Anyone considering applying for the job of District Manager can learn about the job's responsibilities on pages 52 to 55 of 2010 Handbook for Community Board Members. The Brooklyn Borough President's website sums up the job:
The District Manager
Each Community Board has its own office, District Manager and staff. The District Manager and the Board staff are hired by a Community Board and serve at the Board's pleasure.
The District Manager establishes an office, hires staff, and implements procedures to improve the delivery of City services to the district. District Managers play many different roles. They are complaint takers, municipal mangers, information sources, community organizers, mediators, advocates and much more.
The main responsibility of the District Office is to receive and resolve complaints from community residents.
Many Board offices have assumed the responsibility of providing additional services. These might include assisting with Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption Forms, Housing Assistance Applications, Half-Fare applications, etc. They also process permits for block parties, street fairs, etc.
In addition, some offices may handle special projects, including organizing tenants and merchants associations, coordinating neighborhood cleanup programs, publicizing special events, and more, depending on community needs.
Each community board is given an annual budget that pays for personnel (the District Manager and full-time and/or part-time staff), rent (if charged), supplies, and mailings.
The majority of a board's budget--each board gets about $200,000 per year--is spent on personnel. In 2012, for example, CB 12 spent $152,574 on salaries. Mr. Sender's annual salary was $107,446. Lucille Mauro, Community Assistant, was paid $31,036. And Community Service Aide Ann Marie Honan earned $14 per hour and was paid $14,092.
Community Board 12 rents office space at 5910 13th Avenue, between 59th and 60th streets.
phone: (718) 851-0800
fax: (718) 851-4140
e-mail: bk12 @ cb . nyc . gov
http://www.brooklyncb12.org
