The city
Departments
All 27 of them, with the names the city uses.
- Police
Patrol, investigations, and the dispatch centre that answers when you call.
- Fire
Suppression, prevention and inspections.
- EMS
Ambulances and pre-hospital care.
- Public Works
Streets, drainage, garbage and brush, and the crews that do the work.
- Public Utilities
Water, wastewater and the meters in between.
- Maintenance
The shop: every city vehicle, every preventive service, every road call.
- Pharr International Bridge
The produce crossing, and the busiest port of entry for fresh fruit and vegetables on the southern border.
- City Clerk's Office
Agendas, minutes, elections, boards and public records.
- City Manager's Office
The office that runs the city day to day.
- Finance
The budget, the audit, payroll and what the city owes.
- Purchasing
Bids, contracts and how the city spends.
- Development Services
Planning, zoning and subdivisions.
- Building & Code Compliance
Permits, inspections and code cases.
- Engineering
Capital projects, drainage studies and the work in the street.
- Public Health
Environmental health, food establishments and animal control.
- Parks & Recreation
Parks, the natatorium, programmes and the fields.
- Pharr Memorial Library
Books, computers, programmes and a quiet place with air conditioning.
- Municipal Court
Citations, hearings and payments.
- Human Resources
Hiring, benefits and city holidays.
- Innovation & Technology
Networks, systems, Pharr Connect, and the vendor contracts underneath them.
- Public Safety Communications
The 911 centre.
- Office of City Communications
Notices, media and PHARR.LIFE TV.
- Office of Strategic Excellence
Performance, process and the Pharr Pride framework.
- Grants
Federal and state awards, and the reporting each one demands.
- Special Events
Festivals, closures and permits for the city's own calendar.
- Food Services
Senior meals and the Park Bench Deli.
- Tierra Del Sol Golf Course
Tee times, rates and the course.