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Exline

Appanoose County · How cities work

$2,900 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($34.41 per $1,000 of taxable value)1
$980 a yearof that goes to the city ($11.60 per $1,000)
$27,272property taxes the city levies, FY27
$77,760city budget, all funds, FY272

Who runs it

The city council passes ordinances, adopts the budget and sets the city’s property tax.

  • Annette SinclairExline City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • David A. ProffittExline Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
  • David SteeleExline City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Jim BurnsExline City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Megan BurgerExline City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Patty L. ProffittExline City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Matthew David SteeleExline City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023

Officials are worked out from election results: every member whose four-year term is still running, plus appointments and titles Iowa Funnel has been told about. A resignation may not show yet.

Meetings and agendas

What the council is deciding: each agenda, the resolutions and ordinances on it, and a plain-language summary.

Iowa Funnel doesn’t read this city’s agendas yet. Every council and board posts its agenda at least 24 hours before it meets.

Property taxes

How the bill is collected · What each levy is for

Who gets a property owner’s tax bill in Exline

Homes and businesses in most of Exline pay a combined $34.41 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). They pay it all to the Appanoose County treasurer, who passes each government its share; the city sets and gets only its own piece, $11.60. Estimate your bill.

Rates over time

Per $1,000 of taxable value: the typical combined rate people in Exline pay, and the city government’s own piece of it.

YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$42.73$12.84
FY21$41.48$12.87
FY22–$12.84
FY23–$12.56
FY24$38.56$12.36
FY25–$11.91
FY26$37.14$11.94
FY27$34.41$11.60
Show the numbers
YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$42.73$12.84
FY21$41.48$12.87
FY22–$12.84
FY23–$12.56
FY24$38.56$12.36
FY25–$11.91
FY26$37.14$11.94
FY27$34.41$11.60

Compared with places this size3

Exline’s city property tax rate of $11.60 per $1,000 is the 78th highest of 184 Iowa cities with 110–240 people. The middle of the group is $10.76.

