The Office of the City Clerk is a service department within municipal government that the City Council, all city departments, and the general public rely upon for information regarding the legislative history and operations of the city.

The City Council is comprised of a directly elected Mayor and four (4) district elected City Council members. The Mayor and Council Members are elected for a four (4) year term. The City Council is the policy making legislative body of the City of Dixon. The City Council acts upon all legislative matters concerning the City, approving and adopting ordinances, resolutions and other matters requiring overall policy decisions and leadership.

The City of Dixon has a Community Support Fund Donation Request Form. A portion of funds received from the digital billboard is set-aside annually to support community events. In the past, the Council has chosen to earmark such requests as Rotary's 4th of July fireworks, Dixon's Lambtown and the annual Scottish Highland games.

In an effort to keep residents up to date with current City News, the City Manager's update will provide info on status of City projects and other general news.

The Community Development Department is responsible for conducting both long-range and current planning, plan checking, building permit issuance, and field inspections of all buildings and structures in the City of Dixon.

The Engineering Department's mission is to develop, operate, and cost-effectively maintain public facilities and structures while providing a safe and healthy environment.

To provide outstanding customer service to the City Council, City Management, Operating Departments and External Stakeholders in prudently managing financial resources and information technology through accurate information and high quality business planning and financial and information technology services.

The Dixon Fire Department’s mission, through a constant state of readiness, is to provide a quality and reliable service to our community through leadership, education and training. The department’s vision is to accomplish our mission by delivering exceptional Public Education and Fire Prevention Programs, as well as maintaining an effective state of readiness to respond and render the highest level of fire and emergency services to our citizens.

The Public Works Department is responsible for the operation and maintenance of public facilities and systems used, owned, and enjoyed by the public. These facilities (works) and systems that form the basic framework and underlying foundations for daily lives include the streets, sidewalks, streetlights, City buildings, and parks and recreation facilities and programs.

The Recreation Division's mission is to help improve the livelihood of Dixon residents by providing leisure activities and opportunities to all segments of the population.  We assist in scheduling City recreational facilities while promoting, organizing, and administering recreation programs for the City of Dixon.

The Dixon Readi-Ride is a public dial-a-ride transit system, which provides curb-to curb transit service within Dixon city limits. Readi-Ride is a part of our Public Works Department.

The City of Dixon owns and operates majority of the utility infrastructure within the City of Dixon. The Utility Divisions consist of Water Operations Division, Collections Division and Wastewater Treatment Facility all of which these Division are partnered with Engineering staff to form the Department of Engineering/Utilities.

The City of Dixon, owns and operates the municipal water system and became an Urban Water Purveyor servicing over 10,000 residences in 2021. The Water Operations Division strives to provide clean, safe reliable water to all its customers.