Town Hall · Los Alamitos

Los Alamitos, CA town hall & government

Los Alamitos spent $16.9 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,482 per resident.

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

Meetings

Coming up at Los Alamitos's town hall

  • Oct 7Wed · 6:00 pm
    Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts CommissionParks, Recreation, and Cultural Arts Commission Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 14Wed · 6:00 pm
    Traffic Commission3191 Katella Ave. Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 19Mon · 6:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Regular Meeting3191 Katella Ave. Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 28Wed · 6:00 pm
    Planning CommissionPlanning Commission/Subdivision Committee Regular Meeting3191 KATELLA AVE Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 11Wed · 6:00 pm
    Traffic Commission3191 Katella Ave. Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 25Wed · 6:00 pm
    Planning CommissionPlanning Commission/Subdivision Committee Regular Meeting3191 KATELLA AVE Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

Official listings from Los Alamitos'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 Los Alamitos's money goes

Spent
$16.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,482
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$3.4 million
$294 per resident
Police
$6.3 million37%
Administration & buildings
$3.7 million22%
Roads & transportation
$2.4 million14%
Parks & libraries
$2.4 million14%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$719,0004%
Health & welfare
$642,0004%
Housing & development
$318,0002%
Interest on debt
$148,0001%
Other
$275,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Other taxes & licenses 36%
  • Sales taxes 33%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • From the state 4%
  • From the federal government 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Los Alamitos

Full-time staff
59
45 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$114,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
26
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
29 full-time7 part
Parks & libraries
7 full-time30 part
Housing & development
13 full-time
Administration & buildings
6 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Other
0 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

Anaheim Union High School District

Los Alamitos's middle and high school district, shared with Cypress, Orange, Stanton, Anaheim, La Palma and Buena Park. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,079
California: $21,206
Students
27,195
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$209.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $20,079 per pupil, $11,883 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 Los Alamitos: Los Alamitos Unified School District ($16,169 per pupil) · Cypress Elementary School District ($17,072 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Los Alamitos pay

Typical tax bill
$6,728
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.63%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$1,061,900
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 Los Alamitos's government

🏛️ Official websitecityoflosalamitos.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Los Alamitos →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Los Alamitos

Los Alamitos is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Derek Tran. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Los Alamitos'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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