The Public Services Department, located in City Hall, is responsible for planning, operating and maintaining the city's streets, storm drainage system, wastewater collection, drinking water storage and distribution and groundwater well production. The department also includes the engineering division. Its current director is Klara Fabry.
Carol Bonner is the city clerk for San Bruno. She was first elected in November 2005 and was re-elected in 2009 to serve another four-year term. The city clerk is responsible for preparing City Council agenda packets and minutes, maintaining and documenting council actions, administering local elections, implementing Political Reform Act requirements, processing claims under the city's self-insurance program and regulating permits.
The Public Services Corporation Yard handles all city matters regarding fleet management, sewer or water main breaks, water quality, storm drainage and sidewalk maintenance.
Built in 1953, San Bruno City Hall is located on El Camino Real between Angus and Jenevein avenues and is the main government seat of the city. It houses most of the city's administrative offices, including community development, finance, human resources and public services. The offices of the city manager, city clerk, city treasurer and city attorney are also located at City Hall.
The Community Services Department, located at the Veterans Memorial Recreation Center in City Park, is responsible for providing recreation in addition to educational services and programs for residents. All the parks and recreation services, library services and senior services fall under the umbrella of this department. The director is Randy Schwartz.
The Finance Department is responsible for the overall financial administration of the city. The department directs the independent audits, manages payroll processing, equipment purchasing for all city departments and accounts payable, collects revenues and disburses all monies authorized by the City Council. The department is also responsible for preparing and monitoring the city's budget.
The San Bruno Public Library provides free library services to residents. As the only location in the city, the library houses two stories of books, magazines, CDs, DVDs and VHS tapes. In addition to checking out those items, patrons can check out laptops and renew their books online or through SMS text messaging.
The library has a magazine reading area, computer terminal and a vast children's section that holds weekly story times for kids. The library also provides a number of online services, including downloadable audiobooks, consumer and research databases and a contract with tutor.com, which offers real-time online tutoring for children.
Any Bay Area resident can get a San Bruno library card, and it can be used throughout the entire Peninsula library system.
The San Mateo County Office of Education is a government office that deals with educational services for the county. The special education services department is housed in the Office of Education and serves county students in kindergarden through 12th grade. El Portal and Palos Verdes are special needs schools run by the office, serving students with mental and physical disabilities. For further inquiries, phone the San Mateo County Office of Education: Special Education Services.