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4 <br /> <br />CITY REVENUES IN CALIFORNIA <br />Incorporated cities (including those that refer to themselves as “towns”) are responsible for a broad array <br />of essential frontline services tailored to the needs of their communities. These include: <br />• Law enforcement and crime prevention, <br />• Fire suppression and prevention, natural disaster planning and response, emergency medical <br />response and transport, <br />• Land use planning and zoning, building safety, <br />• Local parks and open spaces, recreation, <br />• Water supply, treatment and delivery, <br />• Sewage collection, treatment and disposal, <br />• Storm water collection and drainage, <br />• Solid waste collection, recycling and disposal, <br />• Local streets, sidewalks, bikeways, street lighting and traffic controls, and <br />• Public transit. <br />Cities that are responsible for providing all or most of these functions are called “full service” - the services <br />can be provided in-house or contracted through a private entity or another public agency. In other cities, <br />some of these functions are the financial responsibility of other local agencies such as the county or <br />special districts. For example, in about thirty percent of California cities, a special district provides and <br />funds fire services. In sixty percent, library services are provided and funded by another public agency <br />such as the county or a special district. <br />The mix of service responsibilities and local choice regarding service levels affects the amount and <br />composition of revenues of each city. <br />Page 22 of 109