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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
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Year:
Population
101,599

This city does not include payments toward the unfunded liability of the employer sponsored retirement plan.

Last Updated: 8/26/2025

Report: Departments

Department Employees Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
City Attorney 7 $830,260 $172,612
City Clerk 6 $472,901 $163,628
City Manager 17 $1,499,433 $447,223
Economic Development 2 $306,510 $46,933
Engineering 13 $1,527,153 $452,283
Finance 20 $1,377,641 $357,330
Fire Administration 12 $1,854,329 $562,645
Fire Suppression 84 $13,764,893 $3,313,861
Human Resources 15 $875,180 $271,548
Information Technology 9 $801,654 $243,575
Public Works Administration 9 $1,003,827 $283,897
City Council/Mayor 6 $211,099 $92,711
Code Enforcement 9 $631,738 $215,580
Comm Dev Building 15 $1,013,848 $299,843
Comm Dev Land Development 5 $515,048 $164,486
Comm Dev Planning 6 $803,120 $185,160
Engineering Sanitation 7 $740,415 $188,025
Engineering Storm water 7 $387,586 $85,222
Engineering Traffic 4 $468,643 $117,975
Fire Paramedics 7 $288,982 $42,542
Fire Prevention Bureau 6 $503,767 $171,852
Public Works Buena Sanitation 5 $330,463 $118,473
Pw Building Maintenance 9 $509,831 $214,140
Pw Parks 3 $261,003 $106,203
RCS Administration 8 $390,890 $116,176
RCS Moonlight/Avo 297 $1,784,935 $201,119
RCS Rancho Adobe 13 $66,680 $13,204
RCS Recreation 78 $703,295 $196,727
RCS Senior Services 4 $124,338 $39,016
RCS Wave Waterpark 175 $1,089,690 $95,759
Redevelopment/Housing 6 $436,899 $115,105
Fire Basic Life Support 17 $485,891 $60,882
Public Works Sewer Op/Maintenance 14 $988,126 $302,968
Public Works Storm water Maintenance 6 $267,556 $119,248
Public Works Str Maintenance Support 2 $161,575 $69,707
Public Works Street Maintenance 9 $630,953 $230,856
Public Works Vehicle Maintenance 6 $497,097 $155,018
RCS Senior Citizen Nutrition Ctr 13 $323,845 $95,831