION - Room 101, (716) 851-5733
Martin F. Kennedy, Commissioner, (716) 851-5734
Assessments, Room 101, (716) 851-5733
Taxes, Room 121, (716) 851-5733
Exemptions, Room 105, (716) 851-4374

AUDIT & CONTROL - Room 1225, (716) 851-5255
Darby Fishkin, Deputy Comptroller, (716) 851-5258
Amber Small, Sp. Asst. Comptroller, (716) 851-5290
Anne Forti-Sciarrino, City Accountant, Room 1219, (716) 851-5276
Accounts Payable Supervisor, Room 1230, (716) 851-5272
Darryl McPherson, City Auditor, Room 1230, (716) 851-5265
Richard Calipari, Investment & Debt Management, (716) 851-5269

CITY CLERK, RECORDS MANAGEMENT OFFICER AND REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS - Room 1308, (716) 851-5431, fax # (716) 851-4845
Gerald Chwalinski, City Clerk
Wilmer Olivencia, Deputy City Clerk
Diana L. Rico, Deputy City Clerk - Vital Statistics
General Office, Room 1308, (716) 851-5431, fax # (716) 851-4845
Records Management
Records Pickup/Retrieval, (716) 874-6401
Consultations/Training, (716) 851-5431
Inactive Storage Center (Off-site)
Main Office, (716) 874-6401
Vital Statistics, (716) 851-5431

COMMUNITY SERVICES & RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMING- Room 1701, (716) 851-4001
Otis Barker, Deputy Commissioner
Disabled Parking Permits, Room 8B, (716) 851-4204
Contract Administration, Room 1701, (716) 851-4017
Contract Compliance Ofc., Room 1701, (716) 851-4001
Substance Abuse Services, 191 North St, Suite 110, Buffalo NY 14201, (716) 886-2137
Youth Bureau, Room 2301, (716) 851-5177
Senior Services, Room 8A, (716) 851-4141
Employment & Training - 77 Goodell, (716) 856-5627

COMMON COUNCIL
David A. Franczyk, Council President
Fillmore District, 1315 City Hall
(716) 851-4138 / (716) 851-4139 (fax: (716) 851-4869)

Bonnie E. Russell, President Pro Tempore
University District, 1508 City Hall
(716) 851-5165 / (716) 851-5166 (fax: (716) 851-4580)

Michael J. LoCurto
Delaware District, 1405 City Hall
(716) 851-5155

Richard A. Fontana, Majority Leader
Lovejoy District, 1414 City Hall
(716) 851-5151 / (716) 851-5252 (fax: (716) 851-5141)

Demone A. Smith
Masten District, 1316-A City Hall
(716) 851-5145 / (716) 851-5146 (fax: (716) 851-5443)

David A. Rivera
Niagara District, 1504 City Hall
(716) 851-5125 / (716) 851-5126 (fax: (716) 851-4970)

Darius Pridgen
Ellicott District, 1408 City Hall
(716) 851-4980 / (716) 851-4981 (fax: (716) 851-6576)

Joseph Golombek, Jr.
North District, 1502 City Hall
(716) 851-5116 / (716) 851-5117 (fax: (716) 851-5648)

Michael P. Kearns
South District, 1401 City Hall
(716) 851-5169 / (716) 851-4339 (fax: (716) 851-4553)


COUNCIL STAFF  - Room 1413, (716) 851-5105, fax # (716) 851-4234
James S. Pajak, Chief of Staff (716) 851-5161

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS OFFICE - (716) 851-5333
Garnell W. Whitfield Jr., Commissioner
Emergency Services Coordinator, 195 Court Street, (716) 851-5333

FIRE DEPARTMENT - 195 COURT ST., (716) 851-5333
Garnell W. Whitfield, Jr., Commissioner
Patrick T. Lewis, Deputy Fire Commissioner 

HUMAN RESOURCES - Room 1007, (716) 851-5900 x 201
Patricia Folts, Commissioner
Secretary, Room 1007, x200
Main Line , (716) 851-5900
Comp/Benefits, Room 1014
Antoinette Palmer, Director, (716) 851-9617
Workers Comp Analyst, (716) 851-9621
Medical/Benefits, (716) 851-9637
IOD - (Police), (716) 851-9620
IOD - (Fire), (716) 851-9618
Personnel
Gladys Herndon-Hill, Director, (716) 851-9623
Civil Service
Olivia Licata, Director
Information, (716) 851-9614
Exam Postings, (716) 851-9615
Eligible Lists, (716) 851-9613

