The City Manager serves as the City's Chief Executive Officer, responsible for the day-to-day operation of the City organization and its 800+ employees. The City Manager's Office also oversees a variety of interdisciplinary programs and initiatives while communicating the City Council's vision and values throughout the community and beyond.
The City Manager’s Office is responsible for many of the City's centralized functions. The office works to make Hayward one of the Bay Area’s most attractive cities in which to live, work and do business by:
- Influencing state and federal policies that impact Hayward’s ability to thrive.
- Actively managing the municipal organization to ensure efficient, cost-effective service delivery
- Supporting city departments and divisions in efforts to innovate and improve customer experience
- Providing public information through a wide range of media channels
- Working to improve our local economy through targeted business attraction and retention
- Developing and recommending policies that protect the city's fiscal foundation; and
- Implementing public policies adopted by the City Council
Services
Programs
The City receives funds annually from U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to award to organizations serving lower income Hayward residents in housing and community development.
To be eligible for Community Development Block Grants organizations must be:
- Nonprofit or governmental
- serve low income Hayward residents
- submit projects for funding that assist in one or more CDBG priority areas.
Grants are awarded using a competitive process. Organizations usually submit proposals in December. Proposals are reviewed December through March by both staff and the Community Services Commission, and funds are awarded by City Council in April. Funded grant activities begin on July 1st. Read more about the Community Agency Funding Process and how to stay connected by clicking the below button.
Apply for Community Agency Funding
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
The Fiscal Year 2024-2025 (HUD Program Year 2024) Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) is now available for public comment from September 5, 2025 through September 20, 2025.
About the Legislative Program
The City's legislative program helps provide drirection to staff and the City's legislative advocates in Sacramento and Washington D.C. The program informs interested parties of the City's stances on any peice of legislation, state-wide referenda, grant funding opportunity, or local/regional ballot measure. Additionally, this program serves as a basis for action regarding any piece of federal or state legislation or funding opportunity.
The City Council priorities of Safe, Clean, Green, and Thriving, supported by Fiscal Sustainability and Organizational Health, serve as the general guiding principles for Hayward's legislative priorities.
The Legislative Program provides two foundational principals:
Enhancing Revenue Sources
- The City supports the protection or expansion of federal, state, and local funding sources that provide revenue to the City.
- The City opposes any federal or state legislation, policites, programs, referenda, unfunded mandates, and budgets that have an adverse impact on the City's ability to provide adequate programs, projects, and services.
Maintaining Home Rule Authority
- The City supports any legislation, policies, referenda, and budgets that maintain or improve local regulatory control and authority.
- The City opposes any legislation, policies, referenda, and budgets that undermind or circumvent the City Charter.
Additionally, the Legislative Program provides specific public policy positions regarding the following:
- Public Safety
- Transportation & Infrastructure
- Envrionmental Sustainability
- Finance & Human Resources
- Community & Economic Development
- Educational, Neighborhood & Social Services
The City Council adopted the City's Legislative Program on July 11, 2017. You can find a copy of the Legislative Program below.
2017 City Legislative Stances
Support Positions
- CA AB 1 (Frazier) Transportation Funding
- CA SB 1 (Beall) Transportation Funding
- CA SB 2 (Atkins) Building Homes and Jobs Act
- CA SB 2 (Atkins) Governor Signature Request
- CA SB 3 (Beall) Housing Bond
- CA SB 3 (Beall) Housing Bond Governor Signature Request
- CA SB 692 (Allen) Transmission: Access Charge
- CA SB 595 (Beall) Regional Measure 3
Oppose Positions
- US H.R. 2997 21st Century AIRR Act
- CA Proposition 64 Trailer Bill
- CA AB 1250 (Fletcher) Contracts and Cities: Contracts for Personal Services
- CA SB 35 (Weiner) Planning and Zoning: Affordable Housing: Streamlined Approval Process
- CA SB 35 (Weiner) Governor Veto Request
- CA SB 618 (Bradford) Load-serving Entities: Integrated Resource Plans
- CA SB 649 (Hueso) Wireless and Small Cell Telecommunications Facilities
- CA SB 649 (Hueso) Governor Veto Request
- Opposition to Potential Elimination of Federal State and Local Tax Deduction
Other City Advocacy
The City of Hayward provides grants through the Social Services Program to private nonprofit and public social services agencies that serve lower income Hayward residents.
To be eligible to receive these funds, applicants must:
- Qualify as a public or private nonprofit organization under California law; and
- Have a federal IRS tax exemption status either pending or approved; and
- Use City funds to provide services to disadvantaged low-income Hayward residents only; and
- Meet or be able and willing to meet the "Local Advisory Body" requirements of the City; and
- Be willing and able to satisfy all provisions of the City of Hayward Social Services Contract
This is a very competitive process. A Request for Proposal (RFP) and application packets are generally issued annually, with the proposals due in December/January. Proposals are reviewed February through April and funds are awarded by City Council in May.Funded program activities begin in July.
Information Regarding FY 18-19 Funding Application Process:
The application process for funding for FY 2018-2019 is closed. If you wish to be added to the Interested Parties email list to learn about opportunities for funding in FY 2019-2020, please email Rachael.McNamara@hayward-ca.gov. As of February 21, 2018 the Community Services Commission has developed DRAFT Funding Recommendations which can be found below. Applicant agencies are welcome to make a public comment be email, mail or in person at the March 21, 2018 CSC meeting prior to the CSC formalizing their recommendations to Council. If you wish to make a public comment regarding the DRAFT Funding Recommendations, you may contact Rachael McNamara at the above listed email address.
DRAFT FY 2018-2019 Funding Recommendations - Services
DRAFT FY 2018-2019 Funding Recommendations - Economic Development, Infrastructure, Arts & Music
For more information, please call the Community Services Division at 510.583.4250
