San Diego Municipal Code Div. 18 City Departments

(“City Departments” added 2–25–1964 by O–8969 N.S.)

(a) Purpose and Intent. It is the purpose and intent of the City Council to enumerate the existing departments of the City because of repeated reference in City legislation and operation to such departments.

(b) The following are the departments of the City of San Diego within the meaning of the
Charter and ordinances of the City:

Chief Financial Officer
City Attorney
City Auditor
City Clerk
City Council — District 1
City Council — District 2
City Council — District 3
City Council — District 4
City Council — District 5
City Council — District 6
City Council — District 7
City Council — District 8
City Council — District 9
City Manager
City Planning
City Treasurer
Communications
Compliance
Cultural Affairs Department
Development Services
Engineering and Capital Projects
Economic Development
Environmental Services
Finance
Fire-Rescue
General Services
Government Affairs
Homelessness Strategies and Solutions
Human Resources
Independent Budget Analyst

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Information Technology
Library
Mayor
Office of Boards and Commissions
Office of the Commission on Police Practices
Parks and Recreation
Performance and Analytics
Personnel
Police
Public Utilities
Purchasing and Contracting
Risk Management
San Diego City Employees’ Retirement System
Stormwater
Sustainability and Mobility
Transportation

(c) The department head for each department of City Council - Districts 1 through 9 shall
be the duly elected or appointed Councilmember from the district.
(Amended 7–25–1994 by O–18088 N.S.)
(Amended 11-29-2004 by O-19339 N.S.)
(Amended 10-31-2005 by O-19431 N.S.)
(Amended 11-27-2012 by O-20222 N.S.; effective 12-27-2012.)
(Amended 2-12-2014 by O-20347 N.S.; effective 3-14-2014.)
(Amended 12-17-2014 by O-20445 N.S.; effective 1-16-2015.)
(Amended 6-11-2015 by O-20491 N.S.; effective 7-11-2015.)
(Amended 10-24-2017 by O-20864 N.S.; effective 11-23-2017.)
(Amended 6-14-2018 by O-20942 N.S.; effective 7-14-2018.)
(Amended 10-26-2018 by O-21005 N.S.; effective 11-25-2018.)
(Amended 5-19-2021 by O-21318 N.S.; effective 6-18-2021.)
(Amended 1-27-2022 by O-21407 N.S.; effective 2-26-2022.)
(Amended 11-14-2022 by O-21567 N.S.; effective 12-14-2022.)
(Amended 7-22-2024 by O-21836 N.S.; effective 10-5-2024.)

[Editors Note: Amendments as adopted by O-21836 N.S. will not apply within the Coastal
Overlay Zone until the California Coastal Commission certifies it as a Local Coastal
Program Amendment.
Click the link to view the Strikeout Ordinance highlighting changes to prior language
http://docs.sandiego.gov/municode_strikeout_ord/O-21836-SO.pdf ]

(Amended 10-14-2024 by O-21878 N.S.; effective 11-13-2024.)
(Amended 12-18-2024 by O-21901 N.S.; effective 1-17-2025.)
(Amended 3-14-2025 by O-21928 N.S.; effective 4-13-2025.)

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