Department |
Description |
Phone Number |
| Administration / Clerk | The office of the Township Administrator who is also the CEO of the Municipality. The Township Clerk is responsible for the certification of documents related to primary and general elections, issues licenses food establishments, gas stations, dogs and cats; the Clerk is also the local agency for the enforcement and issuance of Alcoholic Beverage Licenses. All birth, death and marriage licenses are issued through the Municipal Clerk's office. |
(973) 912-2200 (973) 912-2201 (973) 912-2202 |
| Assessor | This is the office of the Tax Assessor. The department assesses the value of the properties and manages tax appeals. | (973) 912-2208 |
| Building Dept. | Reviews submitted plans for all construction prior to issuing permits. Make building inspections as per State codes. | (973) 912-2220 |
| Prepares plans and designs specifications for public works projects. Supervises operation, maintenance, and repair of the township’s infrastructure.. Responsible for preparation and adoption of zoning ordinances, also responsible for overseeing the orderly development of the township. Also enforces zoning ordinances and building code. |
(973) 912-2219 (973) 912-2221 |
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| Finance / Treasury | The Finance Dept. includes the Chief Finance Officer, Tax Collector, Treasurer, Purchasing, Risk Management, Data Processing, and Water & Sewer Revenue Collection Divisions. | (973) 912-2210 |
| Health Department | Responsible for covering public and environmental health. Inspects all retail food establishments and restaurants. |
(908) 789-4070 |
| Police Division | The police department responds to approximately 11,000 calls for service annually. These calls for service range from the mundane assisting a motorist opening alocked car door to the response to a crime in progress. Each call is given thesame professional service by the department’s staff. The department is directly linked to the communities needs and approaches its duties with this in mind. | (973) 376-0400 |
| Fire Department | The Springfield Fire Department takes great pride in our Fire Loss record. Through our Public Education efforts, we have been able to reduce our losses significantly. Our Public Education Program takes into consideration our Senior Citizens as well as our school aged children. | |
| Dept. of Public Works / Recycling | This Department is responsible for the maintenance of all the buildings, parks and roads in the township. Picks up newspapers, magazines, glass jars, bottles, aluminum, tin cans and plastic every week. | (973) 912-8483 |
| Township Committee | Mayor and Committee Members | |
| Recreation Department | This department handles all Recreational Activities, parks facilities scheduling, and social services. | |
| Springfield Emergency Management | The Emergency Management Office is a department with several components. They are involved at major events in the town as well as in emergency situations. The department is also responsible for the development and implementation of the Township's Emergency Operating Plan. | (973)-467-3388 |
| Tax Collector | Duties include checking all details on tax bills for any changes for corrections, notification to banks as well as local residents. | (973)-912-2204 |
| Municipal Court | The court has jurisdiction over traffic violations, disorderly person's offenses and township ordinance violations that occur in the Township of Springfield. | (973)-912-2213 |