Powers and responsibilities have been delegated formally from top to bottom for carrying out administrative activities of the Department of Local Government with efficacy and transparency. The total staff of the Department of Local Government, offices of the Local Government Assistant Commissioners and the local government authorities is 4771. The cadre of the Department of Local Government and offices of Local Government Assistant Commissioners are as follows.
| Post | Service | Approved Cadre |
| Commissioner of Local Government | SLAS | 1 |
| Deputy Commissioner of Local Government | SLAS | 1 |
| Assistant Commissioner of Local Government | Dept. | 3 |
| Executive Officer - Accountant | SLAScS | 1 |
| Executive Officer - Deputy Director | 1 | |
| Executive Officer Civil Engineer | SLEgS | 4 |
| Executive Officer Mechanical Engineer | SLEgS | 1 |
| Staff Officer Administrative Officer | PPMAS | 1 |
| Technical Officer | SLTS | 8 |
| Development Officer | 64 | |
| Community Development Officer | Dept | 49 |
| Draftsman | 4 | |
| Management Assistant | 24 | |
| Driver | 9 |