Brayton: $25.07Harris: $23.13Soldier: $21.92Coulter: $21.80Chelsea: $21.61Smithland: $21.12Volga: $20.23Alta Vista: $19.88Arthur: $19.86Coin: $19.59Rowan: $19.53Chester: $19.30Bouton: $19.25Ricketts: $19.22Garden Grove: $19.20Hastings: $18.95Swaledale: $18.62Jamaica: $18.24Hillsboro: $17.68Bristow: $17.39Woolstock: $17.26Prescott: $16.53Monmouth: $16.41Blockton: $16.37Montour: $16.37Geneva: $16.25Waterville: $16.25Waucoma: $16.17Little Sioux: $15.74Moorhead: $15.68Onslow: $15.63Linden: $15.62Woodburn: $15.59Kamrar: $15.47Greeley: $15.23Goodell: $15.16Marne: $15.03Marathon: $14.89Ladora: $14.74Magnolia: $14.68Bagley: $14.63Davis City: $14.45Lucas: $14.40Westgate: $14.05Palmer: $13.89Ayrshire: $13.55Searsboro: $13.55Lanesboro: $13.53Meservey: $13.43Calumet: $13.16Portsmouth: $13.05Clutier: $13.03Delaware: $12.86Patterson: $12.84Clemons: $12.69Blencoe: $12.57Millersburg: $12.40Aurora: $12.40Bridgewater: $12.29Cushing: $12.18Hanlontown: $12.17Stout: $12.14Webb: $12.10Paton: $12.09Decatur: $12.08Rembrandt: $12.03Shambaugh: $11.98Lone Rock: $11.92East Peru: $11.89New Providence: $11.88Henderson: $11.85Parnell: $11.78Reasnor: $11.76Ledyard: $11.74Joice: $11.72Cantril: $11.69Wadena: $11.65Beaman: $11.54College Springs: $11.44Melrose: $11.27Renwick: $11.16Linn Grove: $11.15Dundee: $11.14Randolph: $11.08Leighton: $11.07Rake: $11.05Somers: $10.99Frederika: $10.99Havelock: $10.95Alexander: $10.90Lambs Grove: $10.78Wallingford: $10.75Woden: $10.68Cleghorn: $10.49Barnes City: $10.44Stockton: $10.37Randall: $10.35Dedham: $10.28Meriden: $10.28Drakesville: $10.24North Washington: $10.23Dawson: $10.19Hancock: $10.13La Motte: $10.09Melvin: $10.05Barnum: $9.96Panama: $9.85Grafton: $9.83Clare: $9.81Tingley: $9.81Ionia: $9.65Rutland: $9.65Van Wert: $9.62Rock Falls: $9.61Kirkville: $9.59Superior: $9.58Martinsburg: $9.49Rippey: $9.42Larrabee: $9.41Hamilton: $9.35Floris: $9.29Mitchell: $9.22Westphalia: $9.18Elberon: $9.16Dixon: $9.03Blairsburg: $8.93Prairieburg: $8.91Oakville: $8.89Welton: $8.86Archer: $8.84Luther: $8.83Fraser: $8.81Washta: $8.65Moorland: $8.61Pilot Mound: $8.54Ollie: $8.44Thor: $8.38Andover: $8.28South English: $8.27Thurman: $8.26Boxholm: $8.11Fostoria: $8.10Rome: $8.10Westfield: $8.10Laurel: $8.10Lineville: $8.10Vincent: $8.09Mount Auburn: $7.86Haverhill: $7.86Grand River: $7.86Olds: $7.86Castalia: $7.86Dickens: $7.86Rose Hill: $7.86West Chester: $7.82Mcclelland: $7.79Luzerne: $7.69Lidderdale: $7.68Bernard: $7.56Fredonia: $7.55Braddyville: $7.49Alvord: $7.41Franklin: $7.31Weldon: $7.18Brunsville: $6.95Packwood: $6.77Houghton: $6.73Williamson: $6.72Lincoln: $6.32Gravity: $6.18Ackworth: $5.90Oakland Acres: $5.88Springbrook: $5.79Maysville: $5.77Harper: $5.29Panorama Park: $4.62Keomah Village: $3.15Mcintire: $2.78Sherrill: $2.66Centralia: $2.41Rickardsville: $2.27New Liberty: $2.27North Buena Vista: $1.78Exline: $11.60$1.78 lowest$25.07 highestmiddle
See all 184
#PlaceRate per $1,000People
1Brayton$25.07138
2Harris$23.13145
3Soldier$21.92176
4Coulter$21.80220
5Chelsea$21.61207
6Smithland$21.12184
7Volga$20.23200
8Alta Vista$19.88219
9Arthur$19.86218
10Coin$19.59171
11Rowan$19.53118
12Chester$19.30134
13Bouton$19.25125
14Ricketts$19.22105
15Garden Grove$19.20173
16Hastings$18.95157
17Swaledale$18.62136
18Jamaica$18.24196
19Hillsboro$17.68158
20Bristow$17.39139
21Woolstock$17.26141
22Prescott$16.53186
23Monmouth$16.41129
24Blockton$16.37123
25Montour$16.37199
26Geneva$16.25137
27Waterville$16.25112
28Waucoma$16.17235
29Little Sioux$15.74170
30Moorhead$15.68186
31Onslow$15.63198
32Linden$15.62206
33Woodburn$15.59133
34Kamrar$15.47178
35Greeley$15.23216
36Goodell$15.16139
37Marne$15.03109
38Marathon$14.89221
39Ladora$14.74223
40Magnolia$14.68194
41Bagley$14.63230
42Davis City$14.45178
43Lucas$14.40176
44Westgate$14.05190
45Palmer$13.89137
46Ayrshire$13.55128
47Searsboro$13.55129
48Lanesboro$13.53112
49Meservey$13.43212
50Calumet$13.16144
51Portsmouth$13.05187
52Clutier$13.03209
53Delaware$12.86139
54Patterson$12.84176
55Clemons$12.69135
56Blencoe$12.57223
57Millersburg$12.40135
58Aurora$12.40165
59Bridgewater$12.29145
60Cushing$12.18225
61Hanlontown$12.17200
62Stout$12.14194
63Webb$12.10139
64Paton$12.09217
65Decatur$12.08174
66Rembrandt$12.03199
67Shambaugh$11.98161
68Lone Rock$11.92143
69East Peru$11.89119
70New Providence$11.88233
71Henderson$11.85140
72Parnell$11.78190
73Reasnor$11.76157
74Ledyard$11.74118
75Joice$11.72206
76Cantril$11.69224
77Wadena$11.65201
78Exline$11.60157
79Beaman$11.54155
80College Springs$11.44172
81Melrose$11.27110
82Renwick$11.16228
83Linn Grove$11.15155
84Dundee$11.14193
85Randolph$11.08183
86Leighton$11.07153
87Rake$11.05179
88Somers$10.99121
89Frederika$10.99206
90Havelock$10.95127
91Alexander$10.90165
92Lambs Grove$10.78174
93Wallingford$10.75154
94Woden$10.68183
95Cleghorn$10.49235
96Barnes City$10.44152
97Stockton$10.37171
98Randall$10.35156
99Dedham$10.28221
100Meriden$10.28175
101Drakesville$10.24170
102North Washington$10.23107
103Dawson$10.19110
104Hancock$10.13199
105La Motte$10.09235
106Melvin$10.05196
107Barnum$9.96186
108Panama$9.85234
109Grafton$9.83212
110Clare$9.81133
111Tingley$9.81146
112Ionia$9.65220
113Rutland$9.65116
114Van Wert$9.62175
115Rock Falls$9.61143
116Kirkville$9.59159
117Superior$9.58127
118Martinsburg$9.49109
119Rippey$9.42217
120Larrabee$9.41116
121Hamilton$9.35125
122Floris$9.29119
123Mitchell$9.22118
124Westphalia$9.18133
125Elberon$9.16178
126Dixon$9.03204
127Blairsburg$8.93175
128Prairieburg$8.91156
129Oakville$8.89198
130Welton$8.86124
131Archer$8.84116
132Luther$8.83147
133Fraser$8.81107
134Washta$8.65206
135Moorland$8.61169
136Pilot Mound$8.54155
137Ollie$8.44196
138Thor$8.38182
139Andover$8.28106
140South English$8.27196
141Thurman$8.26162
142Boxholm$8.11177
143Fostoria$8.10229
144Rome$8.10112
145Westfield$8.10121
146Laurel$8.10214
147Lineville$8.10194
148Vincent$8.09125
149Mount Auburn$7.86162
150Haverhill$7.86164
151Grand River$7.86192
152Olds$7.86174
153Castalia$7.86141
154Dickens$7.86146
155Rose Hill$7.86156
156West Chester$7.82147
157Mcclelland$7.79147
158Luzerne$7.69111
159Lidderdale$7.68162
160Bernard$7.56117
161Fredonia$7.55227
162Braddyville$7.49142
163Alvord$7.41216
164Franklin$7.31133
165Weldon$7.18134
166Brunsville$6.95128
167Packwood$6.77186
168Houghton$6.73129
169Williamson$6.72126
170Lincoln$6.32119
171Gravity$6.18149
172Ackworth$5.90117
173Oakland Acres$5.88178
174Springbrook$5.79145
175Maysville$5.77155
176Harper$5.29117
177Panorama Park$4.62142
178Keomah Village$3.15107
179Mcintire$2.78115
180Sherrill$2.66176
181Centralia$2.41117
182Rickardsville$2.27204
183New Liberty$2.27141
184North Buena Vista$1.78107

