How to contact City staff and City Council.
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Contact information for City Council members, including a Council District map.
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- Building Safety
- City Manager’s Office
- Finance Department
- Fire Department
- Human Resources Department
- Information Technologies Department
- Legal Department
- Library
- METCAD
- Neighborhood Services Department
- Parking Services
- Planning Department
- Police Department
- Public Works Department
Contact Building Safety
Building Safety Map
307 S. Randolph Street
Champaign, IL 61820
217/403-6100
217/403-6114 (fax)
buildingsafety@ci.champaign.il.us
Supervisor
Larry Happ
Plans Reviewer for Commercial & Multi-Family Residential
Chuck White
Building Inspectors & Plans Review for 1 & 2 Family Dwellings
Charles Montgomery
John Glover
Plumbing & Sprinkler Inspector
Tony Pierce
HVAC, Fireplace & New 1 & 2 Family Electrical Inspector
Bob Cargo
Electrical & Fire Alarm Inspector
Frank Johnston
Inspector’s Office Hours
7:30 - 8:30 am and 3:30 – 4:30 pm
Other City Permit-Related Contacts
Planning Department / Zoning
217/403-8800
217/403-8980 (fax)
zoning@ci.champaign.il.us
Zoning Administration/Signs
Kevin Phillips
Public Works Department / Engineering
217/403-4700
217/403-4755 (fax)
publicworks@ci.champaign.il.us
Engineering
David Happ
Right-of-Way & Sump Pump Discharge
Harman Jordan
Grading-Drainage & Erosion Control
Bev Maddock
Outside Permit-Related Contacts
- Accessibility Contacts
- Ameren Illinois
- Illinois American Water
- Urbana-Champaign Sanitary District
- Champaign-Urbana Public Health District
- Illinois Dept. of Transportation
- Illinois State Fire Marshall
- Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
- Illinois EPA Asbestos Program
- Illinois EPA Contractor Lead Safety Brochure
- Illinois Emergency Management Agency Radon Program
- Illinois Energy Conservation Code
- Smart Energy Design Assistance Center
- Ameren IL Act on Energy
- JULIE – Call before you dig.
(Joint Utility Location Information Exchange)
811 or 800/892-0123
Contact City Manager’s Office
City Manager
Dorothy David
217/403-8710
City Manager’s Office
102 N. Neil Street
Champaign, IL 61820
citymanagersoffice@ci.champaign.il.us
Specific Staff Contact Information
Deputy City Manager for Development
Craig Rost
102 N. Neil Street
Champaign, IL 61820
217/403-8710
Deputy City Manager for Community Relations
Joan Walls
102 N. Neil Street
Champaign, IL 61820
217/403-8830
Contact Finance Department
Finance Director
Richard Schnuer
217/403-8940
Finance Department
102 N. Neil Street
Champaign, IL 61820
217/403-8940
financedept@ci.champaign.il.us
Specific Finance Staff Contact Information
City Documents & Licensing
217/403-8940
cityclerk@ci.champaign.il.us
Payments – other than Parking
217/403-8941
accounting@ci.champaign.il.us
Financial Information
217/403-8940
financedept@ci.champaign.il.us
Freedom of Information
FOIOCity@ci.champaign.il.us
Contact Neighborhood Services Department
Neighborhood Services Director
Kevin J. Jackson
217/403-7070
Neighborhood Services
102 N. Neil Street
Champaign, IL 61820
217/403-7070
neighborhoodservices@ci.champaign.il.us
Neighborhood Services Department Staff Contacts
Administrative Assistant
Colleen Madera
Code Compliance Division
Code Compliance Manager
David Oliver
Secretary
Mya Clements
Property Maintenance Inspectors
Michael Lambert
Michael Novotny
Cliff Peete
Tim Spear
Environmental Inspector
Leslie Mitchell
Neighborhood Coordination
Neighborhood Coodinator
John Ruffin
Neighborhood Programs
Neighborhood Programs Manager
Kerri Spear
Administrative Assistant
Nina Sibley
Community Development Specialist
Susan Jones
Greg Skaggs
Rehabilitation Technician
Joe Lewis
Contact Planning Department
Planning Director
Bruce Knight, FAICP
