Celebrating Public Service Week in the City of Riverside
Published: 04/29/2022
Ryan Marty| RiversideTV
11 Years in Public Service
Celebrated annually during the first week of May since 1985, Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW) is time set aside to honor the men and women who serve our nation as federal, state, county and local government employees.
According to Brookings, Inc., across the United States, nearly 24 million people—a little over 15% of the workforce—are involved in military, public, and national service at the local, state and federal levels.
Americans are served every single day by public servants. These unsung heroes do the work that keeps our nation working and, as the 12th largest city in California, the City of Riverside is proud to employ nearly 2,500 public employees who take not only jobs, but oaths.
From police officers, firefighters, engineers, electric workers, water workers, solid waste workers, librarians, inspectors, technicians, finance analysts and countless other occupations, the City of Riverside team is full of smiling faces making a difference within our city limits – and beyond!
Whether you visit your local library for story time, call 9-1-1 for emergency services, or safely pass by construction activities for utility services, public service workers are around every corner of our city working hard day in and day out for the betterment of our community.
Learn more about the City of Riverside and the services provided to our community at: RiversideCA.gov.
Meet Some of the Public Service Workers of the City of Riverside
Hayden Birkett
Riverside Public Library
10 Years in Public Service
Ray Cannon
General Services
15 Years in Public Service
Victoria Enriquez
Riverside Police Department
6 Years in Public Service
Quintin Lawson
Riverside Fire Department
5 Years in Public Service
Chuck McDonald
Human Resources
10 Years in Public Service
Idania Santibanez
Parks, Recreation and
Community Services
6 Years in Public Service
Megan Well
Public Utilities
15 Years in Public Service
Zach Neel
Public Utilities
12 Years in Public Service
Did You Know?
Average Years of Service at the City of Riverside
12 YEARS
Employees with
20 – 29 Years of Service
326
Employees with
30+ Years of Service
55
Show Appreciation for YOUR Riverside Team
Share a positive experience or show your appreciation for the City team in several ways:
- Contact Customer Service at (951) 782-0330 or 311 Call Center at (951) 826-5311 to simply say THANK YOU
- Submit a 311 Service Request online as an Employee or Department Compliment
- Submit a 311 Service Request through the 311 App as #ILoveRiverside – Show Us Why!
- Share your appreciation on social media and tag us:
Need to Connect with the City?
With Riverside’s 311 App, City information and services are available right at your fingertips. Use the app to quickly and easily request city services such as graffiti removal, pothole repair, and bulky-item pickup. You can also pay your RPU utility bill, explore our city, access our Community Calendar of Events, City Social Media feeds, and more.
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