City Departments

Department Contact Information Duties
Accounting

Jennifer Vickers, City Auditor
501 Virginia Street East, Room 203
Charleston, WV 25301
P: (304) 348-8028
F: (304) 347-1831 

  • Accounts Payable Processing
  • All Accounting Related Functions
  • Capital Assets Reporting 
  • Financial Reporting
Building Commission

Building Commisssion
915 Quarrier Street, Suite 5
Charleston, WV 25301-2607
P: (304) 348-6833
F: (304) 348-6836

Hours of Operation
Monday thru Friday: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Closed Saturday and Sunday

Click Staff Directory for Direct Phone numbers and Extensions.

  • Building Inspections
  • Building Permits
  • Contractor Registrations
  • Demolitions
  • Permit & Plan Reviews
  • Property Maintenance
City Attorney

Kevin Baker, City Attorney
501 Virginia Street East 
Charleston, WV 25301 
P: (304) 348-8032 
F: (304) 348-0770

  • Legal Matters
City Clerk

Miles Cary, City Clerk
501 Virginia Street East 
Charleston, WV 25301 
P: (304) 348-8179 
F: (304) 348-8038

  • Cemetery Deeds
  • City Council
  • City Council Agendas & Minutes
  • City Elections
  • Claims Against the City
  • Police Department Applications
City Collector

Christina Merbedone-Byrd, City Collector  
915 Quarrier Street, Suite 4 
Charleston, WV 25301 
(304) 348-8024 
(304) 347-1810

  • Admissions/Amusement Tax
  • Business License
  • Business & Occupation Tax
  • Business Registration 
  • City Service Fee
  • Fire Protection & Refuse Service Fee
  • Hotel/Motel Tax
  • Public Utility Excise Tax
  • Residential Rental Unit Registration & Licensing
City Engineer

Chris Knox, City Engineer 
114 Dickinson Street 
Charleston, WV 25301 
P: (304) 348-8106 
F: (304) 348-8044

  • City Right of Ways
  • Retaining Walls
  • Storm Water Drainage
  • Street Design
  • Street Paving and Repairs
City Manager

Benjamin Mishoe, City Manager
501 Virginia Street East, Room 101 
Charleston, WV 25301 
P: (304) 348-8014 
F: (304) 348-8157

  • Boater's Electricity Forms
  • Purchasing
  • Urban Deer Hunt Forms
City Treasurer

Benjamin D. Adams, Treasurer 
501 Virginia Street East, Room 203 
Charleston, WV 25301 
(304) 348-8029
Email : ben.adams@cityofcharleston.org

  • Accounts
  • Investments
Construction Project Team


2184 Falcon Drive
Charleston, WV 25312
P: (304) 348-0511 
F: (304) 348-0512

  • Construction
  • Electrical
Coordinated Addiction Response Effort (CARE)

Taryn Wherry, Director
601 Morris Street, Suite 204
Charleston, WV 25301 
(304) 881-1686

 


 

  • Substance Use Issues
  • Quick Response Team
Finance

Andy Wood, Director
501 Virginia Street East 
Charleston, WV 25301 
P: (304) 348-8014 
F: (304) 348-8157

  • Budget Information
Fire Department

Craig Matthews, Chief
808 Virginia Street 
Charleston, WV 25302 
P: (304) 348-8137 
F: (304) 348-0731

  • Fire Safety
Homeland Security and Emergency Management

Chad Jones, Interim Director
501 Virginia Street East 
Charleston, WV 25301 
P: (304) 348-8130 
F: (304) 348-6419

  • Disaster & Emergency Planning
  • Disaster Preparedness Education
Talent & Culture

Maria Church, Director

P.O. Box 2749
Charleston, WV 25330
P: (304) 348-8015
F: (304) 348-8055

  • Recruiting
  • Performance Management
  • Compensation
  • Benefits
  • Employment Relations
  • Risk Management
  • Employee Assistance
Information Systems

