Tiburon Vacations, Tiburon Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

The Town of Tiburon is located just north of San Francisco, in Marin County, California. It is accessible by ferry from downtown San Francisco, as well as by car from Highway 101 and Highway 131 (Tiburon Boulevard).

The Town of Tiburon is a general law city organized under provisions of the California State Constitution. Tiburon was incorporated in 1964; it has a current population of 8,600, with 5,800 registered voters in the last election (November 2005).

Tiburon has a Council/Manager form of government. The five members of the Town Council are elected for staggered, four-year terms. The Council elects one of its members to be mayor and rotates the position each year.

The Council appoints a Town Manager to run the day-to-day operations of the Town. He or she, in turn, appoints the various department heads: Chief of Police, Public Works Director, Director of Community Development, and Administrative Services Director. The Town Council also appoints a Town Attorney who provides legal counsel to the Council, boards and commissions, and town staff.