Meet Tracy Robinson, Lafayette's Administrative Services Director

Tracy Robinson is the Administrative Services Director for the City of Lafayette, CA.

LAFAYETTE, CA — Tracy Robinson has worked for the City of Lafayette for 24 years. As the City’s Administrative Services Director, she oversees Finance, Human Resources, Risk Management, Information Technology, and Property Management duties while also supervising the City’s public outreach and budget.

“I grew up in the Bay Area,” says Robinson, “and Lafayette was a ‘dream’ destination for me—beautiful, upscale, and extremely charming. It has always felt to me like an oasis in the urban landscape, and I wanted to be part of that environment.”

Asked what a typical day at work is like, she responds that there is no typical day, which is why she likes working here so much. Her busiest time on the job is budget season, when she says she’s “...knee-deep in spreadsheets.” She also often gets random assignments that don’t “fit” anywhere else and fills in for the City Manager when she is away. You might run into her making the loop around the Lafayette Reservoir during her lunch break.

In addition to her first priority of managing the finances, she spends much of her time on Human Resources as employees are a significant asset of the City, noting that “We can’t do anything without our employees”. As a result, a lot of her time is taken up sourcing for and interviewing candidates, onboarding new employees, planning training classes, and developing and implementing policies that encourage a productive and safe working environment. “We don’t have an HR department; it’s all me!”

Robinson also serves on the board of the Municipal Pooling Authority, the City’s insurance organization, which includes 18 other cities and primarily focuses on how best to protect the City from liability.

What Robinson likes most about working for the City is the variety of her work. “Because it is a small City with a lean staff, I get to wear a lot of hats. Even after 24 years, there is something new to work on virtually every day and new to learn. It is never boring, and the team of people I work with are all dedicated, smart, and professional. It’s a great place to be every day.”

Robinson earned a Bachelor of Arts in Molecular Biology from U.C. Berkeley and an M.B.A. from U.C. Davis. She worked for World Savings at its Oakland headquarters for 12 years, starting as an operations analyst before moving on to the Loan Department as a budget manager. She then had a short stint in Information Technology as a project manager before joining the City of Lafayette as Administrative Services Director. Robinson sums it all up, saying, “I came to Lafayette in 2000, and I’ve loved it here ever since!”

For more information, email lafayettelistens@lovelafayette.org, call (951) 685-2111, or go online to https://www.lovelafayette.org/fiscalsustainability

About The City of Lafayette

Lafayette is a charming small community in Contra Costa County, 30 miles from The City of Oakland. It’s known for its beautiful green hills, excellent schools, and miles of hiking trails, making it an attractive place to live. The City has a population of more than 25,000 highly educated residents, with 75.2% holding a bachelor’s degree or higher. Additionally, 73.6% of the homes in Lafayette are owner-occupied. The median home value is $1,914,700, while the median household income is $219,250. The total area of the City is 15.22 square miles.