| City/ Municipal Government | |
| Form of Government: | Council - City Manager/Charter City |
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| 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 Department | Contract with Riverside County Sheriff - 61 sworn positions plus 19 support staff (rounded to nearest FTE) |
| Fire Department | Contract with Riverside County/State Fire 65 positions plus 12 Fire Prevention staff |
| Animal Control | Riverside County Animal Services |
| Water & Sewer | Coachella Valley Water District |
| Trash Collection | Burrtec - Waste Management |
| Electric | Southern California Edison |
| Gas | Southern California Gas |
| Telephone | Verizon |
| Airport | Palm 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 Desert | 1 |
| CSUSB - Palm Desert Campus | 1 |
| UCR - Palm Desert Graduate Center | 1 |
| 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 Events | Calif. Joint Powers Insurance Authority $1 Million |
| Worker's Compensation | Calif. Joint Powers Insurance $10 Million |
| Property Insurance | Calif. Joint Powers Insurance Based on Prop. Value |
| Health Insurance | |
| Medical | California PERS; choice of PPO, HMO, Kaiser, Blue Shield |
| Dental | Delta Dental |
| Vision | Vision Service Plan |
| Disability Insurance | Disability - The Hartford Insurance Company |
| Life | The Hartford Insurance Company |
| Retirement | California PERS - Public Employees' Retirement System |
Source: City of Palm Desert
Source: CITY Finance Department