Borough Commissioners Rotated to New Boroughs:

Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri announced an executive staff reorganization designed to further standardize the Department's operations across the five boroughs. The reorganization, which will take effect November 17, will shift experienced professionals into new leadership roles to ensure builders, developers and property owners follow construction safety standards and help better protect millions of New Yorkers.

As part of this reorganization, Commissioner LiMandri has appointed Fatma Amer as First Deputy Commissioner. Amer, a New York State licensed Professional Engineer, will oversee all borough offices and work to ensure consistent inspection and plan examination protocols are employed across the City. She has served the City for more than 25 years, most recently as the Department's Deputy Commissioner for Technical Affairs and Chief Code Engineer. Under Local Law 39 of 2008, the Department's Commissioner or First Deputy Commissioner must be a licensed architect or engineer.

"Fatma has dedicated her career to serving this City and its people, and her vast amount of knowledge and experience in building construction will help move this Department forward," said Commissioner LiMandri. "She will play a critical role in helping us make construction sites safer than ever before and holding contractors accountable to higher safety standards."

In addition, four of the five Borough Commissioners will be reassigned to new boroughs, one will be given a new leadership post within the Department and the Deputy Brooklyn Borough Commissioner will be assigned to fill the open position. In an effort to improve safety during high-risk operations, Christopher Santulli, the current Manhattan Borough Commissioner, will take on a newly-created role as Acting Assistant Commissioner for Engineering and Safety Operations.

The following reassignments will take effect on November 17, 2008:

Borough	Name	New Position	Previous Position
Manhattan	Magdi Mossad, P.E.	Manhattan Borough Commissioner	Brooklyn Borough Commissioner since 2006
Bronx	Thomas Fariello, R.A.	Acting Bronx Borough Commissioner	Deputy Brooklyn Borough Commissioner since 2003
Brooklyn	Derek Lee, R.A.	Brooklyn Borough Commissioner	Deputy Brooklyn Borough Commissioner since 2003
Queens	Ira Gluckman, R.A.	Queens Borough Commissioner	Staten Island Borough Commissioner since 2007
Staten Island	Marshall Kaminer, P.E.	Staten Island Borough Commissioner	Bronx Borough Commissioner since 2002
New	Christopher Santulli, P.E.	Acting Assistant Commissioner for Engineering and Safety Operations	Manhattan Borough Commissioner since 2006

"This rotation gives them an opportunity to bring their expertise and leadership to other boroughs and ensure technical standards and safety procedures remain consistent citywide," said Commissioner LiMandri.