This section contains information about the organization and operations of the City of Whittier. The City is divided into ten departments each with specific responsibilities for providing services to the Community. Those departments are: Administration (City Manager & City Council), Controller (Budget & Finance), City Clerk-Treasurer (Official Records, Elections & Treasury), Community Development (Planning, Redevelopment, Housing & Building), Community Services (Recreation, Arts, Social Services & Transit) Human Resources (Employment & Disaster Preparedness), Library, Parks, Police, and Public Works (Streets, Water & Trash). For expanded defintions of each department's responsibilities, please go to the Department pages, or click here for the City Directory.