Town Hall · Simla

Simla, CO town hall & government

Simla spent $183,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $265 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Simla's money goes

Spent
$183,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$265
typical Colorado cities: $2,526
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$85,00046%
Water & other utilities
$85,00046%
Roads & transportation
$6,0003%
Other
$7,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 39%
  • Utility sales 23%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • Sales taxes 8%
  • From the state 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Simla

Full-time staff
7
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$38,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
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

Big Sandy School District 100J

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

Spending per pupil
$16,317
Colorado: $15,889
Students
328
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Colorado districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal

  • Local 48%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $16,317 per pupil, $10,012 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.

Local

Contact Simla's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofsimla.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Simla →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Simla

Simla is represented in Congress by Senators Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper and Representative Lauren Boebert. Jared Polis is governor.

All of Simla'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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