Population: 48,754

Size: 28 square miles

Annual budget: $32.5 million

Number of single-family detached dwellings: 10,898

Median home price, October 2007: $787,705

City Council: Mayor Pat Eklund and council members Bernie Meyers, Carole Dillon-Knutson, Judy Arnold and Jeanne MacLeamy. The council meets at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month.

City Hall: City Manager Dan Keen, 899-8905; Community Development Director Harry Graves, 898-8989; Parks, Recreation and Community Services Director Larry Dito, 899-8200; Public Works Director Steve Wallace, 899-8949; City Clerk Shirley Gremmels, 899-8900; City Attorney Jeff Walter, 707-996-9690. The city’s administrative center is at 75 Rowland Way, Suite 200. Offices are open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and every other Friday. The main phone number is 899-8900.

Police: Interim Police Chief Larry Todd, 897-4361, oversees an 83-member police department. Headquarters: Novato Police Department, 909 Machin Ave.

Fire: Novato Fire Protection District Chief Jeff Meston, 878-2690, oversees an 97-member department that also provides paramedic services. Headquarters: 7025 Redwood Blvd.

Library: The library, 898-4623, is at 1720 Novato Blvd. It is open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m.

Chamber of Commerce: Phone: 897-1164. Headquarters: 807 De Long Ave.

Schools: Superintendent Jan La Torre-Derby, 897-4222. Office: 1015 Seventh St.

Garbage service: Novato Disposal Service, Inc., 897-4177. Headquarters: 3417 Standish Ave., Santa Rosa