John Glascock Email & Phone Number

Columbia, Missouri is a full-service city and has a Council-Manager form of government. The City Manager is appointed by and serves at the discretion of the City Council. The City Manager is responsible for the general administration of the City of Columbia, program coordination and development, preparation of City Council agendas, special staff reports, annual budget, and an annual statement of city programs and priorities. As Chief Administrative officer, the City Manager is directly responsible to the City Council for all operations of the city which include the City Channel, City Clerk, Community Development, Community Relations, Convention & Visitors Bureau, Cultural Affairs, Finance, Fire, Human Resources, Information Technology, Law & City Prosecutor, Municipal Court, Parks & Recreation, Police, Public Health & Human Services, Public Works, Regional Economic Development Inc. (R.E.D.I.), Sustainability Office, and Utilities (Solid Waste, Sanitary Sewer, Stormwater, Water, & Electric) as well as implementation of policies and programs adopted by the Council.

As Deputy City Manager I am responsible for the 4 departments that make up the infrastructure pieces of the City of Columbia Those include City Utilities (Water & Light, Sanitary Sewer, Stormwater, Solid Waste, and Utility Customer Services); Community Development (Building and Site Development, Planning, and Office of Neighborhood Services); Public Works (Columbia Regional Airport, Columbia Transit, Street and Sidewalk Maintenance, Parking Enforcement, Parking, Non-Motorized programs, Building Maintenance, and Fleet); and The Office of Sustainability.

As Director for the City of Columbia I am responsible for the 14 divisions that make up the Public Works Department. Those include Administration, Columbia Regional Airport, Columbia Transit, Street and Sidewalk Maintenance, Parking Enforcement, GIS, Parking(meters and garages), Engineering, Non-Motorized programs, Sanitary Sewer(collection and treatment), Stormwater, Solid Waste (collection, landfill and recycling), Building Maintenance, Fleet (procurement and maintenance)

As Chief Engineer I was directly responsible for the plan production, letting, and construcion inspection for all public works projects.

As Operations Engineer I was directly responsible for the field operations such as highway maintenance, fleet, and highway construction