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$2,610 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($30.93 per $1,000 of taxable value)1
$1,010 a yearof that goes to the city ($11.99 per $1,000)
$950,443property taxes the city levies, FY27
$3.0Mcity budget, FY27, without city-run utilities (not yet reported)2

Who runs it

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

  • Bob StolenAtkins City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Brian CruiseAtkins Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
  • Jeremy M. RolandoAtkins City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Kevin DeMeulenaereAtkins City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • David FisherAtkins City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Trevor DurskyAtkins 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

Where a property tax dollar goes in Atkins

The combined rate in most of Atkins is $30.93 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). The city sets only its own piece. Estimate your bill.

Compared with places this size3

Atkins’s city property tax rate of $11.99 per $1,000 is the 23rd lowest of 97 Iowa cities with 1,500–3,200 people. The middle of the group is $14.11.

Eldora: $26.87Pocahontas: $20.79Rockwell City: $20.74Bloomfield: $20.41Belmond: $19.86Sibley: $19.77Sac City: $19.69Traer: $19.56Corning: $19.36Lake City: $19.32Corydon: $18.22Toledo: $18.21La Porte City: $18.08Tama: $17.74Clarion: $17.74Britt: $17.72Missouri Valley: $17.68Madrid: $16.93Manson: $16.87Nashua: $16.81Ackley: $16.63West Union: $16.60Audubon: $16.52Monona: $16.41Grundy Center: $16.36Belle Plaine: $16.34Colfax: $16.25Durant: $16.24Lamoni: $16.15Marengo: $16.10Holstein: $15.81Pleasantville: $15.80Postville: $15.68Tipton: $15.54Brooklyn: $15.49Stuart: $15.48Mount Ayr: $15.32Granger: $15.22Sigourney: $15.20Guttenberg: $15.19Sumner: $14.83Woodbine: $14.80Bedford: $14.66Van Meter: $14.60Rock Rapids: $14.57Jesup: $14.31Urbana: $14.20Parkersburg: $14.15Hartley: $14.11Ida Grove: $14.10Guthrie Center: $14.04Lake Mills: $13.82Wilton: $13.62Avoca: $13.51Wapello: $13.29Hudson: $13.19Center Point: $13.19Greenfield: $13.13Hawarden: $13.02Akron: $12.93Leon: $12.93Garner: $12.86Slater: $12.79Bellevue: $12.67Sanborn: $12.62New London: $12.56Lisbon: $12.50Dallas Center: $12.42Onawa: $12.32Remsen: $12.32Monroe: $12.28Denver: $12.27Alta: $12.13Reinbeck: $12.10Wellman: $11.88Blue Grass: $11.79Hull: $11.79Columbus Junction: $11.71Cascade: $11.64West Branch: $11.63Mitchellville: $11.54Palo: $11.49Prairie City: $11.38Northwood: $11.28Mediapolis: $11.27Ely: $11.08Ogden: $10.99Farley: $10.91Oakland: $10.85Moville: $10.67Kalona: $10.37Walcott: $10.29West Burlington: $10.15Peosta: $9.82Epworth: $9.42Fairfax: $8.10Atkins: $11.99$8.10 lowest$26.87 highestmiddle
See all 97
#PlaceRate per $1,000People
1Eldora$26.872,595
2Pocahontas$20.791,848
3Rockwell City$20.742,185
4Bloomfield$20.412,773
5Belmond$19.862,405
6Sibley$19.772,787
7Sac City$19.691,992
8Traer$19.561,547
9Corning$19.361,509
10Lake City$19.321,656
11Corydon$18.221,563
12Toledo$18.212,372
13La Porte City$18.082,267
14Tama$17.742,997
15Clarion$17.742,751
16Britt$17.722,001
17Missouri Valley$17.682,638
18Madrid$16.932,824
19Manson$16.871,646
20Nashua$16.811,515
21Ackley$16.631,538
22West Union$16.602,435
23Audubon$16.522,008
24Monona$16.411,462
25Grundy Center$16.362,821
26Belle Plaine$16.342,335
27Colfax$16.252,305
28Durant$16.241,798
29Lamoni$16.152,072
30Marengo$16.102,415
31Holstein$15.811,475
32Pleasantville$15.801,696
33Postville$15.682,418
34Tipton$15.543,059
35Brooklyn$15.491,474
36Stuart$15.481,887
37Mount Ayr$15.321,616
38Granger$15.222,095
39Sigourney$15.201,974
40Guttenberg$15.191,804
41Sumner$14.832,032
42Woodbine$14.801,707
43Bedford$14.661,474
44Van Meter$14.601,840
45Rock Rapids$14.572,709
46Jesup$14.312,541
47Urbana$14.201,635
48Parkersburg$14.151,986
49Hartley$14.111,584
50Ida Grove$14.101,988
51Guthrie Center$14.041,579
52Lake Mills$13.822,077
53Wilton$13.622,914
54Avoca$13.511,685
55Wapello$13.292,026
56Hudson$13.192,916
57Center Point$13.192,578
58Greenfield$13.131,988
59Hawarden$13.022,630
60Akron$12.931,545
61Leon$12.931,779
62Garner$12.863,049
63Slater$12.791,626
64Bellevue$12.672,321
65Sanborn$12.621,463
66New London$12.561,853
67Lisbon$12.502,238
68Dallas Center$12.421,993
69Onawa$12.322,795
70Remsen$12.321,681
71Monroe$12.282,021
72Denver$12.271,955
73Alta$12.132,039
74Reinbeck$12.101,673
75Atkins$11.992,168
76Wellman$11.881,531
77Blue Grass$11.791,707
78Hull$11.792,459
79Columbus Junction$11.711,794
80Cascade$11.642,396
81West Branch$11.632,876
82Mitchellville$11.542,686
83Palo$11.491,554
84Prairie City$11.381,722
85Northwood$11.282,047
86Mediapolis$11.271,679
87Ely$11.082,371
88Ogden$10.991,970
89Farley$10.911,723
90Oakland$10.851,519
91Moville$10.671,707
92Kalona$10.372,762
93Walcott$10.291,556
94West Burlington$10.153,249
95Peosta$9.822,195
96Epworth$9.422,042
97Fairfax$8.102,937

