Town of Simla

What Town of Simla does

The Town of Simla is a statutory municipality in Elbert County, Colorado, incorporated in 1912 and serving a 2020 Census population of approximately 601 residents across a single incorporated area roughly 45–48 miles northeast of Colorado Springs. Governed by a Mayor and a six-member Board of Trustees elected to four-year terms, the Town delivers the full municipal utility and regulatory stack: potable water (with smart meters and a self-service bulk fill station at $50 per 1,000 gallons), wastewater (sewer at $49.23/month with a $5 surcharge), weekly curbside solid-waste collection via contractor LPS Waste Solutions, police protection, municipal court (now Zoom-enabled), building permits and inspections, animal licensing and control, cemetery operations, and community services operated through a Town Hall at 323 Pueblo Ave and the Hope Community Center. Its technology backbone is a conventional SaaS stack rather than proprietary IP: a TownCloud-hosted CMS for the official website, an OurCommunityConnect customer utility and water-usage portal, a TextMyGov SMS notification service (live since October 2024) and a DACRAgov-backed photo radar citation payment system (live since November 2025) for the Highway 24 corridor cameras.

The Town is funded through a diversified municipal revenue mix: recurring property tax levies, a combined 7.9% sales tax (state 2.9%, county 1%, Town 4%), monthly utility billing (residential water base $46.28/month, commercial water base $50.09/month, sewer $49.23, trash $23.34, dumpster service $64.64–$80.46), transaction fees including municipal court fines and photo radar citations, animal and business licensing ($15–$50 tiers), cemetery lot and burial fees ($300–$800 lots, $150–$550 opening fees), a $6.50/room/day lodging occupation tax, and miscellaneous account service charges ($9.50–$50). Credit card transactions carry a 3.65% (or $2.95 minimum) convenience fee. Operational scale is intentionally small (1–10 employees across Administration, Clerk/Treasurer, and a two-person Public Works Department housed at a standalone Town Shop), and the budget is not publicly disclosed in the same manner as a private company; revenue is not commercially material. Recent modernization efforts (TextMyGov, smart meters, photo radar, virtual court) have been incremental, technology-procurement-driven initiatives rather than strategic expansion, and there is no equity capital, M&A activity, or geographic growth signal. Management is led by Mayor Ryan Fulmer (elected April 2026), Town Administrator Jacquelyn Rapp, Clerk/Treasurer Megan Taunton, Public Works Director Myke McCune, Municipal Judge Stephen Jones, and Building Official Rick Stegmaier.

Name

Town of Simla

Legal name

Town of Simla, Colorado

Website

https://townofsimla.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1909

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Town of Simla is a statutory municipality in Elbert County, Colorado, serving approximately 601 residents with water, sewer, trash, police, municipal court, building permits, animal control, and cemetery services, funded by property/sales tax and utility fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Waste Collection (56211), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (22131)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Municipal Wastewater Collection (Sewer Networks) (BPALAMAA), Public Works / In-House Municipal Collection Operations (EUAIAAAF), Municipal Contract Collection & Franchise Operations (BPALAAAH), Street & Public Space Litter Collection (Municipal Cleaning) (BPALAAAE)

Keywords

• Municipal water services
• Wastewater management
• Solid waste collection
• Public safety services
• Municipal administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Simla

