City of El Centro

Welcome to the City of El Centro! The City's organization is made up of several departments, offering a variety of services to the public.

City Council

The City Council is the governing body of the El Centro Municipal Government. The Council adopts City Ordinances, and reviews and approves all major policy matters, fiscal proposals and City projects. The City Council is composed of five elected Council members who serve four year terms. The City Council selects a Council member each year to serve as Mayor for one year term. To contact the City Council, please call (760) 336-8989

Links:

• City Council Web Page

The City Manager is the Chief Executive Officer of the City and Executive Director of the Redevelopment Agency charged with implementing City Council policies and directives. The City Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the City government through direction and coordination of the City management team. The City Manager can be reached at
(760) 337-4540.

Links:

• City Managers Home Page
• Mission Statement
• Vision Statement
• Human Resources (Personnel)

Administrative Services provides budget and financial management, general accounting, payroll, utility billing, franchise and business license administration services. In addition, the Department oversees the City data processing and telecommunications services program, risk management program and personnel services. The director can be reached at (760) 337-4573.

The following Divisions fall under Administrative Services:

• Accounting/Budget/Franchise Info:......................(760) 337-4573
• Business License.................................................(760) 337-4573
• Customer Service...............................................(760) 337-4510

Development Services consists of the Building, Engineering and Planning and Housing departments. Development Services coordinates and provides development information and services to the public in accordance with the General Plan through:

• Inspection and Enforcement of City adopted subdivision regulations
• Building Codes and Zoning Ordinances
• Plan checking for Code compliance
• Issuance of all City required permits
• Record keeping of all City maps
• Processing of Site Development Plans
• Conducting environmental Assessments
• Maintenance of all City facilities
• Providing housing rehabilitation opportunities for citizens of the City

The director (and City Engineer) can be reached at (760) 337-5182

The Public Works department is charged with maintaining the City streets, drainage systems and other right-of-way components such as street lights. This department also is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the water and wastewater treatment plant facilities and maintaining the fleet of City vehicles.

The Director of Public Works can be reached at (760)337-4505

Other Sub-Divsions that can be reached directly include:

• Wastewater Department ...............................(760) 337-4562
• Water Treatment Plant ..................................(760) 337-4575
• Underground Utilities and Streets ..................(760) 337-4560

The following Divisions fall under Development Services

• Building & Safety/Facility Maintenance...............(760) 337-4508
• Planning & Housing............................................(760) 337-4545

Links to Departments under Development Services

• Public Works Home Page
• Building Home Page
• Planning Home Page

This division is in responsible for the operation and maintenance of all City parks and recreational facilities, including the Community Center, Conrad Harrison Youth Center, swimming pool and ball fields

The Director can be reached at (760) 337-4555

This department is responsible for economic development and redevelopment activities throughout the City and Redevelopment Area. The division is the primary liaison with business owners, property owners, developers and local business oriented organizations to aid in the attraction and retention of businesses.

The director can be reached at (760) 337-4543

Links:

• Redevelopment Home Page

Public Safety/Fire Protection is provided by the El Centro Fire Department. Services include:

• Firefighting
• Rescue
• Hazardows Materials Incident Response
• Eergency Medical Services at Paramedic Level.

Additional services include fire personnel training and community disaster preparedness. Fire prevention activities include inspection, code compliance, community protection planning and public education for fire survival.

This Fire Chief can be reached at (760) 337-4530 or (760) 337-4568

Links:

• Fire Department

The Library is responsible for the acquisition, organization, and circulation of library materials in many diverse formats, e.g., books, videos, recorded books. The Library offers a wide range of public services from reference help to special children's programming.

The Library Director can be reached at (760) 337-4565

Links:

• El Centro Public Library

Public Safety/Police Protection is provided by the El Centro Police Department. The department operates under Community Policing Philosophy and also provides administrative assistance to the Police Athletic League program. Services offered by the El Centro Police Department include:

• Communications (Dispatching)
• Animal Control
• Patrol
• Investigations
• Record Keeping
• Training
• Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT)
• Parking Enforcement
• Crime Analysis (Statistics)
• School Resource Officers
• Police Athletic League

Here are some of the Divsions that can be reached directly:

• EMERGENCIES ........................................ 911
• Patrol/Animal Control ..................................(760) 352-2111
• Records ......................................................(760) 337-4529
• Investigations ...............................................(760) 337-4525
• Training and Personnel .................................(760) 337-4502
• Crime Analysis Unit ......................................(760) 337-4865
• Traffic Division .............................................(760) 337-4583
• Police Athletic League ..................................(760) 337-4577
• Administration ..............................................(760) 337-4528

Links:

• Police Department Home Page
• Investigations
• Crime Analysis (Statistics)
• Police Athletic League
• Volunteer Services

The City Attorney provides general legal advise to the City Council, City agencies (including the El Centro Regional Medical Center), City Officials and Staff. The City Attorney represents the City and its agencies in litigation.

Jim Darrow, the City Attorney can be reached at (760) 337-4535