Town Hall · Cle Elum

Cle Elum, WA town hall & government

Cle Elum spent $8.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3,927 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Cle Elum

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 If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Cle Elum's money goes

Spent
$8.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$3,927
typical Washington cities: $1,978
Long-term debt
$3.5 million
$1,666 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2 million24%
Water & other utilities
$1.4 million17%
Police
$1.2 million15%
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million14%
Roads & transportation
$983,00012%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$274,0003%
Parks & libraries
$183,0002%
Fire
$127,0002%
Health & welfare
$63,0001%
Housing & development
$39,000<1%
Interest on debt
$16,000<1%
Other
$719,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 44%
  • Sales taxes 19%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • From the state 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Cle Elum

Full-time staff
22
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$77,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
9 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time8 part
Fire
1 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
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

Cle Elum-Roslyn School District

Cle Elum's K–12 school district, shared with South Cle Elum and Roslyn. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,840
Washington: $18,444
Students
978
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Washington districts overall: 27% local, 66% state, 8% federal

  • Local 26%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $17,840 per pupil, $10,377 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 Cle Elum pay

Typical tax bill
$2,405
a year · Washington typical $4,556
Effective rate
0.53%
of home value · Washington 0.81%
Typical home value
$451,000
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Cle Elum's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofcleelum.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cle Elum →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cle Elum

Cle Elum is represented in Congress by Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and Representative Kim Schrier. Bob Ferguson is governor.

All of Cle Elum'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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