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$620,15665%
  • Debt Service Levy$156,80717%
  • Total Employee Benefit Levies$112,05012%
  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$60,4736%

Budget and spending

Where each dollar of Atkins’s budget goes, FY26

Capital Projects: 26¢ of every dollar26¢Business Type / Enterprise: 23¢ of every dollar23¢Public Works: 15¢ of every dollar15¢Debt Service: 12¢ of every dollar12¢General Government: 11¢ of every dollar11¢Everything else: 13¢ of every dollar13¢$1$1
Where it goesOf each dollarCities this size (96)
Capital Projects26¢14¢
Business Type / Enterprise23¢42¢
Public Works15¢10¢
Debt Service12¢6¢
General Government11¢5¢
Everything else13¢22¢

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 96 Iowa cities closest in size (1,500–3,200 people).

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.

  • General Government$737,09324%
  • Public Works$729,98424%
  • Debt Service$525,02117%
  • Capital Projects$350,00012%
  • Culture and Recreation$322,92211%
  • Community and Economic Development$205,5007%
  • Public Safety$140,8005%

The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($1.3M in FY26), so this total is low.

Budget compared with what it spent, FY23
FunctionBudgetSpent
Public Works$443,200$444,338
Public Safety$166,200$75,992
Health and Social Services$0$0
General Government$460,866$407,412
Debt Service$463,586$459,496
Culture and Recreation$309,650$263,605
Community and Economic Development$239,000$130,116
Capital Projects$0$121,298
Business Type / Enterprise$1.6M$1.2M

What it spent each year

$7.3M
$3.1M
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State money

What the state sends the city

Sales tax and property tax credits the state paid the city: up 38% since FY23; up 26% after inflation.

In today's dollarsActual dollars
$100,000$175,000$250,000$325,000$400,000’23’24’25’26Today's $Actual
$100,000$175,000$250,000$325,000$400,000’23’24’25’26Today's $Actual
Show the numbers
ProgramFY27FY26FY25FY24FY23
Local option sales tax$20,413$251,861$201,993$197,536$182,958

Elections

Most recent: November 4, 2025

City · 2

3 seats: the top 3 win.

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

Related places

At the Statehouse and in Congress4

Charlie McClintock (Sen. 42)Thomas Gerhold (Rep. 84)

U.S. House:District 2

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