Town Hall · Calimesa

Calimesa, CA town hall & government

Calimesa spent $15 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,515 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Calimesa's government.

Meetings

Coming up at Calimesa's town hall

  • Oct 5Mon · 6:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council MeetingNorton Younglove Multipurpose Senior Center, 908 Park Avenue Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 12Mon · 6:00 pm
    Planning CommissionNorton Younglove Multipurpose Senior Center, 908 Park Avenue Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 19Mon · 6:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council MeetingNorton Younglove Multipurpose Senior Center, 908 Park Avenue Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 9Mon · 6:00 pm
    Planning CommissionNorton Younglove Multipurpose Senior Center, 908 Park Avenue Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 16Mon · 6:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council MeetingNorton Younglove Multipurpose Senior Center, 908 Park Avenue Meeting page ↗
  • Dec 14Mon · 6:00 pm
    Planning CommissionNorton Younglove Multipurpose Senior Center, 908 Park Avenue Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

  • Sep 21Mon · 6:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council MeetingNorton Younglove Multipurpose Senior Center, 908 Park Avenue Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 14Mon · 6:00 pm
    Planning CommissionCancelled Planning Commission MeetingNorton Younglove Multipurpose Senior Center Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 8Tue · 6:00 pm
    City CouncilOne Time EventNorton Younglove Multipurpose Senior Center Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Aug 17Mon · 6:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council MeetingNorton Younglove Multipurpose Senior Center, 908 Park Avenue Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Aug 10Mon · 6:00 pm
    Planning CommissionNorton Younglove Multipurpose Senior Center, 908 Park Avenue Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Aug 3Mon · 6:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council MeetingNorton Younglove Multipurpose Senior Center, 908 Park Avenue Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Jul 20Mon · 6:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council MeetingNorton Younglove Multipurpose Senior Center, 908 Park Avenue Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Jul 13Mon · 6:00 pm
    Planning CommissionNorton Younglove Multipurpose Senior Center, 908 Park Avenue Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗

Official listings from Calimesa's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget

Where Calimesa's money goes

Spent
$15 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,515
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$2.4 million
$243 per resident
Roads & transportation
$3.3 million22%
Paid to other governments
$3.1 million21%
Administration & buildings
$2.9 million19%
Police
$2.6 million17%
Fire
$2.3 million15%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$202,0001%
Parks & libraries
$160,0001%
Interest on debt
$81,0001%
Health & welfare
$48,000<1%
Housing & development
$4,000<1%
Other
$316,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 40%
  • Interest, fines & other 16%
  • Sales taxes 16%
  • From the state 14%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Calimesa

Full-time staff
33
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$70,500
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
15
on the town payroll
Fire
16 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
13 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District

Calimesa's K–12 school district, shared with Yucaipa. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,058
California: $21,206
Students
8,529
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from California districts overall: 36% local, 52% state, 11% federal

  • Local 19%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $17,058 per pupil, $9,992 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Calimesa: Beaumont Unified School District ($18,040 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Calimesa pay

Typical tax bill
$3,347
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.75%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$446,300
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Calimesa's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofcalimesa.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Calimesa →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Calimesa

Calimesa is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Ken Calvert. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Calimesa's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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