How Beaumont is run
Who runs Beaumont, what it costs, and where your money goes
The city manager, council pay, the budget, your property tax bill and who provides each service, from Beaumont's own public documents. Every number links to its source and says which year it describes. Checked Oct 9, 2026.
Who runs Beaumont
A city manager hired by the council runs the city day to day. The council sets policy, adopts the budget and sets the tax rate.
What they are paid
- Three-year term, May 11, 2026 to May 10, 2029
- Severance of up to 12 months' base salary if fired without cause
- CalPERS pension (3% at 60 as a classic member)
- City pays 4% of base salary into a 401(a) deferred compensation account
- Health allowance, currently $22,980 a year, plus city-paid $50,000 life insurance and disability coverage
- $600 monthly car allowance or a city vehicle
- Council travel, education and training budget: $30,891 (FY2026-27)
Beaumont city staff
285 full-time-equivalent positions. FY2026-27. Adopted budget, all funds. As of June 1, 2026 the city had 281.5 budgeted positions and about a 7% vacancy rate. City of Beaumont · Sep 15, 2026
The city publishes salary ranges for every position in its Uniform Compensation Plan. We did not find a list of what each employee was paid. We name pay only for elected officials and the city manager.
Is Beaumont in the red?
Cities must pass a balanced budget, so "profit" and "deficit" mean something different here. The useful questions: does the city's everyday money (the general fund) cover its everyday costs, how much does it keep in savings compared with its own target, and how big are its pension and debt bills.
Savings against the city's own target
Unassigned general fund balance: $40.6M (2025-06-30). The city's own target: Keep a working capital reserve of 16% of the general fund operating budget, a $5 million budget stabilization reserve and a $1 million emergency disaster reserve. For FY2026-27 that totals about $18.1 million. The city meets this target. City of Beaumont · Dec 1, 2025
Bar: unassigned savings of $40.6M. Line: the amount the city's target calls for.
Why we skip the "budgeted deficit": many cities plan to dip into savings, then spend less than planned. The audited result tells you what really happened.
Where the money comes from and goes
The general fund only: the city's everyday money for FY2026-27.
Comes from
- Sales tax$29.1M · 39%
- Vehicle license fee (in-lieu property tax)$9.9M · 13%
- Transfers in from other funds$9.1M · 12%
- Property tax (secured)$8.9M · 12%
- Franchise fees (trash, Edison, gas, cable)$3.6M · 5%
- Utility users tax$2.9M · 4%
- Charges for services$2.7M · 4%
- Interest$2.3M · 3%
- Other (licenses, permits, fines, cost recovery, overhead charges, misc.)$7.1M · 9%
Goes to (FY2026-27)
- Police (patrol, K-9, dispatch and records)$25.2M · 33%
- Fire and paramedics (Riverside County Fire contract)$10.2M · 14%
- Public works, engineering and streets$7.3M · 10%
- Parks and grounds maintenance$6.3M · 8%
- Risk management and human resources$4.6M · 6%
- Community services (recreation)$3.3M · 4%
- Finance and budgeting$2.8M · 4%
- Other (administration, council, clerk, legal, IT, economic and community development, building, custodial, animal control)$15.9M · 21%
Your property tax bill: who gets it
California's 1% base levy is split among the county, the city, schools and local districts; the city's own share is not broken out in this table. The other rates pay for voter-approved bonds and the state water project. Some neighborhoods also pay community facilities district special taxes, not shown here.
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of each property-tax dollar goes to the city of Beaumont
- 1% base levy (shared by the county, city, schools and local districts)1 · 77%
- San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency0.175 · 13%
- Beaumont Unified School District bonds0.07326 · 6%
- San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital debt0.04607 · 4%
- Metropolitan Water District0.007 · <1%
- Mt. San Jacinto Community College bonds0.00268 · <1%
- Total (% of assessed value)1.30401
FY2024-25 rates for a home in the city of Beaumont (Riverside County). City of Beaumont · Dec 1, 2025
See what a Beaumont house pays, line by line →Who provides your services
Not everything in Beaumont is run by the city. Who provides a service decides whose budget pays for it and whose election decides it.
- PoliceThe cityBeaumont Police DepartmentCity of Beaumont
- FireContractorRiverside County Fire Department / CAL FIRE (city contract)City of Beaumont
- EMS / paramedicsContractorRiverside County Fire Department (city contract)City of Beaumont
- 911 dispatch (police)The cityBeaumont Police Department dispatch centerCity of Beaumont
- SewerThe cityCity of Beaumont (wastewater utility)City of Beaumont
- WaterSeparate districtBeaumont-Cherry Valley Water DistrictCity of Beaumont
- Trash pickup and disposalPrivate companyWaste Management (20-year city contract)City of Beaumont
- LibrarySeparate districtBeaumont Library DistrictBeaumont Library District
- Parks and recreationThe cityCity of Beaumont Community Services and Parks and Grounds MaintenanceCity of Beaumont
- City streetsThe cityCity of Beaumont Public Works (street maintenance)City of Beaumont
- Public transitThe cityBeaumont Transit (city-run)City of Beaumont
Compared with similar cities
The cities in this state closest in population that we cover. Read it for scale, not as a ranking: cities provide different services.
| Per city | CupertinoCA | SanteeCA | San RafaelCA | BeaumontCA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 59,765 | 59,812 | 59,890 | 59,896 |
| Top administrator's base pay | $336,810 | $298,700 | $354,065 | $332,800 |
| Council member pay | Not current (2017) | $24,519 | $18,192 | $19,200 |
| General fund per resident | $1,838 | $1,114 | $1,933 | $1,262 |
| Debt per resident | $199 | $78 | $714 | $2,368 |
| Unfunded pension per resident | $709 | $909 | $1,414 | $429 |
| City staff per 1,000 residents | 3.5 | 2.8 | 7.0 | 4.7 |
Figures as shown in each city's section, divided by its population. Years differ by state, and pension figures are measured differently in each state (each city page says how). Cupertino and Santee and Beaumont pays another agency for police or fire, so its own staff count is lower.
What Beaumont publishes
What a resident can find online today. A "no" is something you can ask the council to publish.
- Yes: Adopted budget posted onlineThe council adopted the FY2026-27 budget June 16, 2026. The final budget book and Budget in Brief are in the Sept. 15, 2026 agenda; the budget page links the digital book. City of Beaumont
- Yes: City manager's contract findable online City of Beaumont
- Yes: Meeting videos and minutes onlineThe eScribe portal posts agendas, staff reports, minutes and meeting video. City of Beaumont
- Yes: Council pay stated in a public documentThe compensation plan adopted July 21, 2026 lists council pay of $1,600 a month under Ordinance 1168. City of Beaumont
- Yes: Employee pay publishedThe Uniform Compensation Plan assigns job titles to pay grades and lists the pay steps for each grade, plus elected officials' and the city manager's pay. City of Beaumont
Questions to ask your council
- Unassigned general fund reserves were $40.6 million on June 30, 2025, against a policy target of about $18.1 million. How does the council plan to use the amount above the target?
- FY2024-25 general fund revenue included a one-time $6.4 million sales tax audit recovery. How much of the $5.6 million rise in fund balance would remain without it?
- The city's two CalPERS plans were $25.7 million short on June 30, 2025, and it holds $4.4 million in a pension trust. What is the plan to pay down the shortfall?
The fiscal year starts July 1. Council held budget workshops on April 28 and May 21, 2026, and adopted the FY2026-27 budget after a public hearing on June 16, 2026. The final budget book went to council Sept. 15, 2026. See who is running for council
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