The Department of Administration is comprised of the following offices and divisions: Office of the Business Administrator, Personnel, Purchasing, Finance, Tax Collection and Economic and Community Development.

The Business Administrator, Jane Feigenbaum, heads this department and is the City’s chief operating officer. She also serves as the City’s authorized representative for the water and wastewater public-private partnership with Middlesex Water Company. In addition, the Business Administrator serves as chief of staff to the Mayor and oversees the City’s operations and policies through the City’s department directors. The Business Administrator is responsible for the preparation of the City’s annual operating budget and all labor contract negotiations. All City Council meetings are attended by the Business Administrator.

Jane Feigenbaum has served as Business Administrator of the City of Perth Amboy since her appointment on January 5, 2009. She is appointed to a four-year term coterminous with the term of the Mayor, ending June 30, 2012.

Ms. Feigenbaum has over 20 years of extensive experience in the administration of municipal government and municipal finance. She has served over 10 years with the City of Trenton from 1998 to 2008, first as Assistant Business Administrator and then as Business Administrator for almost 7 years. She has previously worked for the City of Jersey City for 16 years in a number of capacities. She served as Finance Director from 1989 to 1998, and is a N.J. Certified Municipal Finance Officer. She also worked for the City of New York for the Financial Information Services Agency (FISA) from 1975 to 1978.