About City of Colton
What is the City of Colton?
The City of Colton is the municipal government of Colton, California — a San Bernardino County city of about 54,000, founded in 1875 on the Southern Pacific line and incorporated in 1887. Nicknamed the "Hub City" for the famous Colton Crossing rail junction where the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe lines met (and clashed), it also has a genuine Wild West pedigree: Virgil Earp, brother of Wyatt, was Colton's first city marshal. Unusually for a city its size, Colton runs both its own Police Department and a municipal Electric Department — one of the few city-owned electric utilities in the region — alongside water, wastewater and full municipal services, with a workforce of around 286.
Where will I work?
Colton City Hall at 650 N. La Cadena Drive. The 4/10 is structural: the city's own footer reads "Hours Monday through Thursday 8 am to 6 pm". Four ten-hour days, every Friday off.
What is the City of Colton team like?
A full-service civic workforce of about 286 across utilities, public works, community development, finance and administration. Recent civilian postings include a Senior HR Analyst, an Assistant Director of Utility Operations and a Public Works & Utility Inspector — the utility side makes the engineering mix richer than most cities this size. We list the city's civilian professional roles; sworn and field-trades positions run separate rosters and are excluded from our feed.
Work-Life Balance
Every Friday off, by the building's own hours — and the in-house electric utility means an unusual density of professional/technical roles all sharing the compressed pattern.
Perks and Benefits
- Citywide 4/10 — City Hall open Monday-Thursday 8am-6pm
- Salary ranges published on every job bulletin
- Municipal electric utility — rare engineering/analyst career paths for a city this size
- Three-day weekend every week