Population: 2,349

Size: 1.6 square miles

Annual Budget: $3.8 million

Number of households: 761

Median home price, October 2007: $2,880,445

TOWN COUNCIL: Mayor Hunter, Mayor Pro Temore William Cahill and council members Michael Skall, Richard Strauss and Diane Durst. Treasurer G. Kelley Reid. The Town Council meets at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of the month in Town Hall at 31 Sir Francis Drake Blvd.

Town Hall: Town Manager and Planning Director Gary Broad 453-1453, ext. 107; Public Works Director Mel Jarjoura 453-1453, ext. 119. The Town Council acts as the Planning Commission. The town manager’s office is open from 8:30 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday, as are the building and planning departments.

Police and fire: Director of Public Safety Barry Heying oversees a department of eight police officers and six firefighters. Police and fire headquarters are at 33 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., 453-1453.

Schools: Superintendent Tammy Murphy heads the K-8 Ross School, 457-2705. Head of School Thomas “Woody” Price oversees The Branson School, a private high school, 454-3612.

Garbage service: Marin Sanitary Service, 1050 Andersen Drive, San Rafael, 456-2601.