• Marie McCormick - City Administrator
• Contact: 208-4152

A note from the Administrator:

As the City Administrator for the great City of Wilkes-Barre, I am responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the City and for bringing the Mayor's vision of the City to fruition. Working with our Department Heads, I make recommendations/decisions and try to provide the necessary resources for our nearly 300 city employees to carry out their duties. It is my belief that the principle reason for having any government, is to serve the people. From the police, fire, and ambulance crews, to collecting garbage and cleaning the parks, to enforcing zoning laws and holding contractors to certain standards, our employees work hard everyday to serving the roughly 44,000 diverse people that cover the 7 sq miles of Wilkes-Barre. I am proud to work with these fine employees, to help lead this great team, and to constantly work to improve the ways that we carry out our mission of serving the people.
The above duties are only half of the story, however, because no city lives within a vacuum. If we only had to perfect the above duties, easy enough, but technology changes, buildings decay, demographics shift, etc. A community is a living, breathing life in and of itself and requires dynamic leadership to constantly keep it young. This part of my job is what I feel distinguishes average administrations from great ones. Working along side the Mayor, it is my job to research other cities, understand the latest trends, and help him form and carry out a vision of growth and development for our City. For example, the I believe speech kicked off a campaign targeting five important features for growth in our City (beautifying the City, attracting new businesses, advancing technology, promoting recreation, and celebrating our heritage). It vocalized the vision of the Mayor and provided insight into some of the projects I have been working on in order to benefit the City of Wilkes-Barre.

I hope I was able to briefly illustrate my job as a City Administrator to you. Every day is different and has unique challenges that can never be foreseen. The job of a City Administrator requires the ability to dissect the past, evaluate the present, and anticipate the future. Hard work, persistence, and ingenuity are characteristics that I pride myself, and the successes of this administration on.

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