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The Employee Services Division develops, implements, supports and manages a comprehensive human resources function to ensure quality service to the organization and to the community. The Employee Services Division provides services, information and analyses to the public, City Council and all management and non-management employees. This is accomplished by:

• Developing and maintaining human resource policies to support the effective and efficient operations of the organization and to maintain legal compliance;
• Determining and coordinating unbiased recruitment and selection processes
• Maintaining the City's classification and compensation plans
• Leading and/or supporting the meet and confer process with employee organizations
• Providing labor relations oversight to promote equitable and ethical treatment of the workforce and reduce liability
• Coordinating and monitoring city-wide training and the City's central safety program
• Processing and monitoring worker's compensation claims;
• Maintaining personnel and related records
• Providing professional staff support to commissions and committees, as assigned

The Employee Services Division oversees the Risk Management function for the City. Risk management appropriates funds for insurance premiums and claims and provides insurance protection for City activities and facilities. Specific programs provided include:

• General Liability Insurance
• Property and Vehicle Insurance
• Workers' Compensation Insurance and Administration
• Unemployment Insurance

The City is a member of the Contra Costa County Municipal Risk Management Insurance Authority, which is both a loss control/risk management consortium and a fund-pooling mechanism for excess coverage of self-insured risks.

The following documents contain the current salary ranges and benefits available to full-time City of El Cerrito employees:

Benefit Chart, 2009 (PDF, 26Kb)

Salary Schedule, 2009 (PDF, 57Kb)