LAW DEPARTMENT - Room 1101, (716) 851-4333
David Rodriguez, Acting Corporation Counsel
Claims, Room 1132, (716) 851-4340
Receptionist, Room 1101, (716) 851-4343
David Rodriguez, Senior Deputy Corporation Counsel, Room 1124, (716) 851-4327
Administrative Adjudication, Room 215, (716) 851-4046

CITY HALL MAILROOM - (716) 851-5518

MANAGEMENT INFORMATIONS SYSTEMS - Room 1201, (716) 851-4836
Raj Mehta, Director
Peter Barone, Supervisor of Operations, (716) 851-4883
Tom Cavaretta, Supervisor of Operations, (716) 851-5458
Jim Seguin, Network Security, (716) 851-4837
Data Center, (716) 851-5469
Help Desk, Room 1201, (716) 851-5450

CITIZEN SERVICES - Room 218, (716) 851-4890, fax# (716) 851-5306
Oswaldo Mestre, Jr., Director
BarCal J. Jones, Administrative Assistant, (716) 851-4229
Mayor's 311 Call and Resolution Center, 311 or (716) 851-4890
Robert Kreutinger, 311 Call Center Manager, (716) 851-5316
Jason Shell, Quality of Life Program Manager, (716) 851-4042
Burt Mirti, Anti-Graffiti & Clean City Program Coordinator, (716) 851-4348
Nicole Drye, Save our Streets Program Coordinator, (716) 851-5094
Antwan Diggs, Buffalo Weed & Seed Program Coordinator, (716) 851-4281
Whitney B. Kemp, Citizen Participation and Information Coordinator, (716) 851-5989

ECONOMIC DEV., PERMIT & INSPECTION SERVICES - Room 324, (716) 851-4972
Inspections Division, Room 304, (716) 851-4949
Permits, Room 301, (716) 851-4925
Licenses, Room 313, (716) 851-4078
Bldg. Code Review, Room 323, (716) 851-4111

POLICE DEPARTMENT - (716) 851-4571
Daniel Derenda, Commissioner
Headquarters, 74 Franklin St., (716) 851-4444
Byron Lockwood, 1ST Deputy Commissioner, (716) 851-4040

PUBLIC WORKS, PARKS & STREETS - Room 502, (716) 851-5636
Steven J. Stepniak, Commissioner, Room 502, (716) 851-5636
Peter J. Merlo, City Engineer, Room 502, (716) 851-5631
Buildings Division, Room 604, (716) 851-5871
Buildings Superintendent, Room 1, (716) 851-5991
BURA Const/Design, Room 612, (716) 851-5014
Telecommunications, Room 613, (716) 851-4297
Apollo Center -  716- 881-9300 - Fax number: 881- 6800
Traffic Engineer, Room 512, (716) 851-5366
Street Design, Room 512, (716) 851-5625
Construction, Room 505, (716) 851-5619
Street Lighting/Utilities, Room 501, (716) 851-5362
Parks Division - General Office Number, (716) 884-9660
Water - Engineer, Room 601, (716) 851-4766
Water Customer Service, (716) 852-4565
Streets Sanitation Division
Animal Shelter, (716) 851-5694
Garbage/Trash Pick Up, (716) 851-5987
Plowing/Cleaning Streets, (716) 851-5805
User Fee, Room 113,  (716) 851-5966
Bldgs - Planning & Design, Room 616, (716) 851-5850

STRATEGIC PLANNING - Room 920, (716) 851-2872
Receptionist/BURA, Room 920, (716) 851-4769
Real Estate/In-Rem Properties, Room 901, (716) 851-5277
Land Use Planning, Room 901, (716) 851-5086
Planning Analysis, Room 912, (716) 851-5073
Comm. Planning, Room 920, (716) 851-4533
Environmental Section, Room 920, (716) 851-6587
Scott Billman, BURA Counsel, Room 920, (716) 851-5775
F.C.A., Room 214, (716) 851-5658