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Last Updated: 1/30/2024
Special District Activity: The type of public service provided by a special district (such as water, sewer or health services). A special district may perform one or more activities.
Click on an activity below to see the special districts that perform the activity.
| Activity |
Special Districts Reported |
Employees |
Total Wages |
Total Retirement & Health Contribution |
|
Air Pollution Control
|
13
|
2,326
|
$146,299,566
|
$26,308,280
|
|
Ambulance Service
|
56
|
4,366
|
$234,063,035
|
$43,464,370
|
|
Cemetery
|
215
|
1,691
|
$23,420,595
|
$5,729,141
|
|
Drainage and Drainage Maintenance
|
41
|
1,172
|
$48,848,413
|
$18,348,545
|
|
Fire Protection
|
388
|
17,905
|
$795,472,715
|
$102,319,175
|
|
Flood Control and Water Conservation
|
61
|
4,441
|
$332,030,622
|
$28,683,031
|
|
Health
|
15
|
606
|
$22,670,621
|
$3,815,772
|
|
Land Reclamation and Levee Maintenance
|
120
|
719
|
$3,685,096
|
$390,106
|
|
Library Services
|
26
|
779
|
$15,225,000
|
$2,354,569
|
|
Lighting and Lighting Maintenance
|
83
|
4,080
|
$85,149,616
|
$17,716,992
|
|
Local and Regional Planning or Development
|
23
|
575
|
$9,333,584
|
$1,772,118
|
|
Memorial
|
21
|
198
|
$1,155,304
|
$207,876
|
|
Parking
|
3
|
741
|
$4,307,301
|
$616,626
|
|
Pest Control
|
67
|
2,553
|
$69,770,269
|
$13,678,096
|
|
Police Protection and Personal Safety
|
28
|
2,544
|
$62,417,434
|
$13,271,552
|
|
Recreation and Park
|
202
|
22,977
|
$601,655,873
|
$91,404,076
|
|
Resource Conservation
|
94
|
1,278
|
$18,106,350
|
$2,481,228
|
|
Streets and Roads - Construction and Maintenance
|
86
|
2,139
|
$82,312,239
|
$2,353,928
|
|
Television Translator Station Facilities
|
4
|
54
|
$1,103,309
|
$231,431
|
|
Underground Electric and Communication Facilities
|
4
|
50
|
$711,894
|
$0
|
|
Solid Waste
|
10
|
204
|
$3,537,606
|
$575,378
|
|
Animal Control
|
5
|
141
|
$3,544,453
|
$532,982
|
|
Governmental Services
|
101
|
4,314
|
$108,514,906
|
$15,235,535
|
|
Financing or Constructing Facilities
|
182
|
1,415
|
$12,480,039
|
$2,459,977
|
|
Self Insurance
|
95
|
1,589
|
$30,881,800
|
$5,095,113
|
|
Airport Enterprise
|
22
|
1,528
|
$88,115,260
|
$19,011,402
|
|
Electric Enterprise
|
68
|
13,821
|
$916,182,142
|
$172,064,712
|
|
Harbor and Port Enterprise
|
13
|
1,174
|
$68,325,215
|
$12,145,933
|
|
Hospital Enterprise
|
57
|
36,670
|
$1,630,608,188
|
$184,379,523
|
|
Transit Enterprise
|
57
|
19,037
|
$1,056,484,374
|
$110,053,205
|
|
Solid Waste Enterprise
|
376
|
18,310
|
$1,030,991,339
|
$162,539,021
|
|
Water Enterprise
|
646
|
26,897
|
$1,596,275,895
|
$314,784,824
|
|
Conduit Financing
|
5
|
62
|
$0
|
$0
|
|
Weed Abatement
|
1
|
42
|
$1,323,182
|
$286,527
|
|
Transportation Planning
|
2
|
13,402
|
$595,570,950
|
$132,749,630
|
|
Transit Operators
|
2
|
50
|
$1,860,431
|
$196,729
|
|
Community Services
|
272
|
6,116
|
$122,330,502
|
$22,849,698
|