Town Hall · Cotati

Cotati, CA town hall & government

Cotati spent $24.3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,260 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cotati's money goes

Spent
$24.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,260
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$12.6 million
$1,690 per resident
Police
$7.6 million31%
Roads & transportation
$6.3 million26%
Sewer & trash
$3.3 million14%
Administration & buildings
$2.9 million12%
Water & other utilities
$1.8 million7%
Parks & libraries
$1.3 million5%
Housing & development
$398,0002%
Interest on debt
$327,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$194,0001%
Other
$232,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 35%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the state 3%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Cotati

Full-time staff
37
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$100,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
12
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
17 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
8 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Housing & development
3 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 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

Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District

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

Spending per pupil
$17,144
California: $21,206
Students
6,155
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$161.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 54%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $17,144 per pupil, $10,011 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Cotati pay

Typical tax bill
$5,514
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.74%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$746,800
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 Cotati's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.cotati.ca.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cotati →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cotati

Cotati is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Mike Thompson. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Cotati'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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