Adam Cottrell, Interim Director
501 Virginia Street East 
Charleston, WV 25301 
 

  • Maintain and update all City networks
  • Support City of Charleston employee's Application Systems and Network PCs
  • Perform backend office payment verification processing for various Application Systems
Mayor

Mayor Amy Goodwin
501 Virginia Street East 
Charleston, WV 25301 
P: (304) 348-8174 
F: (304) 348-8034
mayorsoffice@cityofcharleston.org

  • Civic / Citizen Duties
Mayor's Office of Economic and Community Development (MOECD)

Andrew Backus, Director 
105 McFarland Street  
Charleston, WV 25301 
P: (304) 348-8035  
F: (304) 348-0704

Office Hours 
Monday thru Friday: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Closed Saturday and Sunday

  • Economic Development
  • Community Development Block Grants (CDBG)
  • HUD Low to Moderate Income Grants/Loans
  • Home Buying Assistance
  • Home Rehabilitation Assistance
Municipal Court

Judge Matt Smith
501 Virginia Street East 
Charleston, WV 25301 
P: (304) 348-8079 
F: (304) 348-6894

Mailing Address:
Municipal Court
PO BOX 2749
Charleston, WV 25301

  • Traffic Tickets
  • Traffic Court 
  • Municipal Court
Parks and Recreation

Rashaun Poore, Director
200 Baker Lane 
Charleston, WV 25302 
P: (304) 348-6860 
F: (304) 348-0705

  • Cato Park & Golf Course
  • Kanawha City Community Center
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center
  • North Charleston Community Center
  • Roosevelt Neighborhood Center
Planning

Dan Vriendt, Director 
915 Quarrier Street, Suite 1 
Charleston, WV 25301 
P: (304) 348-8105 
F: (304) 348-8042

Hours of Operation
Monday thru Friday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Closed Saturday and Sunday

  • Addressing
  • Board of Zoning Appeals
  • Flood Plain Management
  • Historic Landmarks Commission
  • Municipal Planning Commission
  • Subdivisions  
  • Zoning Permits
Police Department

James Hunt, Chief
501 Virginia Street East 
Charleston, WV 25301 
P: (304) 348-6460 
F: (304) 348-6416
http://www.charlestonwvpolice.org/

  • Street Closings
  • Accident Reports
Public Art

Jeff Pierson,  Director
915 Quarrier Street
Charleston, WV 25301
P: 304-348-8000 ext 306
Email : jeff.pierson@cityofcharleston.org
https://www.facebook.com/publicartcharlestonwv

https://www.facebook.com/publicartcharlestonwv

Public Works

Brent Webster, Director                                                                                                                                                  

1100 Pennsylvania Avenue 
Charleston, WV 25302 
P: (304) 348-6850 
F: (304) 345-7669

 

  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Public Grounds
  • Street Department
  • Refuse & Recycling
Sanitary Board

Steve Cooper, General Manager
208 26th Street West 
Charleston, WV 25387 
P: (304) 348-1084 
F: (304) 347-1808

 

  • Sewage
Spring Hill Cemetery

Spring Hill Cemetery Park and Arboretum
Larry Ford, Superintendent
1555 Farnsworth Drive 
Charleston, WV 25311 
P: (304) 348-8010 
F: (304) 348-6406

Link: https://www.springhillcemeterycharleston.com/

  • Cemetery Affairs
  • Serving the families of the deceased while honoring those who have passed before us.
    A quiet place of repose for the deceased and a restful scenic park for the living.

Strategy Management and Internal Operations


501 Virginia Street East 
Charleston, WV 25301 
P: (304) 348-1090 
F: (304) 348-8157

  • Alignment of strategic goals to City Vision
  • Department strategy map development in alignment to City Vision
  • Operational effectiveness and efficiencies within departments
Traffic, Parking and Transportation

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  • On-Street Parking
  • Parking Garages
  • Traffic Control