City of Newport Beach
Barbara Salvini joined the City of Newport Beach management team in October 2015, bringing a myriad of experience to the Human Resources Department. As human resources director, Barbara oversees employee relations, benefits, recruitment and selection, labor relations and risk management. Her department strives to provide professional customer service and support to the City Council, Civil Service Board, City departments, employees and the public. Her team is committed to hiring capable, versatile and highly-qualified talent for the organization, while adhering to budgetary parameters.
Prior to joining Newport Beach, Barbara served the full-service City of Laguna Beach for over 10 years as the City’s personnel services and risk manager. She provided direction and support to all City departments. She served as the City’s consultant and advisor on the complete spectrum of personnel and risk issues, and was the lead City representative in all labor negotiations.
In addition to her human resources and risk management experience, Barbara is an attorney. She practiced in Orange County as an associate attorney specializing in medical malpractice for over ten years before she began her public service. Prior to becoming an attorney, she worked as a Registered Nurse.
Barbara holds a Bachelor of Science with a major in Nursing from Binghamton University and a Juris Doctorate from California Western School of Law.
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City of Newport Beach
The City of Newport Beach operates under a Council-Manager form of government. Its seven City Council Members are elected by district, but are voted on by the population as a whole and are responsible for policy-making, passing local ordinances, adopting the budget, appointing committees and hiring the City Manager, City Attorney, and City Clerk. The City has approximately 725 full-time employees and hundreds of part-time and seasonal employees. Newport Beach is located in the coastal center of Orange County, with Los Angeles County to the north and San Diego County to the south. It has an estimated permanent population of 86,738, but during the summer months, the population grows to more than 100,000 with 20,000 to 100,000 tourists daily. The city is known for its fine residential areas, modern shopping facilities, strong business community and quality school system. It surrounds Newport Bay where more than 9,000 boats of all types are docked within the 21-square-mile harbor area. The bay area and the City’s eight miles of ocean beach offer outstanding fishing, swimming, surfing, and aquatic sports activities.