CAMARILLO CITY GOVERNMENT
The Camarillo city government is organized into six functional areas. These areas are: City Manager, City Clerk, Community Development, Finance, General Services, and Public Works (street, water, sanitary and refuse/recycling). All offices, with the exception of the street, water and sanitary divisions and the police department, are located at City Hall. The five members of the Camarillo City Council, who serve on a part-time basis, also maintain offices at City Hall.
As a "contract city," Camarillo purchases certain public services through contracts with other agencies and private companies. Contracting for services enables the city to accomplish the essential administrative and operational functions of a municipality with a relatively small workforce and payroll, and a minimum of facilities and equipment. The primary example of the "contract arrangement is the Camarillo Police Department, whose 46 sworn and civilian personnel are provided by the Ventura County Sheriff's Department. They and an additional 22 sheriff's deputies and civilians who serve other parts of Ventura County are based at the Camarillo police station, located at 3701 East Las Posas Road.
Building & Safety services are also provided contractually, by Charles Abbott & Associates of Mission Viejo. Five employees working at Camarillo City Hall handle inspection and plan check services for the city. Other regularly contracted services include refuse and recycling collection, street sweeping, landscaping, installation of handicap ramps, asphalt paving assistance, public transit services and traffic signal maintenance. All contracted services are annually reviewed and renewed on a performance/cost basis, achieving significant efficiencies in the delivery of municipal services.
Another noticeable difference between contract and "full-service" cities is that other services are provided not by contract but by special districts which are funded through property owner benefit assessment
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