The $8.10 limit

Exline’s general levy is $7.41 per $1,000 of taxable value in FY27, $0.69 below the limit.4 816 of 934 Iowa cities have a higher general levy. All cities.

FY23 $8.10 · FY24 $8.10 · FY25 $7.86 · FY26 $7.64 · FY27 $7.41 (before FY25, the general levy alone)

Outside the limit: $4.19 more5

  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$3.45 · $8,048
  • Total Employee Benefit Levies$0.67 · $1,558
  • Support of a Local Emerg. Mgmt. Comm.$0.07 · $156

The city’s levies, FY27

What the city raises from each levy. The general levy is capped by state law; the others are set aside for one purpose.

  • Consolidate General Fund$17,28064%
  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$8,04830%
  • Total Employee Benefit Levies$1,5586%
  • Support of a Local Emerg. Mgmt. Comm.$1561%

Budget and spending

Reading a local budget

Where each dollar of Exline’s budget goes, FY26

Public Works: 33¢ of every dollar33¢General Government: 29¢ of every dollar29¢Debt Service: 15¢ of every dollar15¢Culture and Recreation: 12¢ of every dollar12¢Public Safety: 6¢ of every dollarEverything else: 5¢ of every dollar

Planned spending from all funds, including city-run utilities like water and sewer (“business type”), which some cities run and others don’t. Transfers between funds are left out. “Cities this size” is the average for the 183 Iowa cities closest in size (110–240 people).

Where it goesOf each dollarCities this size (183)
Public Works33¢25¢
General Government29¢23¢
Debt Service15¢2¢
Culture and Recreation12¢8¢
Public Safety6¢9¢
Everything else5¢2¢

Planned spending, FY27

All funds: property taxes, utility and other fees, state and federal money. “Business type” is city-run utilities and enterprises like water or sewer.

