Town Hall · El Segundo

El Segundo, CA town hall & government

El Segundo spent $136 million in the year to September 30, 2023, about $8,049 per resident.

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

Meetings

Coming up at El Segundo's town hall

  • Oct 6Tue · 4:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 6Tue · 4:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting350 MAIN ST Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 6Tue · 4:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 6Tue · 6:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting350 MAIN ST Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 8Thu · 5:30 pm
    Planning CommissionCity Council Chamber, 350 Main Street Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 13Tue · 6:00 pm
    Library Board of TrusteesPublic Library - Sue Carter Room, 111 W. Mariposa Aveune Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

  • Sep 24Thu · 5:30 pm
    Planning CommissionCouncil Chamber, 350 Main Street Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 23Wed · 3:30 pm
    Planning CommissionSenior Citizen Housing Corporation BoardPark Vista - Peter & Edna Freeman Room, 615 E. Holly Avenue Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 15Tue · 6:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting350 MAIN ST Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 15Tue · 4:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting350 MAIN ST Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 8Tue · 6:00 pm
    Library Board of TrusteesOne Time EventPUBLIC LIBRARY - SUE CARTER ROOM, 111 W. MARIPOSA AVENUE Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 1Tue · 6:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting350 MAIN ST Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 1Tue · 4:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 1Tue · 4:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting350 MAIN ST Meeting page ↗

Official listings from El Segundo'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 El Segundo's money goes

Spent
$136 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2023
Per resident
$8,049
typical California cities: $2,457
Long-term debt
$145 million
$8,578 per resident
Water & other utilities
$32.5 million24%
Administration & buildings
$23.1 million17%
Police
$21.5 million16%
Parks & libraries
$14 million10%
Roads & transportation
$12.9 million9%
Fire
$11.4 million8%
Sewer & trash
$4.4 million3%
Paid to other governments
$3.7 million3%
Health & welfare
$3.3 million2%
Interest on debt
$2.5 million2%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2.4 million2%
Housing & development
$2 million1%
Other
$2.4 million2%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 37%
  • Utility sales 23%
  • Other taxes & licenses 15%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • From the state 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for El Segundo

Full-time staff
268
147 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$141,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
66
and 40 full-time firefighters
Parks & libraries
30 full-time126 part
Police
84 full-time7 part
Fire
46 full-time
Administration & buildings
42 full-time
Roads & transportation
22 full-time6 part
Water & other utilities
12 full-time
Sewer & trash
6 full-time
Other
26 full-time8 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

El Segundo Unified School District

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

Spending per pupil
$15,791
California: $21,206
Students
3,563
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$148.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 45%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $15,791 per pupil, $9,867 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 El Segundo: Wiseburn Unified School District ($15,509 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in El Segundo pay

Typical tax bill
$8,056
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.51%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$1,587,500
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 El Segundo's government

🏛️ Official websiteelsegundo.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in El Segundo →

Beyond town hall

Who represents El Segundo

El Segundo is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Ted Lieu. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of El Segundo'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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