form of government:

Council / Manager

legislative body:

Mayor and 6 Council members
Mayor salary: $36,000/year
Council member salary: $18,000/year
(All part-time positions)

election schedule:

Staggered, 4-year terms, serving at large
May serve for 2 terms
Primary elections held on the 2nd Tuesday in September
General elections held on the 2nd Tuesday in November
Newly-elected officials take office January 1

population:

189,200, Under age 25: 37%, Ages 45 to 65: 20%, Ages 25 to 44: 30%, Over age 65: 13%

territory of municipal communities:

58 square miles, consisting of a downtown business district and 25 neighborhoods

budget:

General City Budget: $129.5 million
Total Budget, including Utilities: $339.5 million

structure of budget:

Service Fees32%
Various Taxes 29%
Retained Earnings14%
Other Gov t. Serv.11%
Interest 7%
Other 7%

structure of budget expenditures:

Enterprise/Utilities 39%
General Gov t. 38%
Special Revenues/ 15%
Trust/Misc.
Capital Projects 5%
Debt Service 3%

socio-economic information:

$43,700 per household (family of four)
Unemployment rate: 4.3%
Level of Education:
Less than 12 years: 15%
High school graduate or equivalent 28%
Some college, including Associate degree 36%
Four-year degree or more 21%

five major employers or companies:

Fairchild Air Force Base 6,022 employees
School District 81 2,918
Sacred Heart Medical Ctr. 2,794
Kaiser Aluminum 2,631
U.S. Federal Government 2,217
City of Spokane 1,973