  • Public Works$25,20032%
  • General Government$20,80027%
  • Culture and Recreation$13,05017%
  • Debt Service$10,80014%
  • Public Safety$4,2105%
  • Community and Economic Development$3,1004%
  • Health and Social Services$6001%
Budget compared with what it spent, FY23
FunctionBudgetSpent
Public Works$20,200$127,878
Public Safety$4,010$3,829
Health and Social Services$0$0
General Government$18,562$16,878
Debt Service$0$10,800
Culture and Recreation$12,300$18,152
Community and Economic Development$3,160$7,019
Capital Projects$0$0
Business Type / Enterprise$0$0

What it spent each year

FY24 left out6

$331,768
$67,033

Debt, reserves and audits

How local debt works · What an audit tells you

What Exline owes

$158,237 at June 30, 2026: $989 per resident. 550th most per resident of 939 Iowa places of its kind (the list).7

$184,537
$158,237
June 30OwedPer resident
2026$158,237$989
2025$165,500$1,034
2024$172,027$1,075
2023$178,343$1,115
2022$184,537$1,153
2021$0$0
2020$0$0
2019$0$0
2018$0$0
2017$0$0
2016$0$0
2015$0$0
2014$0$0
2013$0$0
2012$0$0
2011$0$0
2010$0$0
Show the numbers
June 30OwedPer resident
2026$158,237$989
2025$165,500$1,034
2024$172,027$1,075
2023$178,343$1,115
2022$184,537$1,153
2021$0$0
2020$0$0
2019$0$0
2018$0$0
2017$0$0
2016$0$0
2015$0$0
2014$0$0
2013$0$0
2012$0$0
2011$0$0
2010$0$0

Down 14% since 2022.

Money in reserve

The state’s budget files don’t include cities’ fund balances8. Exline’s latest audit has them: Periodic Examination, period ending Friday, March 31, 2023 (PDF).

Audits9

The latest: Periodic Examination for the period ending Friday, March 31, 2023 (PDF), released Monday, December 11, 2023, by a CPA firm.

1 earlier report for Exline

State money

What the State of Iowa pays the city each year, and whether it has kept up with prices. Does state money keep pace? 10

What the state pays the city every year

Road Use Tax for streets, the commercial and industrial tax “backfill”, and ambulance reimbursement, paid every year by formula: $13,069 in FY25, up 11% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 12% less. Grants are below.

Show the numbers
SourceFY22FY23FY24FY25
Road Use Tax (streets)$12,608$12,590$12,887$12,953
Commercial and industrial tax replacement (“backfill”)–$162$139$116

Has it kept up with prices?

Each source from FY19 to FY25, after inflation.

  • Road Use Tax (streets)−12%$11,783 → $12,953, up 10% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 12% less

Collected by the state for the city

The local option sales tax is a city tax voters approved; the state collects it with the state sales tax and sends it back. It isn’t state aid. It’s up 51% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 20% more.

$21,308
$20,895

Federal grants, for comparison: $41,200 in FY22.

Business awards

Every award statewide

Elections

Running for mayor and city council

Filing opens Monday, August 23, 2027: in 285 days.

For the Tuesday, November 2, 2027 election, candidates file Monday, August 23, 2027 to Thursday, September 16, 2027 with the county auditor (or the city clerk, if the auditor names the clerk to take them)11.

In a city that can hold a primary, filing runs Monday, August 9, 2027 to Thursday, August 26, 2027.

Most recent: November 4, 2025

City · 2

5 seats: the top 5 win.

Local races from civicAPI and county auditors for Exline; official results are on each county auditor’s site.

Who has filed for Tuesday, November 2, 2027

Filing hasn’t opened. These seats are expected on the ballot.

  • Exline City Council At-Large (5 seats)
    Now held by David Steele, Matthew David Steele, Annette Sinclair, Patty L. Proffitt, Jim Burns
  • Exline Mayor
    Now held by David A. Proffitt

Candidates as county auditors and civicAPI list them; a filing can take a few days to appear here12.

Past ballot measures

None found since 2022.

When a measure can be on the ballot

  • Tuesday, March 2, 2027 · no bond or debt questions
  • Tuesday, September 14, 2027 · no bond or debt questions
  • Tuesday, November 2, 2027 · any question, including bonds
  • Tuesday, March 7, 2028 · no bond or debt questions

Bonds and other borrowing can only go on the November ballot13.

Related places

At the Statehouse and in Congress14

Cherielynn Westrich (Sen. 13)Austin Harris (Rep. 26)

U.S. House:District 3

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