Liane Lee, Human Resources Manager
1110 West Capitol Avenue, 3rd Floor
West Sacramento, CA 95691
916-617-4510

lianel@cityofwestsacramento.org

Welcome to the City of West Sacramento's Human Resources & Payroll Division. We are here to support the City’s greatest resource, its employees. Our Division partners with every City department to ensure employees are recruited, developed, supported, and paid accurately and on time. From hiring and training to benefits, labor relations, and payroll services, our team is dedicated to creating a workplace that allows employees to thrive while providing exceptional municipal services to the residents and businesses of West Sacramento.

What Does Human Resources & Payroll Do?

It is the mission of the Human Resources & Payroll Division to work with all City departments to recruit, compensate, retain, and develop City of West Sacramento employees in order to provide services that are customer responsive, cost effective, aligned with the overall mission of the City and the priorities established by the City Council, and to do so by incorporating the best practices of the human resources and payroll professions.

Human Resources & Payroll is made up of six full-time employees that work with all city departments and divisions, and in virtually every aspect of the employment relationship including recruitment, retention, classification and compensation, payroll administration, policies, procedures, training and development, benefits administration, wellness, risk management, workers’ compensation, and labor relations.

The Division works with all city departments and divisions to provide and maintain a productive workforce. Some of the activities and services we provide to our customers are listed below:

• Conducts the city’s recruitment and testing activities.

• Maintains the city’s annual salary schedule and authorized position list.

• Develops, updates, and revises classification specifications and ensures that employees are appropriately classified.

• Coordinates training activities.

• Provides guidance to departments on the interpretation of the Personnel Rules, Administrative Policies, and Memoranda of Understanding.

• Maintains all personnel records.

• Participates in labor negotiations and employer/employee relations activities.

• Coordinates the worker’s compensation program.

• Co-manages the employee health and welfare programs.

• Conducts employee appreciation and recognition programs.

• Processes payroll for all City employees and maintains the HR/Payroll system.

The Human Resources & Payroll Division is led by the Assistant City Manager-Administrative Services and is staffed by one Human Resources Manager, one Human Resources Supervisor, two Human Resources & Payroll Analyst I/II and five Human Resources & Payroll Technicians I/II.

This web page is intended to provide employment, human resources, and payroll related information in West Sacramento. If you cannot find the answer to your question on this website, please do not hesitate to contact Human Resources & Payroll at (916) 617-4567.