CIVIC AFFAIRS

The City Manager's office is responsible for the City's day-to-day operations including oversight of 12 City departments. The City Manager and Assistant City Manager are accountable for the overall management of the city's 1,500 full-time and part-time employees delivering a full range of municipal services to the community with the total annual operating budget of over $500 million in all funds.  

The Civic Affairs volunteer program oversees and engages volunteers across 8 City departments, with multiple divisions. Those include the City Manager's Office, City Attorney's Office, City Clerk's Office, City Treasurer's Office, Community Development, Finance, Information Services, and Human Resources.

Opportunities available throughout the year:

• City Manager's Office Volunteer Intern

City Manager Volunteer Internship Application

This program provides college students/graduates or graduate-level students with advanced and unique opportunities to learn about the inner workings of a full-service city and directly interact with the City Manager’s Office team and seasoned professionals.  Apply your academic skills and passion for public service to various “real world” assignments within the City. This is a volunteer, unpaid opportunity but school credits can be offered.  A time commitment of up to 20 hours per week for 6 months is required. 

To learn more about the operation and other services provided by the City Manager's Office: Visit our City Manager's Office webpage.

• Office of Communications Volunteer Intern

• Citizen-led City Boards, Commissions, and Committees

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Serve on a City advisory board, commission, or committee (BCC), which provides specific input and expertise to the City Council on various aspects of the City, such as recreation and parks, infrastructure, finance, investment, historic resources, Independent Day parade, etc.  Please note that some Boards and Commissions are directly appointed by individual Council members. 

Contact the City Manager’s Office at (714) 536-5553 or email city.manager@surfcity-hb.org.

To learn more about the operation and other services provided by Boards, Commissions, and committees: Visit our Boards and Commissions Webpage.

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