217/403-8800
Planning Department
102 N. Neil Street
Champaign, IL 61820
217/403-8800
Specific Planning Service Contacts
Administration
planadmin@ci.champaign.il.us
217/403-8800
Development Information
subdivisions@ci.champaign.il.us
217/403-8800
Zoning Administration/Signs
zoning@ci.champaign.il.us
217/403-8800
Other Department Contacts
Assistant Planning Director
Rob Kowalski, AICP
Zoning Administrator
Kevin Phillips
Planner II, Current Planning Division
Jeff Marino, AICP
Land Development Manager, Current Planning Division
Lorrie Pearson
Planner II, Advance Planning Division
Lacey Rains
Planner II, Advance Planning Division
T.J. Blakeman, AICP
Planner II, Advance Planning Division
Mishauno Woggon
Contact Police Department
Chief of Police
Anthony Cobb
217/403-6911
Champaign Police Department
82 E. University Avenue
Champaign, IL 61820
217/351-4545
police@ci.champaign.il.us
Specific Police Service Contacts
Send anonymous crime TIPS
Champaign County Crimestoppers
Non-Emergency
217/333-8911
Hearing Impaired
TDD Only – 217/403-6910
Abandoned Vehicles
On Public Property
217/351-4545
On Private Property
217/403-7070
Towed Vehicles
217/351-4545
Administration
217/403-6911
Community Service
217/403-6912
Investigations
217/403-6900
Special Events Permits
217/403-6981
Records Division
217/403-7000
Other Department Contacts
Deputy Chief Operations Bureau
Joe Gallo
217/403-6926 (During Business Hours)
217/351-4545
Deputy Chief Operational Support
Troy Daniels
217/403-6909
Deputy Chief Professional Standards
Holly Nearing
217/403-6913
Assistant to the Chief for Community Services
Rene A. Dunn
217/403-6912
Contact Public Works Department
Public Works Director
Dennis Schmidt
217/403-4700
Public Works Department
702 Edgebrook Drive
Champaign, IL 61820
217/403-4700
publicworks@ci.champaign.il.us
Specific Public Works Service Contacts
Engineering
217/403-4700
Right-of-Way Permits
217/403-4700
Street Construction
217/403-4700
Traffic Signs
217/403-4700
Traffic Signals
217/403-4700
After 4:30 p.m.
217/531-3155
Operations
217/403-4700
Flooding Streets-Basements
217/403-4700
After 4:30 p.m.
217/531-3155
Forestry
217/403-4700
Pot Hole Patching (Streets)
217/403-4700
Sewer Repair
217/403-4700
After 4:30 p.m.
217/531-3155
Snow Removal
217/403-4700
Street-Sidewalk Repair & Maintenance
217/403-4700
Administrative Services
217/403-4700
Parking
217/403-4700
Recycle Solid Waste
217/403-4700
Recycle Hotline
217/403-8852
Other Department Contacts
Administrative Services Manager
Elizabeth Hannan
217/403-4700
Parking Programs, Fleet Services, Administrative Functions.
City Engineer
Dave Clark, Acting City Engineer
217/403-4700
General Public Works & Engineering Division questions, projects, budgets.
Assistant City Engineer, Transportation Section
Dave Clark
217/403-4700
Reconstruction, rehabilitation, and major repair projects on streets, sidewalks, and related infrastructure.
Assistant City Engineer, Environmental Section
Eleanor Blackmon
217/403-4700
Reconstruction, rehabilitation, and major repair projects on storm and sanitary sewers, ditches, and related infrastructure. NPDES Phase II program.
Assistant City Engineer, Development Section
Tony Vandeventer
217/403-4700
Private development projects, City monitoring of privately built infrastructure, floodplain regulation, automated City map (GIS), grading and drainage permits, and ROW permits.
Operations Manager
Arnie Morrison, Acting Manager
217/403-4700
Asphalt & Streets Section
Kyle Schneider, Operations Supervisor
Rob Kutz, Lead Maintenance Worker
217/403-4700
Concrete & Sewer Section
Dennis Bigham, Acting Operations Supervisor
217/403-4700
Traffic, Lighting & Forestry Supervisor
Glen Berger, Operations Supervisor
John Karduck, Lead Arborist
217/403-4700
Street lights, traffic signals, street signs, pavement markings, and underground utility locates.
