Bonnie Teaford
Public Works Director
(2005-Present)


Public Works Department
333 East Olive Avenue
P.O. Box 6459
Burbank, CA 91510-6459

Office Telephone: (818) 238-3815
Fax: (818) 238-3918
Email:  Bonnie Teaford

The Public Works Department plans, designs, builds, operates and maintains the City's public works systems in a financially and environmentally responsible manner while responding to the community's changing needs.  The Department is responsible for engineering, maintenance, and operational services for street, alley, sidewalk, storm drain, and sanitary sewer improvements located within 227 miles of the City's public rights-of-way. The Department also provides refuse collection services; maintenance and repair of general City public buildings; vehicular and landscape equipment management; and operation of the Burbank Landfill, the Burbank Water Reclamation Plant, and the Burbank Recycle Center.

There are seven major divisions in the Public Works Department: Administration; Capital Projects;  Engineering Design and Construction; Traffic; Fleet and Building Maintenance; Street and Sanitation; and Water Reclamation and Sewer.  Both Water Reclamation and Sewer and Refuse Collection and Disposal are enterprise funds that are funded exclusively by user fees.

Previous Work Experience:

  • Public Works Director, City of Burbank (2005-2006)
  • Chief Assistant Public Works Director - City Engineer, City of Burbank (1999-2005)
  • Environmental Engineer/Program Director, Private Practice (1987-1999)
  • Waste Management Engineer, State of California Toxic Substances Control Division (1984-1987)

Membership/Positions with Professional Affiliations:

  • California Registered Professional Engineer, Civil
  • Member, American Society of Civil Engineers
  • City and County Engineers Association (2006 President)
  • Member, American Public Works Association
  • Solid Waste Association of North America
  • National Management Association
  • Southern California Waste Management Forum
  • Leadership Burbank, Class of 2000
Educational Background:
  • B. A. Cultural Anthropology, University of California Santa Cruz
  • B.S., Civil Engineering, California State University Sacramento
  • M.P.A., California State University Northridge