How Jurupa Valley is run
Who runs Jurupa Valley, 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 Jurupa Valley's own public documents. Every number links to its source and says which year it describes. Checked Oct 9, 2026.
Who runs Jurupa Valley
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
Jurupa Valley city staff
107 full-time-equivalent positions. FY2026-27. City of Jurupa Valley · Jun 4, 2026
The city posts a salary schedule with pay ranges for every job title. Sheriff's deputies and firefighters work for Riverside County, so they are not on the city payroll. We name pay only for elected officials and the city manager.
Is Jurupa Valley 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: $46.8M (2024-06-30). The city's own target: Keep reserves of at least 25% of yearly general fund operating spending (excluding one-time costs): 15% for catastrophes and 10% for budget stabilization, designated from the unassigned balance. City of Jurupa Valley · Feb 2, 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
- Sales tax$23.2M · 32%
- Vehicle license fee backfill (SB 130)$13.4M · 19%
- Property tax (including former redevelopment pass-through)$12.7M · 18%
- Fees, permits and fines$9.3M · 13%
- Franchise fees (utilities and trash)$5.8M · 8%
- Interest earnings$3.1M · 4%
- Other taxes, grants, transfers in and other$2.4M · 3%
- Drawn from fund balance (one-time and capital items)$1.9M · 3%
Goes to (FY2026-27)
- Public safety (Sheriff contract and fire)$30.2M · 42%
- Payment to Riverside County under the incorporation (revenue neutrality) agreement$8.6M · 12%
- Community development (planning, building, code enforcement, housing)$8.9M · 12%
- Public works (streets, engineering, maintenance, solid waste)$8.5M · 12%
- Transfers out (IT, risk management, landscape districts)$3M · 4%
- Animal control (county contract)$2.7M · 4%
- One-time expenditures$2M · 3%
- Administration (city attorney, clerk, council, manager, finance, HR, other)$7.9M · 11%
Who provides your services
Not everything in Jurupa Valley is run by the city. Who provides a service decides whose budget pays for it and whose election decides it.
- PoliceContractorRiverside County Sheriff's DepartmentDeputies work out of the Jurupa Valley Sheriff's StationCity of Jurupa Valley
- FireThe countyCAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire DepartmentFour fire stations in the cityCity of Jurupa Valley
- Water and sewerSeparate districtJurupa Community Services District and Rubidoux Community Services DistrictCity of Jurupa Valley
- StreetsThe cityCity of Jurupa Valley Public WorksCity of Jurupa Valley · Jun 4, 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 | El CajonCA | Jurupa ValleyCA | InglewoodCA | BurbankCA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 104,932 | 105,349 | 105,986 | 106,229 |
| Top administrator's base pay | $341,260 | $290,082 | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Council member pay | $28,032 | $7,200 | $60,660 | $25,137 |
| General fund per resident | $1,016 | $681 | $2,635 | $2,656 |
| Debt per resident | $1,271 | $89 | $2,513 | $2,197 |
| Unfunded pension per resident | $770 | $0 | $2,165 | $3,450 |
| City staff per 1,000 residents | 4.0 | 1.0 | 7.1 | 14.8 |
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). Jurupa Valley and Inglewood pays another agency for police or fire, so its own staff count is lower.
What Jurupa Valley 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 latest audited report, for the year ended June 30, 2024, carries an audit report dated Feb. 2, 2026, about 19 months after year end. City of Jurupa Valley · Feb 2, 2026
- Yes: Adopted budget posted onlineThe FY2026-27 adopted budget is posted as a PDF on the city's Budget & Financial Documents page. City of Jurupa Valley
- No: City manager's contract findable onlineThe salary schedule lists the City Manager as a contract position. We found no posted copy of the contract on the city website. City of Jurupa Valley · Jul 1, 2026
- Yes: Council votes recorded member by member onlineCouncil minutes list each motion's mover and seconder and a roll call of ayes, noes and absences by name. City of Jurupa Valley · Jun 4, 2026
- Yes: Meeting videos and minutes onlineCouncil meetings stream live with recordings posted within 48 hours. Agendas and minutes are posted in the online Agenda Center. City of Jurupa Valley
- Partly: Employee pay published City of Jurupa Valley · Jul 1, 2026
Questions to ask your council
- The city pays Riverside County $8,604,465 in FY2026-27 under its incorporation agreement, more than any line except public safety. Is there any plan to renegotiate it?
- The audited report for the year ended June 30, 2024 is dated Feb. 2, 2026. When will the FY2024-25 audit be finished?
- Unassigned reserves were $46,760,797 on June 30, 2024, well above the 25% rule. How does the council decide how much to keep beyond the policy?
- Public safety is budgeted at $30,200,555 in FY2026-27. How are Sheriff contract costs expected to change over the next few years?
The fiscal year starts July 1. Budget instructions go to departments in January. The council holds a budget workshop in May (May 7, 2026) with follow-up meetings, and adopts the budget in June; it adopted the FY2026-27 budget unanimously on June 4, 2026. See who is running for council
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