About Town of Apple Valley
What is the Town of Apple Valley?
The Town of Apple Valley is the municipal government of Apple Valley, California — a San Bernardino County high-desert community of about 76,000, incorporated in 1988 and one of only 22 California municipalities styled "Town" rather than "City". It runs as a lean contract town: policing comes from the San Bernardino County Sheriff, fire from the independent Apple Valley Fire Protection District, and water from Liberty Utilities — while the town itself runs Parks & Recreation (including a municipal golf course and pools), a roughly 145-mile wastewater collection system, planning, engineering and public works. Hollywood-western heritage runs deep here: Roy Rogers and Dale Evans made Apple Valley home, and Town Hall sits on Dale Evans Parkway.
Where will I work?
Apple Valley Town Hall at 14955 Dale Evans Parkway. The town operates on a 9/80: open Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and alternating Fridays — closed every other Friday. Eighty hours over nine days per fortnight, with a three-day weekend every second week.
What is the Town of Apple Valley team like?
A compact professional workforce in the 51-200 band — because public safety and utilities are contracted out, the town's own staff skew heavily toward planning, engineering, technology, recreation and administration. Current openings on the town's own careers site include a Senior Planner, an Innovation and Technology Coordinator and a Director of Public Works — senior, meaty roles for an organisation this size. We list the town's civilian professional positions; part-time aquatics and recreation posts run separate schedules and are excluded from our feed.
Work-Life Balance
Every other Friday is yours, structurally — Town Hall closes on the alternating pattern. Employee reviews on Indeed average 3.8 overall with work-life balance at 3.9, with no recent negative pattern (the review base skews part-time recreation roles). Standard California municipal conditions apply: CalPERS defined-benefit pension membership, formal vacation and sick accruals, paid holidays, and salary ranges published on every posting.
Perks and Benefits
- 9/80 schedule — Town Hall open Monday-Thursday and alternating Fridays, closed every other Friday
- CalPERS defined-benefit pension
- Salary ranges published on every job posting
- Formal vacation, sick leave and paid-holiday provisions
- Contract-town structure — the town's own roles are overwhelmingly professional/office positions