Who runs it
The city council passes ordinances, adopts the budget and sets the city’s property tax.
- Allison BaugherDunkerton City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
- Brian RoquetDunkerton City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
- Derek ShanerDunkerton City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
- Michael J. ScharesDunkerton Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
- Elizabeth DownsDunkerton City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
- Ron ReichenDunkerton 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 Dunkerton
The combined rate in most of Dunkerton is $32.86 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). The city sets only its own piece. Estimate your bill.
- Dunkerton schools$14.2643%
- City of Dunkerton$11.3034%
- Black Hawk County$5.5717%
- Hawkeye Community. College$1.364%
- Black Hawk County Assessor$0.27<1%
- Black Hawk County Extension (ISU Extension and Outreach)$0.11<1%
Compared with places this size3
Dunkerton’s city property tax rate of $11.30 per $1,000 is the 57th lowest of 185 Iowa cities with 570–1,300 people. The middle of the group is $12.87.
See all 185
| # | Place | Rate per $1,000 | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elkader | $27.11 | 1,192 |
| 2 | Exira | $24.81 | 766 |
| 3 | Laurens | $24.16 | 1,253 |
| 4 | Dayton | $22.51 | 766 |
| 5 | Correctionville | $19.84 | 759 |
| 6 | Villisca | $19.74 | 1,106 |
| 7 | Allison | $19.06 | 937 |
| 8 | Dumont | $19.04 | 614 |
| 9 | Seymour | $18.78 | 646 |
| 10 | Dexter | $18.69 | 631 |
| 11 | Fonda | $18.52 | 636 |
| 12 | Kanawha | $18.11 | 638 |
| 13 | Greene | $17.91 | 971 |
| 14 | Alden | $17.90 | 738 |
| 15 | Lansing | $17.67 | 959 |
| 16 | Strawberry Point | $17.58 | 1,141 |
| 17 | Rockwell | $17.54 | 1,044 |
| 18 | Walnut | $17.46 | 728 |
| 19 | Murray | $17.44 | 609 |
| 20 | Gowrie | $17.17 | 943 |
| 21 | Colo | $17.14 | 856 |
| 22 | Mapleton | $16.90 | 1,114 |
| 23 | George | $16.89 | 1,106 |
| 24 | Fayette | $16.85 | 1,193 |
| 25 | Adair | $16.84 | 792 |
| 26 | Eddyville | $16.82 | 965 |
| 27 | Elk Horn | $16.78 | 631 |
| 28 | Oxford | $16.70 | 715 |
| 29 | Buffalo Center | $16.58 | 839 |
| 30 | Bancroft | $16.52 | 677 |
| 31 | Eldon | $16.42 | 788 |
| 32 | Early | $16.35 | 571 |
| 33 | Aplington | $16.34 | 1,088 |
| 34 | Panora | $16.14 | 1,096 |
| 35 | Mechanicsville | $16.12 | 974 |
| 36 | Armstrong | $15.87 | 847 |
| 37 | Ruthven | $15.84 | 710 |
| 38 | Minden | $15.77 | 581 |
| 39 | Walker | $15.74 | 671 |
| 40 | Newell | $15.49 | 850 |
| 41 | Riceville | $15.31 | 807 |
| 42 | Neola | $15.30 | 917 |
| 43 | Sidney | $15.19 | 1,048 |
| 44 | Gilbertville | $15.15 | 792 |
| 45 | Stanwood | $15.12 | 612 |
| 46 | Stratford | $15.03 | 688 |
| 47 | Griswold | $15.01 | 975 |
| 48 | Readlyn | $14.99 | 857 |
| 49 | Tripoli | $14.99 | 1,208 |
| 50 | Hopkinton | $14.79 | 622 |
| 51 | Essex | $14.76 | 721 |
| 52 | Dunlap | $14.56 | 1,030 |
| 53 | Garnavillo | $14.52 | 751 |
| 54 | Maxwell | $14.50 | 862 |
| 55 | Coon Rapids | $14.49 | 1,258 |
| 56 | Clermont | $14.30 | 571 |
| 57 | Moulton | $14.25 | 596 |
| 58 | Mcgregor | $14.20 | 725 |
| 59 | Olin | $14.19 | 652 |
| 60 | Primghar | $14.18 | 893 |
| 61 | Sheffield | $14.16 | 1,123 |
| 62 | Elgin | $14.05 | 676 |
| 63 | Ossian | $13.88 | 777 |
| 64 | Alton | $13.87 | 1,248 |
| 65 | Redfield | $13.73 | 719 |
| 66 | Victor | $13.72 | 852 |
| 67 | Edgewood | $13.64 | 908 |
| 68 | Sioux Rapids | $13.63 | 722 |
| 69 | Donnellson | $13.63 | 859 |
| 70 | Gladbrook | $13.58 | 775 |
| 71 | Clarksville | $13.53 | 1,238 |
| 72 | Rockford | $13.52 | 722 |
| 73 | Janesville | $13.43 | 1,052 |
| 74 | Glidden | $13.43 | 1,140 |
| 75 | Calmar | $13.39 | 1,100 |
| 76 | Boyden | $13.39 | 694 |
| 77 | Baxter | $13.32 | 983 |