Building Services
Cory Conrad, Operations Supervisor
217/403-4700
Administrative Services Supervisor & PIO
Kris Koester
217/403-4700
Customer service, permitting, revenue collection, departmental public information officer
Parking Operations Supervisor
Shirl Johnson
217/403-4700
Parking enforcement, maintenance of meters and lots.
Secretary II
Debra Windlan
217/403-4700
Secretary I
Lisa Nichols
217/403-4700
Contact Fire Department
Fire Chief
Doug Forsman
307 S. Randolph Street
Champaign, IL 61820
217/403-7200
Fire Department Headquarters
FireDepartment@ci.champaign.il.us
Station No. 1
307 S. Randolph Street
Champaign, IL 61820
Specific Fire Dept. Staff Contact Information
Deputy Chief
Steve Clarkson
307 S. Randolph Street
Champaign, IL 61820
217/403-7200
Deputy Chief
Eric Mitchell
307 S. Randolph Street
Champaign, IL 61820
217/403-7200
Fire Education Specialist
Dena Schumacher
307 S. Randolph Street
Champaign, IL 61820
217/403-7200
Building Safety Supervisor
Larry Happ
307 S. Randolph Street
Champaign, IL 61820
217/403-6100
General Fire Department Contacts
Administration
217/403-7200
Non-Emergency
217/403-7200
Investigations
217/403-7200
Public Education & Information
217/403-7200
Bicycle Licenses
217/403-7200
Training/Safety
217/403-7200
Fire Prevention Inspectors
217/403-7200
Emergency Service & Disaster Agency
217/403-7200
Building Safety
217/403-6100
Additional Station Information
Station No 2
1901 S. Prospect Avenue
Champaign, IL 61821
217/403-8902
Station No 3
702 W. Bradley Avenue
Champaign, IL 61820
217/403-8903
Station No 4
2315 W. John Street
Champaign, IL 61821
217/403-8904
Station No 5
1810 N. Mattis Avenue
Champaign, IL 61821
217/403-8905
Station No 6
3911 Windsor Road
Champaign, IL 61820
217/403-8906
Contact Human Resources Department
Director of Human Resources
Chris Bezruki
217/403-8770
Human Resources
102 N. Neil Street
Champaign, IL 61820
217/403-8770
hr@ci.champaign.il.us
Other Human Resource Department Contacts
Job Hotline: 217/403-8855
Assistant Human Resources Director
Lori Bluhm
Risk Manager
Larry Krause
Human Resources Specialist
Amanda Farthing
Project Specialist II
Heather Willms
Contact Information Technologies Department
Information Technologies Director
Mark Toalson
217/403-8970
IT Department
102 N. Neil Street
Champaign, IL 61820
217/403-8970
it@ci.champaign.il.us
Specific IT Staff Contact Information
Network Administrator
Daphne Greaves
Network Engineer
Joseph DeWalt
Telecommunications/A-V Technician
Jeff Hamilton
Network Technician
Brenda Reed
Webmaster
Patrick East
Secretary II
Missy Meade
217/403-8972
missy.meade@ci.champaign.il.us
AV Interns
David Powers
Cloteria Easterling
Contact Legal Department
City Attorney
Frederick C. Stavins
217/403-8765
Legal Department
102 N. Neil Street
Champaign, IL 61820
217/403-8765
217/403-8755 (fax)
legaldepartment@ci.champaign.il.us
Specific Legal Staff Contact Information
Assistant City Attorney
Joseph E. Hooker
102 N. Neil Street
Champaign, IL 61820
217/403-8765
Assistant City Attorney
Laura Hall
102 N. Neil Street
Champaign, IL 61820
217/403-8765
Assistant City Attorney
Matthew R. Roeschley
102 N. Neil Street
Champaign, IL 61820
217/403-8765
Paralegal
Susan Wozniak
102 N. Neil Street
Champaign, IL 61820
217/403-8765
Contact Champaign Public Library
Library Director
Marsha Grove
217/403-2050
Central Library
Clara Lane
200 W. Green Street
Champaign, IL 61820-5193
217/403-2050
www.champaign.org
Contact METCAD
METCAD Director
Ralph Caldwell
217/333-0550
METCAD
1905 E. Main Street
Urbana IL 61801
www.metcad911.org
Other Metcad Contacts
Non-emergency calls
217/333-8911
Administration
217/333-4348
