Office of Borough President James P. Molinaro
Staten Island, New York
About the Borough President's Office
Borough President James P. Molinaro and his staff of 49 at Borough Hall.
The Borough President is an advocate for the entire Borough of Staten Island and all its residents, and represents the Borough's interests within City government. The Borough President works with the mayor in preparing the annual executive budget and communicates Staten Island’s budget priorities directly to the City Council.
The Borough President reviews major land use decisions and proposes sites for city facilities within Staten Island. As chair of the Borough Board, the Borough President leads the Staten Island City Council delegation and the borough's Community Board chairs in the review and approval process for transfer of public properties in Staten Island to private use, and the review of uniform land use applications.
The Borough President monitors the delivery of city services in Staten Island, intervening where problems arise, and the Borough President's Office also houses the Borough's Topographical Bureau, which is responsible for maintaining the borough's official maps, and assigning street addresses.
In addition, the Borough President appoints one member to the Panel for Educational Policy and one member to the City Planning Commission, as well as some 150 members to Staten Island’s three community boards.
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