City of Gainesville

Ranked as #1 city to live on Livability.com’s Top 100 Best Places to Live list, #1 on Zippia’s Best City to Start Your Career, #42 Best City to Live in America and #9 Ten Best College Towns, the City of Gainesville serves as the cultural, educational, and commercial center of the north central Florida region. The City of Gainesville has a Commission-Manager form of government and employs roughly 2,200 employees, making it one of the largest employers in the region. In addition to providing a full range of municipal services, the city owns a regional transit system, a municipal airport, a 72-par championship golf course and a utility. The Gainesville metro area population is more than 339,000 people. Geographically, Gainesville consists of approximately 63 square miles. Gainesville is nationally-recognized as a great place to live and raise a family due in large part to the University of Florida and Santa Fe College, as well as its central location in the state of Florida, putting its citizens within a few hours’ drive of Orlando, Tampa, Sarasota and Florida’s award-winning beaches. To learn how to become a part of the city’s exceptional team, visit our current vacancies at https://www.gainesvillefl.gov/Employment-Pages/Employment/Careers.

Website

http://www.gainesvillefl.gov

External link for City of Gainesville

Industry

Government Administration

Company size

1,001-5,000 employees

Headquarters

Gainesville, Florida

Type

Government Agency

Founded

1869

Specialties

Municipal Government, Economic Development, Public Safety, Fire Protection, Public Works, Police, Mobility, Smart Cities, Urban Planning, Code Enforcement, Building Inspection, and Parks, Recreation, Cultural Affairs