Town Hall · Tiburon

Tiburon, CA town hall & government

Tiburon spent $13 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,430 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Tiburon

Alice FredericksMayorSince 2022 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Tiburon's money goes

Spent
$13 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,430
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$9 million
$988 per resident
Police
$3.9 million30%
Administration & buildings
$2.7 million21%
Roads & transportation
$1.8 million14%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.6 million12%
Parks & libraries
$1.1 million8%
Interest on debt
$316,0002%
Housing & development
$286,0002%
Health & welfare
$98,0001%
Fire
$27,000<1%
Other
$1.3 million10%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 35%
  • Other taxes & licenses 21%
  • Sales taxes 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • From the state 7%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • From other local governments 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Tiburon

Full-time staff
36
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$92,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
15 full-time
Administration & buildings
6 full-time
Housing & development
6 full-time
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time
Other
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

Tamalpais Union High School District

Tiburon's high school district, shared with Belvedere, Corte Madera, Fairfax, Mill Valley, Sausalito and San Anselmo. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,705
California: $21,206
Students
4,730
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$65.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 90%
  • State 9%
  • Federal 1%

Of the $23,705 per pupil, $13,833 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 Tiburon: Reed Union Elementary School District ($27,108 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Tiburon pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · California typical $5,124
Typical home value
$2,000,001
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 Tiburon's government

🏛️ Official websitetownoftiburon.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Tiburon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Tiburon

Tiburon is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Jared Huffman. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Tiburon'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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