The Administration Department consists of the following: City Manager, City Attorney, City Clerk, Human Resources, Information Technology, Grant Administration and Parking.

The City Manager's office is committed to the Placerville Community in providing outstanding management of the City's overall operations including implementing the City Council's policies, developing and maintaining responsive City programs and services within the approved budgetary guidelines, providing leadership and motivation to City staff, planning for a fiscally-sound future, and initiating and nurturing strong relationships with local and regional businesses and governmental agencies.

The City Attorney is the City's general legal counsel and is responsible for advising the Mayor and City Council in all legal matters pertaining to the City. The City Attorney's office is committed to providing outstanding legal litigation services.

The primary function of the City Clerk is to serve as an informational resource for residents. The City Clerk is dedicated to building and maintaining public trust by preserving all records entrusted to this office; by managing the legislative process including City Council meetings in an open and public forum.

The primary function of the Human Resources Division is to attract, retain, promote, and reward dedicated, professional staff members who will make every effort to ensure optimum customer-oriented services to the citizens of Placerville and to its many visitors.

The Information Technology Division is responsible for ensuring the integrity of all City computer systems. Our Division continually seeks out the most efficient ways to collect, process, store, and distribute all information via the City's computer network.

The Grants Administration Division is responsible for managing the community related grants that provide financing for privately owned residential and business related projects. The City has been very successful in utilizing grant dollars to meet the needs of the community.

The Parking Program for downtown is administered by the City Manager’s office.  The goal of the parking program is to provide adequate parking in Historic Downtown Placerville for employees and visitors who frequent historic downtown.

The City of Placerville operates under the Council-Manager form of municipal government. Councilmembers are elected at large for four-year terms of office. Two and three Councilmembers will be elected alternately at the general municipal election in November of even-numbered years. The Council elects the Mayor who serves a one-year term.

The City Council meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. Special meetings and workshops are scheduled as needed. Meetings are held at 6:00 p.m. in Town Hall, 549 Main Street.

Agendas are posted in the front window at City Hall on Fridays. Agendas, as well as supporting materials, are available on this website.

Placerville residents are encouraged to attend City Council meetings. Residents who wish to address the Council are encouraged to do so according to the guidelines in the agenda. A statement regarding AB 1509 can be viewed here.

Council meetings may be viewed on Comcast Cable 2, the government access channel. The meetings are rebroadcast on weekends.

You may address correspondence to Placerville City Councilmembers as follows:

Placerville City Council
(or individual Councilmember's name)
City Clerk Department
3101 Center Street
Placerville, CA 95667

The Division is responsible for following programs:

Long Range Planning & Special Studies

• Develops and implements goals, policies, and action plans related to community issues such as housing, land use, resource conservation, open space, transportation, and circulation
• Prepares studies to update City policies in response to changes in State law, resource availability, and community goals
• Responsible for preparing and updating the state mandated General Plan
• Facilitates public participation and community involvement in planning issues
• Supports City Council and City Administration in addressing regional governance and planning issues

Development / Environmental Review

• Reviews, analyzes, and makes recommendations on development and design proposals by private property owners and government agencies
• Provides support to the City Council and Planning Commission
• Administers environmental review process in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
• Provides public information and permit services at the public counter

• Reviews, analyzes, and makes design review recommendations on development proposals by private and public property owners
• Prepares public notices, agendas, minutes and performs cursory plan review and environmental assessments for projects subject to Planning Commission and City Council review
• Prepares guidelines, ordinance amendments, and other studies for quality design standard

Zoning Ordinance Information & Enforcement

• Answers questions from property owners, applicants, and other members of the community about land use and zoning requirements
  • For zoning information about a specific address, click here
• Reviews plans for proposed development for compliance with City zoning requirements
• Prepares amendments to the Zoning Ordinance (Title 10) and Zoning Map as necessary
• Assists the Code Compliance Division with enforcing City code requirements with the Planning and Building divisions in what is defined as Code Compliance (click here for more information)