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$3,440 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($40.84 per $1,000 of taxable value)1
$1,380 a yearof that goes to the city ($16.34 per $1,000)
$1.3Mproperty taxes the city levies, FY27
$2.6Mcity 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.

  • Craig MantzBelle Plaine City Council Ward 1 · elected November 4, 2025
  • Garrett LanduytBelle Plaine Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
  • Judy SchlesselmanBelle Plaine City Council Ward 3 · elected November 4, 2025
  • Michael StullBelle Plaine Park Commissioner · elected November 4, 2025
  • Mitch MalcolmBelle Plaine City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Charmaine WickwireBelle Plaine City Council District 2 · elected November 7, 2023
  • Garrett LanduytBelle Plaine City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Lyle MorrowBelle Plaine Mayor · 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.

City CouncilAgenda (PDF)
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City Council · Wednesday, September 17, 2025Agenda (PDF)
City Council · Wednesday, July 16, 2025Agenda (PDF)
City Council · Wednesday, July 2, 2025Agenda (PDF)

Property taxes

Where a property tax dollar goes in Belle Plaine

The combined rate in most of Belle Plaine is $40.84 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). The city sets only its own piece. Estimate your bill.

Compared with places this size3

Belle Plaine’s city property tax rate of $16.34 per $1,000 is the 21st highest of 89 Iowa cities with 1,600–3,400 people. The middle of the group is $13.62.

Eldora: $26.87Pocahontas: $20.79Rockwell City: $20.74Bloomfield: $20.41Belmond: $19.86Sibley: $19.77Sac City: $19.69Lake City: $19.32Corydon: $18.22Toledo: $18.21La Porte City: $18.08Tama: $17.74Clarion: $17.74Britt: $17.72Missouri Valley: $17.68Madrid: $16.93Manson: $16.87West Union: $16.60Audubon: $16.52Grundy Center: $16.36Colfax: $16.25Durant: $16.24Lamoni: $16.15Marengo: $16.10Pleasantville: $15.80Postville: $15.68Tipton: $15.54Stuart: $15.48Mount Ayr: $15.32Granger: $15.22Sigourney: $15.20Guttenberg: $15.19Sumner: $14.83Woodbine: $14.80Van 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: $13.51New Hampton: $13.44Wapello: $13.29Hudson: $13.19Center Point: $13.19Greenfield: $13.13Hawarden: $13.02Leon: $12.93Garner: $12.86Slater: $12.79Bellevue: $12.67Milford: $12.57New London: $12.56Lisbon: $12.50Dallas Center: $12.42Onawa: $12.32Remsen: $12.32Monroe: $12.28Denver: $12.27Alta: $12.13Reinbeck: $12.10Atkins: $11.99Blue Grass: $11.79Hull: $11.79Columbus Junction: $11.71Cascade: $11.64West Branch: $11.63Mitchellville: $11.54Solon: $11.53Prairie City: $11.38Northwood: $11.28Mediapolis: $11.27Williamsburg: $11.11Ely: $11.08Ogden: $10.99Farley: $10.91Moville: $10.67Story City: $10.39Kalona: $10.37West Burlington: $10.15Peosta: $9.82Robins: $9.68Epworth: $9.42Fairfax: $8.10Belle Plaine: $16.34$8.10 lowest$26.87 highestmiddle
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#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
8Lake City$19.321,656
9Corydon$18.221,563
10Toledo$18.212,372
11La Porte City$18.082,267
12Tama$17.742,997
13Clarion$17.742,751
14Britt$17.722,001
15Missouri Valley$17.682,638
16Madrid$16.932,824
17Manson$16.871,646
18West Union$16.602,435
19Audubon$16.522,008
20Grundy Center$16.362,821
21Belle Plaine$16.342,335
22Colfax$16.252,305
23Durant$16.241,798
24Lamoni$16.152,072
25Marengo$16.102,415
26Pleasantville$15.801,696
27Postville$15.682,418
28Tipton$15.543,059
29Stuart$15.481,887
30Mount Ayr$15.321,616
31Granger$15.222,095
32Sigourney$15.201,974
33Guttenberg$15.191,804
34Sumner$14.832,032
35Woodbine$14.801,707
36Van Meter$14.601,840
37Rock Rapids$14.572,709
38Jesup$14.312,541
39Urbana$14.201,635
40Parkersburg$14.151,986
41Hartley$14.111,584
42Ida Grove$14.101,988
43Guthrie Center$14.041,579
44Lake Mills$13.822,077
45Wilton$13.622,914
46Avoca$13.511,685
47New Hampton$13.443,433
48Wapello$13.292,026
49Hudson$13.192,916
50Center Point$13.192,578
51Greenfield$13.131,988
52Hawarden$13.022,630
53Leon$12.931,779
54Garner$12.863,049
55Slater$12.791,626
56Bellevue$12.672,321
57Milford$12.573,258
58New London$12.561,853
59Lisbon$12.502,238
60Dallas Center$12.421,993
61Onawa$12.322,795
62Remsen$12.321,681
63Monroe$12.282,021
64Denver$12.271,955
65Alta$12.132,039
66Reinbeck$12.101,673
67Atkins$11.992,168
68Blue Grass$11.791,707
69Hull$11.792,459
70Columbus Junction$11.711,794
71Cascade$11.642,396
72West Branch$11.632,876
73Mitchellville$11.542,686
74Solon$11.533,284
75Prairie City$11.381,722
76Northwood$11.282,047
77Mediapolis$11.271,679
78Williamsburg$11.113,380
79Ely$11.082,371
80Ogden$10.991,970
81Farley$10.911,723
82Moville$10.671,707
83Story City$10.393,439
84Kalona$10.372,762
85West Burlington$10.153,249
86Peosta$9.822,195
87Robins$9.683,362
88Epworth$9.422,042
89Fairfax$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$606,38548%
  • Total Employee Benefit Levies$291,41223%
  • Debt Service Levy$188,13015%
  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$166,28213%

