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1. Where can I go to look at the City’s budget?

The City budget is available at the reference desk in the Azusa Library. It may not be checked out but it is available for public inspection in the library.

2017-2018 Adopted Operating Budget

2. Why do Azusa residents have to pay to use the swimming pool at Slauson Park?

Construction of the pool was funded primarily by grant money from Los Angeles County. The terms of the grant require all pool patrons to be charged the same admission fee. Therefore, it is illegal to give free or reduced cost swimming pool admission to Azusa residents.

3. How does the City determine the amount to charge for fees and charges?

Fees and charges are set just high enough to recover the costs of providing City services. In some cases fees and charges do not recover all of the costs of providing a service and are subsidized by general revenues.

4. Where do I go to get a business license?

Business licenses can be obtained from the customer counter in the West Wing of City Hall, 213 E. Foothill Blvd), Monday through Thursday from 7:00 am to 5:30 pm.

For more information, visit Business Licensing

5. What do property taxes pay for?

While property taxes is not mandated to pay for any given service, they are generally prioritized to pay for essential services, such as public safety, first. In Azusa 100% of General Fund property tax is allocated to police services.

6. Does the City give preferential treatment to Azusa businesses when buying goods for use by the City?

The City must obtain price quotations for purchases of $500 or more. The quotations, but not the bills, of Azusa merchants are reduced by 1% to give the local merchants a bidding advantage over outside vendors. Of course, all goods must be of equal quality and quantity.

7. What does the City do with idle cash?

When managing idle cash the City Treasurer has three guiding principles:

1. Safety
2. Liquidity
3. Return on investment

Safety has the highest priority and return on investment the lowest. Following those principles, the treasurer invests about half of the City’s idle cash in a State investment pool while the balance of the idle cash is invested at several institutions in very secure investments.