Administrative Services Department

The Administrative Services Department includes City Clerk, Human Resources/Risk Management, and Information Systems.

City Clerk

The City Clerk’s Division of the Administrative Services Department is responsible for preparation of the City Council and Redevelopment Agency meeting agenda packets; recording the official minutes for City and Agency meetings; maintaining the central files of the City, including electronic imaging system; and maintaining official minute, ordinance, and resolution books. Additionally, the City Clerk Division is responsible for municipal elections, providing information and assistance to mayoral and councilmember candidates, and maintaining records in compliance with the Political Reform Act. The City Clerk’s Division also monitors all e-mail sent to the City at moorpark@ci.moorpark.ca.us.  

The City Clerk functions as the City´s records manager, as the filing officer for campaign reports and statements of economic interest for designated officials and employees, and as the City’s Election Official. The City Clerk also ensures that the City complies with State law governing the posting and publishing of legal notices; attests to City agreements and contracts; receives, records, and processes all claims against the City; conducts all formal bid openings for the City; accepts subpoenas; and coordinates the reduction and exoneration of developer performance and payment sureties.

Human Resources/Risk Management

The Human Resources/Risk Management Division of the Administrative Service’s Department is responsible for coordinating personnel selection/recruitment; benefit administration; labor relations; workers’ compensation administration; coordination of employee events, training and employee development programs; review and coordination of the employee evaluation process; coordination of summer youth employment program; providing information and assistance to City employees regarding City personnel rules; risk management, insurance and loss-control programs; and safety programs and OSHA compliance. The Administrative Services Director functions as the City’s Personnel Officer and Risk Manager.

Information Systems

The Information Systems Division of the Administrative Service’s Department is responsible for providing information systems support staff and maintaining and upgrading all City computer systems, including software and hardware.  This Division’s budget supports the City’s home page and wireless network, financial information system, citywide local area network, desktop computers, networked printers, and other necessary components.  All the costs are split between the City’s user departments based on the proportion of computer users in each department.

Library Services Division

The City of Moorpark established the Moorpark City Library January 1, 2007, after the City withdrew from the County Library System. The Moorpark City Library is responsible for providing adult, young adult, and children’s library services to the residents of Moorpark.  The Library is open 7 days a week for a total of 58 hours and is staffed with 6.5 full-time equivalent employees. The City utilizes the services of LSSI to operate and staff the Library.

Library operations are funded from library property tax, state Public Library Fund, and fines and fees. Capital purchases and improvements are funded from the City established Library Facility Developer Fee. The Library provides reference services; children’s and summer programming; teen clubs and activities. Staff is focused on enhancing the collection and increasing community outreach to provide continued avenues of learning to residents.

To contact the Moorpark City Library please call (805) 517-6370 or visit www.moorparklibrary.org.

Animal and Vector Control Division

Animal and Vector Control are separate functions in a unified division. The Animal Control Division is responsible for administering the City´s Animal Control activities, and the City´s contract with the Ventura County Animal Regulation Department for after hour services and animal shelter services. The City began providing Animal Control Patrol services in October 2001, in lieu of contract leash law services by the County of Ventura. The County continues to provide shelter (animal pound) services, the Animal Nuisance Abatement Hearing Officer, and cat and dog licensing services as a part of the basic contract with the City. The County also provides certain statutory functions such as rabies suppression. the County can be reached at (805) 385-7640. Revenue from licenses for dogs and cats and other fees offset a portion of the cost of animal regulation services. To contact the Animal Control Division, please call (805) 517-6267.

The City assumed the responsiblity for the Mosquito and Vector Abatement Program in July 1998, when the Moorpark Mosquito Abatement District (Moorpark MAD) was dissolved. The purpose of Vector Control is to prevent new sources of vectors, control existing vectors, and abate their sources. The Moorpark program focuses on mosquitoes, flies and ticks. Service calls for other vectors such as rats and wasps are referred to private pest control companies. Prevention is accomplished through public education and source reduction. Surveillance is conducted to determine vector population density, to collect samples of vectors for laboratory analysis, and to determine the effectiveness of control operations. Enforcement becomes necessary on rare occasions when a property owner fails to abate a vector-related nuisance. This Division works closely with the state Department of Health Services to monitor for vector-borne disease that could affect humans such as the West Nile Virus and other forms of disease spread by mosquitoes. To contact the Vector Control Division, please call (805) 517-6267.

Solid Waste and Recycling Division

The Solid Waste Division plans and implements solid waste and waste reduction programs. It monitors compliance with the City´s Solid Waste Ordiance. The City has agreements with private refuse haulers to provide residential and commercial collection services throughout Moorpark. The Division is responsible for administering and monitoring the City´s franchise agreements, developing quarterly financial reports, and conducting the annual refuse rate review. To contact the Solid Waste and Recycling Division, please call (805) 517-6247.