Budget and spending

Where each dollar of Belle Plaine’s budget goes, FY26

Business Type / Enterprise: 66¢ of every dollar66¢Public Safety: 12¢ of every dollar12¢Culture and Recreation: 6¢ of every dollarPublic Works: 5¢ of every dollarGeneral Government: 5¢ of every dollarEverything else: 6¢ of every dollar$1$1
Where it goesOf each dollarCities this size (88)
Business Type / Enterprise66¢40¢
Public Safety12¢12¢
Culture and Recreation6¢7¢
Public Works5¢11¢
General Government5¢6¢
Everything else6¢25¢

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 88 Iowa cities closest in size (1,600–3,400 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.

  • Public Safety$864,42533%
  • Culture and Recreation$470,06818%
  • Public Works$460,39017%
  • General Government$376,71614%
  • Debt Service$340,24613%
  • Community and Economic Development$98,0754%
  • Capital Projects$19,0001%
  • Health and Social Services$14,3001%

The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($5.2M in FY26), so this total is low.

Budget compared with what it spent, FY23
FunctionBudgetSpent
Public Works$348,455$358,026
Public Safety$560,416$585,463
Health and Social Services$20,500$7,702
General Government$382,423$516,213
Debt Service$403,039$403,757
Culture and Recreation$409,455$454,416
Community and Economic Development$66,750$46,109
Capital Projects$165,347$95,167
Business Type / Enterprise$1.4M$2.2M

What it spent each year

$7.6M
$4.6M
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State money

What the state sends the city

Sales tax and property tax credits the state paid the city: up 8% since FY21; down 8% after inflation.

In today's dollarsActual dollars
$150,000$262,500$375,000$487,500$600,000’21’22’23’24Today's $Actual
$150,000$262,500$375,000$487,500$600,000’21’22’23’24Today's $Actual
Show the numbers
ProgramFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
Local option sales tax$93,230$278,737$258,167$366,781$257,840

Elections

Most recent: November 4, 2025

Ballot measures · 2

Passed Yes 68.9% (464) · No 31.1% (209)

Passes with more yes votes than no.

Passed Yes 85.6% (376) · No 14.4% (63)

Passes with more yes votes than no.

City · 5

Local races from civicAPI and county auditors for Belle Plaine; 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

Benton CountyBelle Plaine schools