How Glendora is run
Who runs Glendora, 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 Glendora's own public documents. Every number links to its source and says which year it describes. Checked Oct 10, 2026.
Who runs Glendora
A city manager appointed by the council runs the city day to day as chief executive officer. The five council members are elected by district to four-year terms and pick a mayor from among themselves each year. The council sets policy, adopts the budget and appoints the city manager and city attorney.
What they are paid
- Severance of up to 12 months' base salary if fired without cause
- $650 a month car allowance
- Possible yearly retention payment of up to 7% of base salary, at the council's discretion
- City-paid health plan equal to the Kaiser family premium; unused amounts can be taken as cash
- $500,000 life insurance policy with city-paid premiums
- Up to $2,500 a year for wellness expenses
Glendora city staff
267 full-time-equivalent positions, including Police 103, Public Works 64. FY2026-27. Budgeted full-time equivalent positions, up 1.40 from FY2025-26. City of Glendora · Jun 9, 2026
The city posts salary schedules for every job class and its labor contracts on the Human Resources page, not individual pay. We did not pull pay bands from the State Controller's database. We name pay only for elected officials and the city manager.
Is Glendora 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.
The city's own outlook
The FY2026-27 general fund budget expects $45.9 million in revenue against $45.7 million in spending, balanced with a $3.6 million transfer from Measures E/Z. The city's forecast shows small yearly surpluses of about $160,000 to $230,000 through FY2030-31, with the reserve between 41.5% and 44.5% of spending. City of Glendora · Jun 9, 2026
Savings against the city's own target
Unassigned general fund balance: $57,034 (2025-06-30). The city's own target: The council's reserve policy calls for a contingency reserve of 30% to 45% of the prior year's operating spending. The city holds it as committed fund balance: $18.5 million on June 30, 2025, equal to 45%. Most of the rest of the general fund's $42.4 million balance was restricted, committed or assigned, including $10.7 million assigned to pensions and retiree health, leaving $57,034 unassigned. City of Glendora · May 12, 2026
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
- Property taxes$19.8M · 43%
- Sales tax$11.8M · 26%
- Other taxes (franchise fees, business license, hotel tax)$3.9M · 9%
- Transfer in from Measures E/Z sales tax fund$3.6M · 8%
- Rents and interest$2.1M · 5%
- Licenses and permits$1.5M · 3%
- Plan check, building and engineering fees$1.5M · 3%
- Other (recreation and library fees, fines, miscellaneous)$1.7M · 4%
Goes to (FY2026-27)
- Police$23.8M · 52%
- Public works$5.8M · 13%
- Community development$3.5M · 8%
- Recreation and human services$3.2M · 7%
- Non-departmental$2.9M · 6%
- Library$2.7M · 6%
- Other (administrative services, city manager, city clerk, council)$3.8M · 8%
Your property tax bill: who gets it
California caps the base property tax at 1% of assessed value; voter-approved bond rates are added on top. Parts of Glendora are in other school and college districts (Charter Oak, Covina Valley, Azusa, Bonita, Mt. San Antonio College), with different rates. The city has no voter-approved property tax rate of its own.
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of each property-tax dollar goes to the city of Glendora
- 1% base levy (shared by the county, the city, schools and other agencies)1 · 89%
- Glendora Unified School District bonds0.06794 · 6%
- Citrus Community College bonds0.04525 · 4%
- Metropolitan Water District0.007 · <1%
- Total (per $100 of assessed value)1.12019
FY2024-25 rates for a home in the city of Glendora (Los Angeles County) in Glendora Unified and the Citrus College district. City of Glendora · May 12, 2026
See what a Glendora house pays, line by line →Who provides your services
Not everything in Glendora is run by the city. Who provides a service decides whose budget pays for it and whose election decides it.
- PoliceThe cityGlendora Police DepartmentCity of Glendora · May 12, 2026
- Fire and flood controlThe countyLos Angeles CountyCity of Glendora · May 12, 2026
- 911 dispatchThe cityGlendora Police Dispatch Division (the city's 9-1-1 answering point)City of Glendora · Jun 10, 2025
- WaterThe cityCity of Glendora water utilityCity of Glendora · May 12, 2026
- City streetsThe cityCity of Glendora Public Works, Street Maintenance Division157 center-line miles of streets and alleysCity of Glendora · Jun 10, 2025
- Parks and landscape maintenanceThe cityCity of GlendoraCity of Glendora · May 12, 2026
- LibraryThe cityGlendora Public Library (city)City of Glendora · May 12, 2026
- Senior and disability transportationThe cityCity of GlendoraCity of Glendora · May 12, 2026
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 | GlendoraCA | RosemeadCA | Cathedral CityCA | NovatoCA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 51,232 | 51,295 | 51,458 | 51,638 |
| Top administrator's base pay | $323,574 | $287,004 | $280,000 | $316,762 |
| Council member pay | $19,200 | $19,200 | $17,964 | $4,800 |
| General fund per resident | $893 | $675 | $1,517 | $1,212 |
| Debt per resident | $1,187 | $0 | $1,370 | $349 |
| Unfunded pension per resident | $243 | $204 | $255 | $1,283 |
| City staff per 1,000 residents | 5.2 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
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). Glendora and Rosemead and Novato pays another agency for police or fire, so its own staff count is lower.
What Glendora publishes
What a resident can find online today. A "no" is something you can ask the council to publish.
- No: Audited financial report filed on timeThe FY2024-25 audit is posted, but the auditor's report is dated May 12, 2026, more than ten months after the June 30 year end. City of Glendora · May 12, 2026
- Yes: City manager's contract findable onlineThe Human Resources page links the city manager's 2024 employment agreement and the December 2025 amendment. City of Glendora
- Yes: Council votes recorded member by member online City of Glendora · Jun 9, 2026
- Yes: Council pay stated in a public documentThe master salary schedule lists City Council pay of $1,600 a month, effective December 9, 2024. City of Glendora · Jun 9, 2026
- Partly: Employee pay published City of Glendora
Questions to ask your council
- The general fund held $42.4 million on June 30, 2025, but only $57,034 was unassigned; $18.5 million was the contingency reserve and $10.7 million was assigned to pensions and retiree health. Does the council plan to keep the reserve at the 45% top of its policy range?
- The FY2026-27 general fund budget of $45.7 million is balanced with a $3.6 million transfer from Measures E/Z. How would services change if sales tax revenue fell?
- The FY2024-25 audit report was dated May 12, 2026, more than ten months after the year ended. What would it take to finish the audit by December?
The fiscal year starts July 1. The city adopts a two-year budget (FY2025-27 was adopted June 10, 2025, after a June 3 budget workshop) and updates the second year in a mid-cycle review, adopted June 9, 2026. Staff also bring the council a mid-year budget review each year. See who is running for council
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