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Utility Billing (Water, Sewer, Trash): Monthly billing for water, sewer, and trash services. Residential water base rate $46.28 includes 4,000-6,000 gallons depending on season. Sewer $49.23 monthly. Trash $23.34 monthly for residential weekly service.
2. Property Taxes: General fund revenue from property taxes levied within the municipality.
3. Building Permits and Land Use Fees: Fees collected for building permits, land use applications, variance requests, subdivision reviews, and inspection services.
4. Municipal Court Fines and Fees: Revenue from traffic violations, animal control fines, code violations, and associated court costs.
5. Animal Licenses: Annual dog licensing fees: $15 for spayed/neutered, $25 for un-spayed/un-neutered.
6. Cemetery Services: Sale of cemetery lots and fees for burial opening/closing, perpetual care.
7. Business Licenses and Transient Permits: Business license fees including transient sales permits ranging from $10 one-day to $50 annual.
8. Photo Radar Citations: Revenue from automated speed enforcement citations issued on Highway 24 corridor.
9. Sales Tax Collection: Combined sales tax rate of 7.9% (State 2.9%, Elbert County 1%, Town 4%) collected from point-of-sale transactions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Town of Simla provides essential municipal services to residents and businesses within its incorporated boundaries, including water treatment and distribution, sewer service, weekly curbside trash collection, police protection, municipal court, building permits and inspections, animal licensing, cemetery services, and community events. It operates a self-service bulk water filling station and enforces traffic and code regulations through municipal court and photo radar citation systems.

Product overview

The Town of Simla operates as a municipal government entity providing public services through its official website platform. The core technology offering is the TownCloud-powered website which serves as a centralized hub for town administration, integrating multiple citizen-facing services including a TextMyGov text notification system for emergency and event alerts, Zoom-based virtual municipal court capabilities, and the OurCommunityConnect customer portal system for water utility monitoring and utility bill payment processing. The town also operates a photo radar enforcement program with dedicated payment infrastructure. The product portfolio centers on digital civic engagement tools that enable residents to access government services, pay bills, attend court proceedings, and receive emergency notifications online.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water Utility Service

Quantifiable outcome

• Water service includes 4,000-6,000 gallons monthly depending on season
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LPS Waste SolutionscoreOthersContracted trash service provider for the Town of Simla. Provides weekly residential trash pickup, dumpster services, and handles extra item pickups. Outside trash contractors are not permitted within town limits.
• Elbert County Road and BridgeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on Pueblo Ave repair project October 2025. County road and bridge department partnered with town for infrastructure improvements within town limits.
• Simla Volunteer Fire DepartmentcoreOthersVolunteer fire department providing fire suppression and emergency response. Town coordinates with SVFD for brush pile burning permits and wildfire preparedness. Located at simlavfd.org.
• Pikes Peak Library DistrictminorOthersOperates the Simla Branch Library at 504 Washington Avenue. Provides public library services, WiFi, computers, printing, faxing, and e-book/audiobook support.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• OurCommunityConnect: Utility billing and customer-portal platform provider that powers Simla's online utility payments, water-usage monitoring, and autopay. Direct vendor in Simla's operations stack.
• Granicus: Government experience platform offering agenda management, public-notice publishing, and records-request tools used by hundreds of small municipalities. Adjacent vendor to TownCloud in Simla's civic-tech stack.
• Tyler Technologies: Major provider of municipal software including utility billing, court, and public-records systems used by many small towns. Broad incumbent in the same government-software category as Simla's utility-portal and court-tech vendors.
• CivicPlus: Municipal website and civic-engagement software provider serving many small U.S. municipalities. Comparable to TownCloud in function (CMS, agendas, public notices), making it an adjacent ecosystem peer.
• TownCloud: Vendor that builds and hosts the official Town of Simla website and agenda/document platform. Listed as the technology provider powering townofsimla.com and is a relevant ecosystem participant.

Direct peers

• Town of Kiowa: Elbert County, Colorado statutory town providing equivalent municipal utilities, public works, and community services to a small rural population. Operates with a comparable lean administrative structure.
• Town of Elizabeth: Adjacent statutory municipality in Elbert County, Colorado. Comparable small-town government delivering water, sewer, trash, building permits, and municipal services to a similarly-sized resident base.
• Town of Deer Trail: Small rural statutory municipality in Colorado offering the same core municipal utility and administrative services as Simla to a similarly limited population.
• Town of Calhan: Small Colorado statutory municipality on the eastern plains providing water, sewer, and trash services to a comparable rural population. Closest functional peer in scale and service mix.
• Town of Limon: Nearby eastern Colorado plains town operating municipal water, sewer, and trash utilities for a small population. Comparable rural statutory-town operating model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Town-of-Simla-100083748244233
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/simla-police-dept

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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