Town Hall · Diamond Bar

Diamond Bar, CA town hall & government

Diamond Bar spent $31.9 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $581 per resident.

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

Meetings

Coming up at Diamond Bar's town hall

  • Oct 6Tue · 6:30 pm
    City CouncilCity Council MeetingSouth Coast Air Quality Management District, 21865 Copley Dr. Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 13Tue · 6:30 pm
    Planning CommissionPlanning Commission MeetingDiamond Bar City Hall - Windmill Community Room, 21810 Copley Drive Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 20Tue · 6:30 pm
    City CouncilCity Council MeetingSouth Coast Air Quality Management District, 21865 Copley Dr. Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 27Tue · 6:30 pm
    Planning CommissionPlanning Commission MeetingDiamond Bar City Hall - Windmill Community Room, 21810 Copley Drive Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 3Tue · 6:30 pm
    City CouncilCity Council MeetingSouth Coast Air Quality Management District, 21865 Copley Dr. Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 10Tue · 6:30 pm
    Planning CommissionPlanning Commission MeetingDiamond Bar City Hall - Windmill Community Room, 21810 Copley Drive Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

  • Sep 24Thu · 6:30 pm
    Parks and Recreation CommissionParks and Recreation Commission MeetingDiamond Bar City Hall - Windmill Room - 21810 Copley Drive Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 22Tue · 6:30 pm
    Planning CommissionPlanning Commission MeetingDiamond Bar City Hall - Windmill Community Room, 21810 Copley Drive Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 15Tue · 6:30 pm
    City CouncilCity Council MeetingSouth Coast Air Quality Management District, 21865 Copley Dr. Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 10Thu · 6:00 pm
    Traffic and Transportation CommissionTraffic and Transportation Commission Meeting - canceled.21810 Copley Drive Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 8Tue · 6:30 pm
    Planning CommissionPlanning Commission MeetingDiamond Bar City Hall - Windmill Community Room, 21810 Copley Drive Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 2Wed · 9:00 am
    Public Safety CommitteePublic Safety Committee MeetingGrand Conference Room, 21810 Copley Dr., Diamond Bar, CA 91765 Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 1Tue · 6:30 pm
    City CouncilCity Council MeetingSouth Coast Air Quality Management District, 21865 Copley Dr. Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Aug 25Tue · 6:30 pm
    Planning CommissionPlanning Commission Meeting - Canceled.Diamond Bar City Hall - Windmill Community Room, 21810 Copley Drive Meeting page ↗

Official listings from Diamond Bar'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 Diamond Bar's money goes

Spent
$31.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$581
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$14.9 million
$272 per resident
Police
$7.6 million24%
Roads & transportation
$6.4 million20%
Administration & buildings
$5.7 million18%
Parks & libraries
$3.2 million10%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.7 million5%
Interest on debt
$662,0002%
Sewer & trash
$409,0001%
Health & welfare
$380,0001%
Housing & development
$280,0001%
Fire
$7,000<1%
Other
$5.5 million17%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 36%
  • Property taxes 33%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • From other local governments 9%
  • From the state 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Diamond Bar

Full-time staff
57
47 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$100,300
a year, before benefits
Parks & libraries
10 full-time42 part
Administration & buildings
26 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
13 full-time3 part
Housing & development
8 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Walnut Valley Unified School District

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

Spending per pupil
$16,053
California: $21,206
Students
13,815
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$269.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $16,053 per pupil, $9,464 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 Diamond Bar: Pomona Unified School District ($23,577 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Diamond Bar pay

Typical tax bill
$6,634
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.74%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$902,200
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 Diamond Bar's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.diamond-bar.ca.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Diamond Bar →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Diamond Bar

Diamond Bar is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Linda T. Sánchez. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Diamond Bar'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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