Denise D. Manoogian, Director of the Administrative Services, leads the Administrative Services Department for the City of Cerritos. The department is responsible for coordinating the day-to-day activities of various internal operations and supplying staff support to all operating departments. There are eight operational divisions including the Office of the Director/Administrative Services, Communications, Finance, Water Billing, Human Resources, Support Services, Computer Services and Cerritos Library.
The Administrative Services Department for Cerritos is located at the Cerritos Civic Center.
The five-member elected City Council provides policy directions to maintain and serve Cerritos and its citizens. The mayor and mayor pro tem are chosen from amongst the larger body. Mayor Carol K. Chen was elected to the Cerritos City Council in 2008 and previously served on the City’s Planning Commission, Property Preservation Commission and Community Safety Committee. Chen was re-elected to the City Council in 2009.
The city manager's post is currently filled by Art Gallucci, who began his tenure as the city manager in 1991. Gullucci had been hired as a Recreation Superintendent in 1971, and headed the Human Affairs Department from 1973 to 1981, when he was named Assistant City Manager.
The city manager advises the City Council on matters of concern to the City and directs the day-to-day operations of the City's main departments: Administrative Services, Community and Safety Services, Community Development, Public Works, and the Theater Department. The City Manager is also responsible for preparing Cerritos' operating and capital-improvements budgets, grants administration, personnel matters and council agenda preparation. The city manager also works with the City Council in identifying policy and program issues and addressing community concerns and provides support in managing Cerritos' human, financial and material resources, implementing annual goals and objectives as established by the city council.
Led by Interim City Clerk, Vida P. Barone, MPA, CMC, the City Clerk's Office provides information to keep Cerritos citizens and public officials informed. The office, which is located at the City of Cerritos City Hall posts the City Council's agendas and prepares minutes of previous meetings; distributes the City Council meeting packets; maintains public records; conducts the Cerritos municipal election; presides over the city's records management program and accepts passport applications. All City Council meeting agendas, "meeting in a minute," and live webcasts can be found on the city's website.
City of Cerritos Fire Station 35 is one of two Los Angeles County Fire Department stations serving the city. Los Angeles County firefighters help combat and prevent fires in the community while also responding to emergency medical calls involving anything from minor traffic accidents to heart attacks or major rescue operations. From the land, air or water, the County Fire Department is ready for action. With numerous specialized units, it is comprised of highly trained men and women who are capable of responding to everything from the smallest animal rescue to a major terrorist incident in the region. Its mission is to maintain the safety of the public and provide a calming voice when disaster strikes.
City of Cerritos Fire Station 30 is one of two Los Angeles County Fire Department stations serving the city. The firefighters help combat and prevent fires in the community while also responding to emergency medical calls ranging from minor traffic accidents to heart attacks or major rescue operations. From the land, air or water, the Los Angeles County Fire Department is ready for action. With numerous specialized units, the department is comprised of highly trained men and women who are capable of responding to everything from the smallest animal rescue to a major terrorist incident in the region. Its mission is to maintain the safety of the public and provide a calming voice when disaster strikes.
The city manager's post is currently filled by Art Gallucci, who began his tenure as the city manager in 1991. Gullucci had been hired as a Recreation Superintendent in 1971, and headed the Human Affairs Department from 1973 to 1981, when he was named Assistant City Manager.
The city manager advises the City Council on matters of concern to the City and directs the day-to-day operations of the City's main departments: Administrative Services, Community and Safety Services, Community Development, Public Works, and the Theater Department. The City Manager is also responsible for preparing Cerritos' operating and capital-improvements budgets, grants administration, personnel matters and council agenda preparation. The city manager also works with the City Council in identifying policy and program issues and addressing community concerns and provides support in managing Cerritos' human, financial and material resources, implementing annual goals and objectives as established by the city council.
Representing the 39th District of California, U.S. Congresswoman Linda T. Sanchez has her office located on Crusader Avenue just west of the 605 Freeway. Congresswoman Sanchez sits as the Chair of the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law. As a member of the Ways and Means, Representative Sanchez has met with President Obama at the White House to discuss healthcare proposals.