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Agency Structure

Office of the Director

The Office of the Director is responsible for the overall management of the Atlanta Regional Commission through administrative operations. In addition, the Office is responsible for ARC Board policy coordination and Commission support; intergovernmental cooperation; state and congressional legislative coordination; and the building of civic partnerships. Strategic planning is also a key function within the Office of the Director.

Communications

The Department of Communications is responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of a comprehensive communications program to support the goals of ARC and develop an understanding of its programs and purposes.

Community Services

The Department of Community Services provides assistance to local governments, community groups and citizens of the Region in order to build and maintain their civic infrastructure. The department is responsible for insuring its constituents have access to information, data and management expertise, and to serve as a resource towards active community involvement in the planning process. This is accomplished through the efforts of staff work at various levels of governmental and community involvement. The department is on-call as facilitators and organizers of community and local government efforts.

Comprehensive Planning

The Department of Comprehensive Planning integrates various aspects of physical planning and data resources to achieve a greater balance of consideration for each area in the Commission's plans and programs. Activities undertaken by the Department of Comprehensive Planning include the development and maintenance of the Region's long-range development plan and other functional plans such as the regional transportation plan and water supply plan. The Department of Comprehensive Planning also works closely with local governments in the development of regional plans and programs, review of local comprehensive plans and reviews of Developments of Regional Impact (DRI). In addition, the Department of Comprehensive Planning is responsible for producing much of the demographic data used both for ARC's planning activities as well as throughout the Region.

Support Services

The Department of Support Services consists of the Information Technology Division, Human Resources Division and the Financial Services Division. The Facilities Management function also reports to the Director. Facilities Management provides day-to-day management of ARC office space and agency office equipment. Activity centers on ensuring that office space is well maintained, reporting problems to building management, and coordinating improvements. Facilities Management is also responsible for acquiring and ensuring the efficient operation and maintenance of agency equipment and supplies.

E-mail addresses

ARC e-mail addresses utilize the first initial and last name of the contact followed by @atlantaregional.com. For example, Joe Smith's e-mail address would be jsmith@atlantaregional.com.