Preliminary Official Statement (1996)

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CITY OF FULLERTON General Location and Government. The City of Fullerton ("Fullerton") is located in the northern portion of Orange County, approximately 23 miles south of downtown Los Angeles with Long Beach on the southwest, Pomona and Ontario on the northeast, Riverside on the east and major Orange County cities to the south. Fullerton, founded in 1887 and incorporated in 1904, is the sixth largest city in Orange County and is accessible by three major freeways and the railroad. Fullerton is 22.2 square miles in size, 150 feet above sea level, and 17 miles from the ocean. Fullerton is a general law city, deriving its power from acts of the State legislature. Fullerton is governed by a non-partisan, five-member City Council elected to serve staggered four-year terms. The City elections are consolidated with the Statewide general elections held in November of even-numbered years. The City Council appoints the City Manager, City Attorney, and City Treasurer, as well as members of the various commissions, boards and other citizen advisory groups, ensuring a broad base of citizen input into the City's decision-making process. Community Services and Facilities, Police and Fire Protection. Fullerton provides the full range of municipal services contemplated by statute or charter. This includes public safety (police and fire), highways and streets, sanitation, water utility and airport, culture and recreation, public improvements, planning and general administrative and support services. Fullerton is a major center of higher education in the County. California State University, Fullerton, located in Fullerton and is one of the 19 campuses of the California State Universities and offers more than 85 degree programs at both undergraduate and graduate levels. The campus is located on a 225-acre site, has about 700 full-time instructional personnel and an enrollment of about 25,000. Fullerton Junior College, • also located in the City, was the first junior college in California and has been in operation since 1913. The North Orange County Community College District is also headquartered in the City and operates its Fullerton Campus with an enrollment of 20,000. Fullerton is served by many overlapping school districts, although educational services are provided primarily by the City Elementary School District and the City Union High School District. Other school districts serving portions of Fullerton are Anaheim Elementary, Anaheim Union High School, Brea-Olinda Unified, Buena Park Elementary, La Habra Elementary and Placentia Unified. Economic Growth and Development Housing, Commercial and Industrial Development. The following table summarizes the building permit activity in Fullerton from 1990 through 1994. B-27