City Departments

Human Resources

You have probably met some of the people that work for the city. These people are called City employees. There are police officers, building inspectors, secretaries, firefighters, librarians - there are around 800 people working for the city. The Human Resources department helps people apply for City jobs and become Daly City employees.

Finance

All people that live here pay money to the City (taxes) that is used for running the departments. People also have to pay for water and for licenses. The money is used to pay all the people that work for the city as well as for the tools - computers, shovels, brooms, trucks - that they need to do their jobs. The Finance Department keeps track of all that money.

Library & Recreation Services

The Library and Recreation Services Department is all about fun. They offer arts and craft classes, computer classes, sports, dance classes, swimming, and much more. They have big halls that people can rent for parties. They also take care of the parks so that we can play on the swing set or lie on the grass on a nice day.

There are over 186,000 books at the Daly City Libraries! That's a lot of books, which is why we have six librarians whose job it is to help you find the right one. And the library doesn't just have books - there are also:

• Books on tape
• Computers to use
• DVDs
• Magazines
• Music CDs
• Newspapers
• Videos

We have four library locations so chances are there is one near where you live. Come on by and check it out!

Fire Department

Everybody knows that the Fire Department puts out fires, but they also make sure that buildings are safe and people are taught about safety so that if there is a fire, earthquake, or other emergency people are less likely to be hurt.  The Fire Department also goes out to help people when they get sick or hurt before they go to the hospital; the men and women that help hurt or sick people are called paramedics.  Daly City is lucky to have 67 Fire Fighters.

Police 

The Police Department’s job is to make sure everyone follows the law (the rules).  If there has been a crime, they investigate to find out who did it and make sure that that person is punished so they won’t do it again.  There are 120 police officers in Daly City.