diff -Nur osticket_1.6.rc2/upload/include/staff/dept.inc.php osticket_1.6.rc2-patch7/upload/include/staff/dept.inc.php
--- osticket_1.6.rc2/upload/include/staff/dept.inc.php	2008-01-01 04:40:46.000000000 +0100
+++ osticket_1.6.rc2-patch7/upload/include/staff/dept.inc.php	2008-01-24 13:12:36.000000000 +0100
@@ -53,7 +53,13 @@
             </td>
         </tr>    
         <? if($info['dept_id']) { //update 
-            $users= db_query('SELECT staff_id,CONCAT_WS(" ",firstname,lastname) as name FROM '.STAFF_TABLE.' WHERE dept_id='.db_input($info['dept_id']));
+            //$users= db_query('SELECT staff_id,CONCAT_WS(" ",firstname,lastname) as name FROM '.STAFF_TABLE.' WHERE dept_id='.db_input($info['dept_id']));
+	    // Allow every user that have access to dept to be manager of this dept, not only dept members (enable single member to manage several teams)
+	    // For now on, exclude admins. (Why ?)
+	    $users= db_query('SELECT distinct staff_id,CONCAT_WS(" ",firstname,lastname) AS name FROM '.STAFF_TABLE.' staff '.
+	                             'LEFT JOIN  '.GROUP_TABLE.' grp ON staff.group_id=grp.group_id '.
+				     'WHERE staff.dept_id='.db_input($info['dept_id']).' OR '.
+				     '(grp.dept_access REGEXP \'(^|,)'.db_input($info['dept_id']).'(,|$)\' AND staff.isadmin=0);');
             ?>
         <tr>
             <th>Dep Manager:</th>