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$3,350 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($39.82 per $1,000 of taxable value)1
$1,370 a yearof that goes to the city ($16.25 per $1,000)
$3.4Mproperty taxes the city levies, FY27
$5.8Mcity 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.

  • Bud MaynardVinton Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
  • Dakoda SellersVinton City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Ron HesseniusVinton City Council Ward 1 · elected November 4, 2025
  • Wesley ReckerVinton City Council Ward 4 · elected November 4, 2025
  • Zach ParmaterVinton City Council Ward 3 · elected November 4, 2025
  • Andrew ElwickVinton City Council District 2 · elected November 7, 2023
  • Bethany GatesVinton City Council District 4 · elected November 7, 2023
  • Tamara S. StarkVinton City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Zach ParmaterVinton City Council District 3 · 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 Vinton

The combined rate in most of Vinton is $39.82 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). The city sets only its own piece. Estimate your bill.

Compared with places this size3

Vinton’s city property tax rate of $16.25 per $1,000 is the 14th highest of 61 Iowa cities with 3,400–7,400 people. The middle of the group is $14.82.

Red Oak: $20.65Oelwein: $20.16Albia: $19.70Eagle Grove: $19.32Independence: $19.01Iowa Falls: $18.86West Liberty: $18.68Chariton: $18.37Atlantic: $17.48Knoxville: $17.46Clarinda: $17.25Centerville: $16.85Algona: $16.75Winterset: $16.15Cresco: $16.13Humboldt: $16.00Anamosa: $15.95Charles City: $15.95Forest City: $15.77Sheldon: $15.33Estherville: $15.27Washington: $15.21Harlan: $15.07Shenandoah: $15.02Creston: $14.99Manchester: $14.96Jefferson: $14.88Hampton: $14.86Carlisle: $14.82Cherokee: $14.82Glenwood: $14.77Waukon: $14.76Nevada: $14.58Monticello: $14.49Osceola: $14.37Windsor Heights: $14.30Osage: $14.29Orange City: $14.01Hiawatha: $13.78Rock Valley: $13.76Sergeant Bluff: $13.70Emmetsburg: $13.70Mount Vernon: $13.50New Hampton: $13.44Adel: $13.43Maquoketa: $12.85Camanche: $12.75Le Claire: $12.64Tiffin: $11.80Huxley: $11.68Williamsburg: $11.11Polk City: $11.00Carter Lake: $10.67Story City: $10.39Dyersville: $10.27Spirit Lake: $10.17Robins: $9.68Asbury: $8.32Eldridge: $8.13Evansdale: $8.00Vinton: $16.25$8.00 lowest$20.65 highestmiddle
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#PlaceRate per $1,000People
1Red Oak$20.655,420
2Oelwein$20.165,788
3Albia$19.703,579
4Eagle Grove$19.323,615
5Independence$19.016,266
6Iowa Falls$18.864,993
7West Liberty$18.683,724
8Chariton$18.374,278
9Atlantic$17.486,717
10Knoxville$17.467,440
11Clarinda$17.255,334
12Centerville$16.855,345
13Algona$16.755,341
14Vinton$16.254,962
15Winterset$16.155,421
16Cresco$16.133,890
17Humboldt$16.004,774
18Anamosa$15.955,845
19Charles City$15.957,081
20Forest City$15.774,199
21Sheldon$15.335,584
22Estherville$15.275,796
23Washington$15.217,281
24Harlan$15.074,898
25Shenandoah$15.024,878
26Creston$14.997,421
27Manchester$14.965,283
28Jefferson$14.884,148
29Hampton$14.864,340
30Carlisle$14.824,381
31Cherokee$14.825,186
32Glenwood$14.775,250
33Waukon$14.763,799
34Nevada$14.587,082
35Monticello$14.494,095
36Osceola$14.375,585
37Windsor Heights$14.305,106
38Osage$14.293,559
39Orange City$14.016,547
40Hiawatha$13.787,347
41Rock Valley$13.764,024
42Sergeant Bluff$13.705,335
43Emmetsburg$13.703,632
44Mount Vernon$13.504,518
45New Hampton$13.443,433
46Adel$13.436,763
47Maquoketa$12.856,064
48Camanche$12.754,536
49Le Claire$12.644,776
50Tiffin$11.806,695
51Huxley$11.684,737
52Williamsburg$11.113,380
53Polk City$11.006,430
54Carter Lake$10.673,752
55Story City$10.393,439
56Dyersville$10.274,559
57Spirit Lake$10.175,548
58Robins$9.683,362
59Asbury$8.326,051
60Eldridge$8.136,967
61Evansdale$8.004,515

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$1.7M48%
  • Total Employee Benefit Levies$966,95428%
  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$462,48913%
  • Debt Service Levy$337,84910%

Budget and spending

Where each dollar of Vinton’s budget goes, FY26

Business Type / Enterprise: 65¢ of every dollar65¢Public Safety: 12¢ of every dollar12¢Public Works: 10¢ of every dollar10¢Culture and Recreation: 8¢ of every dollar8¢Debt Service: 3¢ of every dollarEverything else: 2¢ of every dollar$1$1
Where it goesOf each dollarCities this size (60)
Business Type / Enterprise65¢37¢
Public Safety12¢13¢
Public Works10¢8¢
Culture and Recreation8¢7¢
Debt Service3¢8¢
Everything else2¢5¢

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 60 Iowa cities closest in size (3,400–7,400 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$2.0M35%
  • Culture and Recreation$1.7M29%
  • Public Works$1.1M20%
  • Debt Service$494,6379%
  • General Government$478,5238%
  • Health and Social Services$8,0000%

The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($10.5M in FY26), so this total is low.

Budget compared with what it spent, FY23
FunctionBudgetSpent
Public Works$717,243$279,328
Public Safety$1.6M$1.6M
Health and Social Services$8,000$0
General Government$547,203$105,675
Debt Service$929,823$0
Culture and Recreation$1.1M$775,886
Community and Economic Development$81,699$25,000
Capital Projects$0$0
Business Type / Enterprise$8.2M$10.1M

What it spent each year

$12.9M
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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.

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Show the numbers
ProgramFY27FY26FY25FY24FY23
Local option sales tax$55,966$690,535$553,810$541,590$501,622

Elections

Local races from civicAPI and county auditors for Vinton; 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 CountyVinton-Shellsburg schools