Town Hall · Vallejo

Vallejo, CA town hall & government

Vallejo spent $439.4 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $3,556 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Vallejo

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Meetings

Coming up at Vallejo's town hall

  • Sep 29Tue · 6:00 pm
    City CouncilSpecial Council Meeting Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 1Thu · 4:30 pm
    2X2 Committee2x2 Committee Special Meeting Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 1Thu · 7:00 pm
    Housing & Community Development CommissionHousing and Community Development (HCD) Regular Meeting Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 7Wed · 6:00 pm
    Beautification Commission Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 5Thu · 7:00 pm
    Housing & Community Development CommissionHousing and Community Development (HCD) Regular Meeting Meeting page ↗
  • Dec 3Thu · 7:00 pm
    Housing & Community Development CommissionHousing and Community Development (HCD) Regular Meeting Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

Official listings from Vallejo'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 Vallejo's money goes

Spent
$439.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$3,556
typical California cities: $2,964
Long-term debt
$132.6 million
$1,073 per resident
Water & other utilities
$80.8 million18%
Housing & development
$58.8 million13%
Police
$55.3 million13%
Roads & transportation
$41.8 million10%
Sewer & trash
$36.9 million8%
Fire
$36.7 million8%
Administration & buildings
$29.5 million7%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$8.7 million2%
Paid to other governments
$7.1 million2%
Parks & libraries
$4.1 million1%
Interest on debt
$2 million<1%
Other
$77.6 million18%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 23%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • From the federal government 13%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • From the state 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Vallejo

Full-time staff
750
29 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$162,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
220
and 88 full-time firefighters
Police
301 full-time16 part
Fire
93 full-time
Water & other utilities
92 full-time
Roads & transportation
82 full-time
Administration & buildings
69 full-time6 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
13 full-time
Housing & development
10 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time
Other
87 full-time7 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Vallejo didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Vallejo City Unified School District

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

Spending per pupil
$23,824
California: $21,206
Students
9,856
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$141.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $23,824 per pupil, $14,765 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 Vallejo pay

Typical tax bill
$4,487
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.76%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$589,500
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 Vallejo's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofvallejo.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Vallejo →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Vallejo

Vallejo is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative John Garamendi. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Vallejo'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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