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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
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Kern County
Year:
Population
849,977

Report: Departments

Department Employees Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
Airports-Enterprise Fund 25 $926,711 $508,371
Animal Control 58 $2,092,400 $1,228,134
Board of Trade 19 $351,879 $151,199
Clerk Of The Board Of Sup 7 $380,857 $258,329
Construction Services 23 $1,326,784 $694,155
County Clerk 6 $142,148 $75,628
County Counsel 48 $4,915,681 $2,633,558
Emergency Medical Service 9 $431,297 $209,413
Eng Surv & Permit Svs 40 $2,493,399 $1,448,559
Garage 25 $902,831 $505,505
Grand Jury 1 $43,748 $32,752
Information Technology Sv 53 $3,981,251 $2,382,758
Library 183 $3,590,335 $1,840,119
Mental Health Services 516 $26,067,399 $14,038,804
Parks & Recreation 109 $4,291,766 $2,630,981
Public Defender 111 $7,997,710 $4,196,541
Risk Management 29 $1,393,142 $814,103
Veterans Service 7 $367,701 $229,924
Waste Mgmt Ent Fund 146 $7,404,778 $4,330,204
Aging and Adult Services 136 $4,667,405 $2,590,080
Assessor 106 $5,774,350 $3,516,251
Auditor-Controller 55 $3,032,636 $1,711,825
County Clerk Elections 14 $624,493 $354,080
District Attorney 210 $15,951,256 $9,094,244
Employers' Train Resource 144 $5,567,901 $3,007,822
Farm and Home Advisor 6 $173,467 $144,365
Fire 708 $66,056,225 $30,770,254
General Services Division 119 $5,601,021 $3,546,063
Kern Medical Center 2,084 $120,174,987 $50,786,066
Kern Sanitation Auth 17 $947,622 $607,809
Personnel 24 $1,167,407 $750,982
Planning & Community Devl 38 $2,201,685 $1,209,686
Probation 666 $32,349,716 $21,627,192
Public Transit Ent Fund 4 $234,161 $163,453
Recorder 27 $1,078,732 $691,870
Road 207 $11,335,781 $6,563,883
Sheriff 1,222 $84,313,639 $57,255,398
Substance Abuse Program 44 $2,086,635 $1,283,671
Treasurer-Tax Collector 39 $1,790,407 $984,267
Board Of Supervisor-District 1 5 $248,913 $131,748
Board Of Supervisor-District 2 6 $284,923 $141,252
Board Of Supervisor-District 3 4 $289,791 $153,027
Board Of Supervisor-District 4 4 $258,849 $153,227
Board Of Supervisor-District 5 6 $315,464 $139,820
Building Inspection CE 27 $1,598,899 $929,928
California Children's Services 58 $3,239,457 $1,976,456
Code Compliance CE 8 $505,706 $348,811
Community & Econ Development Department 14 $883,452 $554,599
County Administrative Office 19 $1,540,766 $933,217
Department Of Ag And Measurement St 87 $3,337,990 $1,811,072
Department Of Child Support SVC 225 $10,396,300 $6,438,454
Department Of Human Services 1,448 $64,299,034 $38,301,140
Department Of Public Health 282 $14,666,259 $8,605,337
Development Services Agency 14 $1,036,783 $550,785
District Attorney Forensic Division 52 $2,781,766 $1,401,178
Eng Surv & Permit Services 1 $152,101 $82,233
Environ Health Service Department 60 $3,186,674 $1,866,849