Managing Director, Office of the

[Record group 61]
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Agency Function

As the Cabinet level office that directly supervises the thirteen operating departments, the traditional function of the Managing Director's Office (MDO) has been to oversee, support and assist those departments.

Administrative Subunits

The MDO is divided into eight main divisions:

Administration

Management and Budget

Office of Emergency Management

Targeted Assistance Program

Neighborhood Services

Recycling Office

Criminal Justice Coordinating Office

Office of Fleet Management

Other record-creating groups exist or have existed in MDO as follows:

Managing Director

Deputy Managing Directors

Municipal Medical Dispensary

Deputy Managing Director for Housing

Coordinating Office for Drug and Alcohol Abuse Programs (CODAAP)

Youth Services Coordinating Commission and Office

Municipal Energy Office

Agency History

The Office of the Managing Director was created under the Philadelphia City Charter of 1951. The members of the Charter Commission melded the ideals of a strong-mayor government with that of the city manager by creating this post to oversee the operations of the operating or service departments of the city government.

Archival Records

See archival record holdings for individual divisions (follow the links from the "Divisions" section above).

Current Records

61.a Administrative Board Rules

61.b Daily Mail Log Sheets

61.d Meeting Minutes (MDO Chaired)

61.e Meeting Minutes (Where MDO is a participating member)

61.g Project and Subject Files

61.h Service Request Tracking System

61.i Special Events Package

61.j Visiting Dignitaries and Delegations

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