Houston Code of Ordinances § 2-621 Created.
Sec. 2-621. - Created.
There is hereby created the department of neighborhoods.
(Ord. No. 2011-697, § 2, 8-10-2011)
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
Houston Code of Ordinances ch. 2, art. XVIII
in effectHouston Code of Ordinances § 2-622 Director—Position created; appointment.
Sec. 2-622. - Director—Position created; appointment.
There is hereby created the position of director of neighborhoods, who shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council.
(Ord. No. 2011-697, § 2, 8-10-2011)
Houston Code of Ordinances § 2-623 Same—Powers and duties.
Sec. 2-623. - Same—Powers and duties.
The director of neighborhoods shall perform all duties and have all the responsibilities required by the laws of the United States and the State of Texas, the City Charter and ordinances of the city, and such other functions, duties, and powers as may be assigned by the mayor. In addition to the foregoing, subject to the direction and supervision of the mayor, the director of neighborhoods shall be the chief executive officer of the department of neighborhoods and the supervisor of all employees therein.
(Ord. No. 2011-697, § 2, 8-10-2011)
Houston Code of Ordinances § 2-624 Duties.
Sec. 2-624. - Duties.
The department of neighborhoods is charged with the following duties:
(1) Through the Mayor's Citizens' Assistance Office, a division of the department, to help citizens access city services and to serve as a liaison between citizens of the city and city departments;
(2) Through the Mayor's Office On Disabilities, a division of the department, to fulfill the purposes and the duties prescribed by sections 2-389 and 2-390 of this Code;
(3) Through the Mayor's Office of Education Initiatives, a division of the department, to enhance education opportunities for students of all ages, both inside and beyond traditional classrooms;
(4) Through the Mayor's Office of Gang Prevention, a division of the department, to assist families, young adults, and communities in reducing the frequency and the effects of juvenile delinquency in general and gang participation in particular;
(5) Through the Mayor's Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs, a division of the department, to connect immigrants and refugees with government, private enterprise, and not-for-profit resources intended to stabilize lives, preserve families, promote personal responsibility, and provide a path to citizenship or other legal residency, all as permitted by law;
(6) Through the Inspections and Public Service division of the department, to reduce substandard living conditions in the city through the enforcement of articles V and IX through XIV of chapter 10 of this Code, to the extent and in the manner prescribed by the said articles;
(7) Through the Mayor's Volunteer Initiatives Program, a division of the department, to promote and to facilitate volunteer public service; and
(8) To perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the mayor to enhance the quality of residential life in the city.
(Ord. No. 2011-697, § 2, 8-10-2011)
Houston Code of Ordinances § 2-625 Transfer of duties.
Sec. 2-625. - Transfer of duties.
To the extent that a provision of this Code or of any ordinance, executive order, administrative procedure, administrative order, or contract of the city devolves a duty to, or imposes a duty on, a department other than the department of neighborhoods and which duty this article assigns to the department of neighborhoods, the provision shall be construed to refer to the department of neighborhoods.
(Ord. No. 2011-697, § 2, 8-10-2011)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH2AD_ARTXVIIIDENEFetched: 10/26/2026