City of Palm Desert Supplemental Miscellaneous Statistics June 30, 2025
City/ Municipal Government
Form of Government:Council - City Manager/Charter City
Date of Incorporation:November 26, 1973
Number of Employees:153 Full-time Employees
Size of City:26.96 Square Miles
Geographic Location:Located 117 miles east of Los Angeles and 515 miles south of San Francisco.
Streets:173 paved street miles
Number of Business Licenses:5,729 active business licenses
Number of Hotels & Rooms:19 hotels, 2,822 rooms
CONTRACT SERVICES:
Police DepartmentContract with Riverside County Sheriff - 61 sworn positions plus 19 support staff (rounded to nearest FTE)
Fire DepartmentContract with Riverside County/State Fire 65 positions plus 12 Fire Prevention staff
Animal ControlRiverside County Animal Services
Water & SewerCoachella Valley Water District
Trash CollectionBurrtec - Waste Management
ElectricSouthern California Edison
GasSouthern California Gas
TelephoneVerizon
AirportPalm Springs International Airport
Public Education
Elementary School (grades K - 5)4
Middle School (grades 6 - 8)1
High School (grades 9 - 12)1
Community College - College of the Desert1
CSUSB - Palm Desert Campus1
UCR - Palm Desert Graduate Center1
Insurance Coverage
General Liability Coverage (Excludes Earthquake & Flood)Calif. Joint Powers Insurance Authority 50 Million/EventnExcess Coverage: from2 Million up to $50 Million limit
Special EventsCalif. Joint Powers Insurance Authority $1 Million
Worker's CompensationCalif. Joint Powers Insurance $10 Million
Property InsuranceCalif. Joint Powers Insurance Based on Prop. Value
Health Insurance
MedicalCalifornia PERS; choice of PPO, HMO, Kaiser, Blue Shield
DentalDelta Dental
VisionVision Service Plan
Disability InsuranceDisability - The Hartford Insurance Company
LifeThe Hartford Insurance Company
RetirementCalifornia PERS - Public Employees' Retirement System
Source: City of Palm Desert
Source: CITY Finance Department