Population: 13,600

Size: 4.75 square miles

Annual budget: $23 million

Number of dwellings: 6, 259

Median home price, October 2007: $1,285,000

City Council: Mayor Christopher Raker, Vice Mayor Dick Swanson and council members Anne Solem, Andrew Berman and Shawn Marshall. The council meets the first and third Mondays of each month at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall, 26 Corte Madera Ave.

City Hall:City Manager Anne Montgomery, Planning Director Rory Anne Walsh, Public Works Director Wayne Bush, City Clerk Mary Herr and Assistant to City Manager Linn Walsh can be reached at 388-4033. Parks and Recreation Director Christine Sansom, 383-1370. The community center, 180 Camino Alto, can be reached at 383-1370. City Hall is at 26 Corte Madera Ave. It is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 5 p.m. It is closed alternate Fridays.

Police and fire: Director of Police and Fire Robert Ritter, 389-4100. There are 22 sworn officers and six civilian employees in the police department. There are 24 uniformed staffers and 4 volunteers in the fire department, which also provides paramedic services, 389-4130. Police and fire headquarters: 1 Hamilton Drive.

Library: Anji Brenner is the city librarian. The library is at 375 Throckmorton Ave., 389-4292. It is open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday from noon to 6 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m.

Chamber of Commerce: Chief Executive Officer Kathy Severson, 388-9700, 85 Throckmorton Ave.

Schools: Superintendent Ken Benny, 389-7700, 411 Sycamore Ave.

Garbage service: Mill Valley Refuse Service, 112 Front St., San Rafael, 457-9760.