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Sutter Creek, CA town hall & government

Sutter Creek spent $3.9 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,448 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sutter Creek's money goes

Spent
$3.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,448
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$928,000
$345 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.5 million39%
Police
$1.1 million29%
Administration & buildings
$513,00013%
Parks & libraries
$268,0007%
Roads & transportation
$210,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$108,0003%
Housing & development
$27,0001%
Interest on debt
$23,0001%
Other
$92,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 44%
  • Sales taxes 19%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • From the state 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Sutter Creek

Full-time staff
12
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$114,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time13 part
Police
5 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
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

Amador County Unified School District

Sutter Creek's K–12 school district, shared with Amador City, Ione, Jackson and Plymouth. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,368
California: $21,206
Students
4,075
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$21.1 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 $15,368 per pupil, $7,917 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 Sutter Creek pay

Typical tax bill
$3,353
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.62%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$543,800
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 Sutter Creek's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.sutter-creek.ca.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Sutter Creek →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sutter Creek

Sutter Creek is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Tom McClintock. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Sutter Creek'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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