The responsibilities of the Cultural Resources Division are to protect historic properties and to help stimulate or encourage local economies through historic preservation. These responsibilities are accomplished through: 

• assuring compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act;
• increasing awareness of cultural resources when land uses and economic development are being considered;
• maintaining a Certified Local Government status; working with the state on their Overall Comprehensive Preservation Plan;
• incorporating the Borough's plan with the state and federal plan; and
• working with other divisions and departments to promote and protect cultural resources.

Other responsibilities include working with museums, historical societies and native groups to ensure Borough-wide historical data is being accurately disseminated to the public.