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Appanoose County · How cities work

$2,390 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($28.43 per $1,000 of taxable value)1
$580 a yearof that goes to the city ($6.85 per $1,000)
$3,319property taxes the city levies, FY27
$27,283city budget, all funds, FY272

Who runs it

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

  • Bob ClarkUdell City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Dan SchaferUdell City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Eric PaceUdell City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Jaylene VroeghUdell City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Joey SnowUdell Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
  • Mary ClarkUdell City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025

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 Udell

Homes and businesses in most of Udell pay a combined $28.43 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, $6.85. Estimate your bill.

Rates over time

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

CombinedCity’s own
0$10$20$30$40’20’22’24’26’27CombinedCity’s own
0$10$20$30$40’20’21’22’23’24’25’26’27CombinedCity’s own
YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$30.70$8.10
FY21$29.17$8.10
FY22–$8.06
FY23–$8.06
FY24$29.51$7.59
FY25–$7.18
FY26$28.71$7.06
FY27$28.43$6.85
Show the numbers
YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$30.70$8.10
FY21$29.17$8.10
FY22–$8.06
FY23–$8.06
FY24$29.51$7.59
FY25–$7.18
FY26$28.71$7.06
FY27$28.43$6.85

Compared with places this size3

Udell’s city property tax rate of $6.85 per $1,000 is the 8th lowest of 37 Iowa cities with 20–50 people. The middle of the group is $8.10.

Benton: $15.12Gillett Grove: $14.27Jolley: $13.34Rodman: $13.31Rodney: $13.04Rinard: $12.56Hayesville: $11.13Curlew: $10.85Dana: $10.85Owasa: $10.58Rathbun: $9.96Ottosen: $9.10Imogene: $9.10Buck Grove: $9.08Carbon: $8.78Coburg: $8.77Aspinwall: $8.45Elkport: $8.10Valeria: $8.10Galt: $8.10Maloy: $7.94Coppock: $7.94Marysville: $7.89Bassett: $7.86Millerton: $7.86Cotter: $7.73Thornburg: $7.57Blanchard: $7.52Ellston: $7.07Pleasanton: $6.65Rossie: $6.32Berkley: $6.13Clayton: $5.08Jackson Junction: $3.66Beaver: $2.71Osterdock: $2.44Udell: $6.85$2.44 lowest$15.12 highestmiddle
See all 37
#PlaceRate per $1,000People
1Benton$15.1240
2Gillett Grove$14.2731
3Jolley$13.3428
4Rodman$13.3128
5Rodney$13.0443
6Rinard$12.5638
7Hayesville$11.1343
8Curlew$10.8538
9Dana$10.8534
10Owasa$10.5830
11Rathbun$9.9644
12Ottosen$9.1041
13Imogene$9.1037
14Buck Grove$9.0831
15Carbon$8.7832
16Coburg$8.7726
17Aspinwall$8.4535
18Elkport$8.1029
19Valeria$8.1041
20Galt$8.1022
21Maloy$7.9426
22Coppock$7.9435
23Marysville$7.8946
24Bassett$7.8642
25Millerton$7.8637
26Cotter$7.7340
27Thornburg$7.5746
28Blanchard$7.5229
29Ellston$7.0723
30Udell$6.8531
31Pleasanton$6.6532
32Rossie$6.3246
33Berkley$6.1323
34Clayton$5.0845
35Jackson Junction$3.6638
36Beaver$2.7146
37Osterdock$2.4445

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$3,043100%

Budget and spending

Reading a local budget

Where each dollar of Udell’s budget goes, FY26

Public Works: 46¢ of every dollar46¢General Government: 40¢ of every dollar40¢Culture and Recreation: 12¢ of every dollar12¢Public Safety: 2¢ 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 37 Iowa cities closest in size (20–50 people).

Where it goesOf each dollarCities this size (37)
Public Works46¢40¢
General Government40¢39¢
Culture and Recreation12¢7¢
Public Safety2¢6¢

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$13,80051%
  • General Government$10,06437%
  • Culture and Recreation$3,03011%
  • Public Safety$3891%
Budget compared with what it spent, FY23
FunctionBudgetSpent
Public Works$12,500$8,402
Public Safety$775$831
Health and Social Services$0$0
General Government$13,850$5,655
Debt Service$0$0
Culture and Recreation$4,060$1,575
Community and Economic Development$0$0
Capital Projects$0$0
Business Type / Enterprise$0$0

What it spent each year

FY24 left out4

$21,825
’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’25

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? 5

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: $3,623 in FY25, down 35% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 48% less. Grants are below.

In today's dollarsActual dollars
$2,500$4,375$6,250$8,125$10,000’19’21’23’25Today's $Actual
$2,500$4,375$6,250$8,125$10,000’19’20’21’22’23’24’25Today's $Actual
Show the numbers
SourceFY22FY23FY24FY25
Road Use Tax (streets)$3,959$3,510$3,567$3,623

Grants and project money

State grants and money for specific projects (roads, development, natural resources) vary with what the city applies for and wins, so they aren’t counted as the state’s regular support.

$1,000
$0
’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
    YearGrants and projects
    FY19$0
    FY20$1,000
    FY21$0
    FY22$0
    FY23$0
    FY24$0
    FY25$0
    Show the numbers
    YearGrants and projects
    FY19$0
    FY20$1,000
    FY21$0
    FY22$0
    FY23$0
    FY24$0
    FY25$0

    Has it kept up with prices?

    Each source from FY19 to FY25, after inflation.

    • Road Use Tax (streets)−48%$5,533 → $3,623, down 35% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 48% 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 down 6% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 25% less.

    $5,857
    $3,845
    ’19’20’21’22’23’24’25

    Federal grants, for comparison: $1,718 in FY24.

    Elections

    Most recent: November 4, 2025

    City · 2

    5 seats: the top 5 win.

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

    Related places

    At the Statehouse and in Congress6

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

    U.S. House:District 3

    Appanoose CountyMoulton-Udell schools