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DEPARTMENTS
City Clerk's Office
City Clerk
Debra S. Sullivan
The City Clerk’s Office is responsible for the Administration/Finance
department which consists of two fulltime employees, City Clerk Debra
Sullivan, Human Resource/Finance Associate Holley Jones, and Mary Ellen
Lasner, Administration. The City Clerk's office provides a variety of
services for the City Commission, for city staff and, most importantly,
for our citizens. The office acts as the liaison between the City Commission
and the people who need to communicate with the elected officials.
- The
department is responsible for personnel records, accounts receivable
and payable insurance, payroll, occupational licensing of all businesses,
garage sale permits, and budget and finance
- The department
provides administrative support services to the commission and city
board members.
- The City
Clerk is the designated custodian for all records of the city and public
records requests are made to her office.
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The City Clerk is also responsible for preparing notices for all public
hearings and ordinance advertisements in compliance with the city code
and the laws of the State of Florida.
The City Clerk serves as the Supervisor of Elections for Municipal Elections.
Fire
Department
On Tuesday, September 1, 2009 - 82.6% of the voters of Belleair Bluffs
voted to allow the City of Belleair Bluffs to contract with a third party
for the provision of primary fire services within the City.
Belleair
Bluffs contracted service with the City of Largo Fire Department. All
the firefighters that applied for a job with the City of Largo were hired.
The fire station is located within the Belleair Bluffs city limits at
682 N. Indian Rocks Road, Belleair Bluffs, FL 33770. The Largo Fire District
encompasses 30.5 square miles with a population of 103,000 and growing.
The Largo Fire Rescue Department strives to meet the needs of the community
by responding to requests for assistance within 7 and 1/2 minutes at least
90% of the time by: ensuring all personnel are trained and competent in
the latest technology, methods and techniques; providing community-based
education and awareness in the areas of home, workplace and personal safety;
by assertively enforcing fire and life safety codes through building inspections
and plan reviews; and, maintaining the Department's ability to prepare
and respond to the needs of citizens during a crisis. Professionally trained
personnel provide fire protection, emergency medical services, hazardous
materials response and mitigation, technical rescue operations, fire prevention,
community education and information, and disaster planning services. The
department is internationally accredited through the Commission on Fire
Accreditation International and is rated an ISO Class 3 department by
the Insurance Services Office.
Michael
Wallace, Fire Chief
City of Largo
201 Highland Avenue
Largo, Fl 33770
727-587-6714
727-587-6798 (fax)
firerescue@largo.com
Police
Services
EMERGENCIES Dial 911
Non-emergencies 582-6177 (To report suspicious activity or speak
with a deputy)
Main switchboard 582-6200 (For all other departments)
The City contracts with the nationally accredited Pinellas County Sheriff's
Office for law enforcement services. There are two ways to reach the deputy
who is on duty patrolling our city for non-emergency concerns or questions.
You may use the 24-hour free direct line to the Sheriff's Office located
in the red box attached to the front of the City Hall building or simply
call 582-6177. Always dial 911 for emergencies.
The Crime Prevention Section of the Sheriff's Office provides education
and information for proactive crime awareness through their Neighborhood
and Business Watch Programs. For more information please call the Crime
Prevention Section at 582-5600.
The Sheriff's Office web site (www.co.pinellas.fl.us/sheriff/pcso.htm)
includes information about the Sheriff's Office as well as links to other
law enforcement agencies, sexual predator/offender sites, local media,
local sports, the U. S. Constitution and the Virtual Law Library.
Public Works
Directory of Public Works
Robert David
The Public Works Department is a service orientated part of the small
city government staffed and operated for the primary purpose of serving
both the citizens and the other internal departments of the City. The
Public Works Department at full staff has four full time employees consisting
of Director of Public Works Robert David and three staff members. The
City of Belleair Bluffs has nine miles of streets, five major storm systems
and a small lake that serves as retention for fifty-two acres that surround
the city (including parts of Belleair and Largo). Pinellas County assists
in the areas of traffic signals while Florida Power Progress Energy assists
with streetlights. Public Works is responsible for permit applications
for all new or remodeled building, home repair, fence, etc. This department
works very closely with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s department to enforce
code violations.
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