The city
Departments
All 34 of them, with the names the city uses.
- Police Department
Patrol, investigations, the police academy and community outreach.
- Fire Department
Suppression, the fire marshal's office, inspections and the fire academy.
- Public Works
Streets, stormwater, traffic and right of way — four divisions and the crews behind them.
- Streets Division
Paving, signs, striping and the potholes you report.
- Stormwater Division
The ditches, the pump stations, and what happens when it rains.
- Traffic Division
Signals, signage and the studies behind a speed limit.
- Right of Way Division
Mowing, clearing and what the city may do in the strip beside your fence.
- Solid Waste Management
Residential collection, brush and bulky pick-up, recycling and the landfill.
- Recycling Services
What goes in the blue cart, and what the city does with it.
- Utilities Department
Water and wastewater, the mains and the meters, and the annual water quality report.
- Utility Billing
One bill for water, wastewater and garbage — and the window that explains it.
- Finance Department
The budget, the audit, the financial reports and what the city owes.
- Purchasing
Bids, vendor registration and how the city spends.
- Engineering Department
Capital improvement projects, floodplain management, GIS and the work in the street.
- Planning & Zoning
Zoning, the comprehensive plan, subdivisions and the map of what can be built where.
- Building Safety
The permit centre, plan review and the inspections that follow.
- Code Enforcement Division
Junked vehicles, high grass, illegal dumping and the cases behind them.
- Health Division
Food establishment permits, inspections and public health.
- Animal Care Services
The shelter, adoptions, strays and licensing.
- Aviation Department
South Texas International Airport at Edinburg — facilities, fuel, weather and U.S. Customs.
- Parks & Recreation
Parks, aquatics, athletics, Active Edinburg and the facility rentals.
- Municipal Golf Courses
Los Lagos, eighteen holes, and Ebony Hills, nine — the city runs both.
- Dustin M. Sekula Memorial Library
Books, computers, programmes and a quiet place with air conditioning.
- Cultural Arts
The Edinburg Arts, Culture & Event Center, the concert series and the classes.
- Scenic Wetlands & World Birding Center
Forty acres of wetland inside the city, and the birds that stop here.
- Municipal Court
Citations, hearings, warrants and payments.
- Human Resources & Civil Service
Hiring, benefits, employment notices and the civil service rules.
- Risk Management
Safety, claims and the city's own exposure.
- Grants Administration
CDBG, fair housing, Section 3 and the public notices behind them.
- Communications & Media
Notices, the newsletter, the events calendar and ECN-1300, the city's channel.
- City Secretary
Agendas, minutes, elections, records, certificates and passports.
- City Attorney
The city's own counsel, and the code of ordinances.
- City Manager's Office
The office that runs the city day to day, and the organisational chart.
- Edinburg Economic Development Corporation
Business recruitment, incentives and the development portal.