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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
California State Controller's Office Seal
Kern County
Year:
Population
837,074

Report: Departments

Department Employees Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
Air Pollution Control Dis 10 $677,148 $40,854
Airports-Enterprise Fund 31 $1,185,494 $84,307
Animal Control 50 $1,792,385 $83,101
Board Of Supv-District 4 6 $315,579 $20,409
Board Of Supv-District 5 6 $331,740 $0
Board of Trade 22 $437,465 $40,178
California Childrens Svcs 58 $3,212,392 $270,118
Children & Families Comm 12 $837,016 $99,615
Clerk Of The Board Of Sup 8 $385,561 $23,569
Code Compliance 14 $716,021 $55,255
Community & Econ Dev Dept 17 $1,051,193 $118,962
Construction Services 18 $1,064,006 $74,551
County Clerk 5 $176,439 $7,340
County Counsel 51 $5,152,980 $441,335
Depart Of Public Health 317 $16,288,547 $1,389,926
Dept Of Child Support Svc 219 $9,584,065 $958,774
Development Services Agen 14 $985,117 $102,511
Emergency Medical Service 10 $574,383 $41,284
Eng Surv & Permit Svs 45 $2,998,930 $240,309
Garage 14 $668,171 $58,247
Grand Jury 1 $39,699 $4,761
Information Technology Sv 59 $4,178,988 $444,254
Library 180 $4,112,797 $306,437
Mental Health Services 531 $26,043,895 $1,913,266
Parks & Recreation 151 $5,083,216 $410,052
Public Defender 109 $8,944,169 $727,157
Risk Management 28 $1,438,549 $124,057
Veterans Service 10 $443,613 $38,862
Waste Mgmt Ent Fund 143 $7,015,676 $543,951
Aging and Adult Services 137 $4,776,047 $371,422
Assessor 108 $5,405,588 $470,576
Auditor-Controller 57 $3,038,367 $192,906
Board Of Supv-District 1 5 $313,820 $36,091
Board Of Supv-District 2 6 $312,891 $40,444
Board Of Supv-District 3 5 $292,468 $0
Building Inspection 34 $1,825,243 $114,517
Communications 14 $969,739 $105,919
County Administrative Off 26 $2,135,800 $218,221
County Clerk Elections 20 $648,205 $44,768
Depart Of Human Services 1,639 $69,549,988 $5,212,240
Dept Of Ag And Measmnt St 64 $2,884,106 $255,583
Dist Atty Forensic Divn 49 $2,605,189 $157,149
District Attorney 214 $16,007,540 $1,309,568
Employers' Train Resource 166 $6,018,903 $489,201
Environ Health Serv Dept 56 $3,134,145 $240,545
Farm and Home Advisor 6 $205,721 $29,565
Fire 701 $62,188,822 $5,819,033
General Services Division 139 $5,352,112 $480,231
Kern Medical Center 2,118 $112,457,208 $5,578,469
Kern Sanitation Auth 19 $984,692 $103,546
Personnel 29 $1,361,455 $132,845
Planning & Community Devl 45 $2,073,628 $139,537
Probation 765 $33,805,181 $3,120,979
Public Transit Ent Fund 4 $218,208 $26,329
Recorder 26 $1,057,488 $113,466
Road 199 $10,188,653 $840,368
Sheriff 1,280 $82,771,677 $8,945,897
Substance Abuse Program 70 $2,887,497 $204,935
Treasurer-Tax Collector 37 $1,794,175 $141,954