| 78 | Manly | $13.29 | 1,233 |
| 79 | Anita | $13.28 | 953 |
| 80 | Van Horne | $13.27 | 768 |
| 81 | Conrad | $13.23 | 1,098 |
| 82 | Springville | $13.22 | 1,161 |
| 83 | Keota | $13.21 | 888 |
| 84 | Shellsburg | $13.20 | 987 |
| 85 | De Soto | $13.18 | 937 |
| 86 | Quasqueton | $13.12 | 587 |
| 87 | Farmington | $13.10 | 583 |
| 88 | Treynor | $13.03 | 1,104 |
| 89 | Odebolt | $13.00 | 967 |
| 90 | Coggon | $12.99 | 691 |
| 91 | Earlville | $12.90 | 713 |
| 92 | Brighton | $12.88 | 592 |
| 93 | Danville | $12.87 | 910 |
| 94 | Underwood | $12.85 | 973 |
| 95 | New Sharon | $12.80 | 1,249 |
| 96 | Malvern | $12.79 | 1,056 |
| 97 | Montrose | $12.78 | 734 |
| 98 | Goldfield | $12.73 | 617 |
| 99 | Wellsburg | $12.68 | 709 |
| 100 | Buffalo | $12.68 | 1,163 |
| 101 | Stanton | $12.62 | 664 |
| 102 | Hospers | $12.58 | 703 |
| 103 | Everly | $12.51 | 570 |
| 104 | Hazleton | $12.48 | 711 |
| 105 | West Point | $12.39 | 903 |
| 106 | Hinton | $12.38 | 959 |
| 107 | Preston | $12.38 | 940 |
| 108 | Alburnett | $12.30 | 672 |
| 109 | Hubbard | $12.30 | 837 |
| 110 | Moravia | $12.27 | 625 |
| 111 | Hedrick | $12.22 | 717 |
| 112 | Carson | $12.22 | 772 |
| 113 | Wheatland | $12.18 | 765 |
| 114 | Schaller | $12.14 | 702 |
| 115 | Winfield | $12.04 | 1,006 |
| 116 | Elkhart | $12.00 | 1,079 |
| 117 | Afton | $11.96 | 864 |
| 118 | Lowden | $11.93 | 767 |
| 119 | Tabor | $11.88 | 983 |
| 120 | Albert City | $11.88 | 627 |
| 121 | Aurelia | $11.84 | 970 |
| 122 | Merrill | $11.64 | 713 |
| 123 | Morning Sun | $11.50 | 702 |
| 124 | Battle Creek | $11.49 | 683 |
| 125 | Wall Lake | $11.43 | 739 |
| 126 | West Bend | $11.42 | 770 |
| 127 | Dakota City | $11.39 | 764 |
| 128 | Marcus | $11.31 | 1,069 |
| 129 | Dunkerton | $11.30 | 840 |
| 130 | Sutherland | $11.25 | 628 |
| 131 | Arcadia | $11.23 | 588 |
| 132 | Whiting | $11.21 | 725 |
| 133 | Melcher-Dallas | $11.21 | 1,193 |
| 134 | Shelby | $11.17 | 730 |
| 135 | University Heights | $11.12 | 1,188 |
| 136 | Blairstown | $11.04 | 705 |
| 137 | Manilla | $11.01 | 756 |
| 138 | Hamburg | $10.95 | 863 |
| 139 | Clarence | $10.94 | 991 |
| 140 | Ireton | $10.93 | 571 |
| 141 | Fontanelle | $10.88 | 684 |
| 142 | Grand Mound | $10.78 | 608 |
| 143 | Cambridge | $10.53 | 844 |
| 144 | Swisher | $10.39 | 909 |
| 145 | Schleswig | $10.39 | 820 |
| 146 | Melbourne | $10.38 | 771 |
| 147 | Elk Run Heights | $10.33 | 1,061 |
| 148 | Fredericksburg | $10.27 | 983 |
| 149 | Lake Park | $10.25 | 1,155 |
| 150 | Ventura | $10.22 | 701 |
| 151 | Inwood | $10.22 | 962 |
| 152 | Milo | $10.20 | 762 |
| 153 | Hartford | $10.16 | 729 |
| 154 | Central City | $10.01 | 1,254 |
| 155 | What Cheer | $10.01 | 595 |
| 156 | Newhall | $9.99 | 887 |
| 157 | Graettinger | $9.81 | 810 |
| 158 | Doon | $9.78 | 640 |
| 159 | Long Grove | $9.59 | 849 |
| 160 | Lake View | $9.39 | 1,120 |
| 161 | Paullina | $9.21 | 979 |
| 162 | Fairbank | $9.00 | 1,133 |
| 163 | Winthrop | $8.94 | 814 |
| 164 | Crescent | $8.72 | 626 |
| 165 | Keosauqua | $8.58 | 944 |
| 166 | Grand Junction | $8.57 | 715 |
| 167 | Princeton | $8.24 | 917 |
| 168 | Lakeside | $8.10 | 695 |
| 169 | Kellogg | $8.10 | 597 |
| 170 | Riverside | $8.02 | 1,063 |
| 171 | Agency | $7.94 | 623 |
| 172 | Hills | $7.94 | 911 |
| 173 | Fremont | $7.86 | 688 |
| 174 | Larchwood | $7.52 | 954 |
| 175 | North English | $7.49 | 1,030 |
| 176 | Sloan | $7.49 | 1,078 |
| 177 | Sully | $7.41 | 891 |
| 178 | Fruitland | $7.21 | 928 |
| 179 | Lawton | $7.10 | 949 |
| 180 | Wayland | $7.07 | 935 |
| 181 | Raymond | $6.85 | 754 |
| 182 | Keystone | $6.80 | 616 |
| 183 | Shueyville | $6.79 | 725 |
| 184 | Arnolds Park | $4.95 | 1,214 |
| 185 | Okoboji | $3.83 | 729 |
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.
Budget and spending
Where each dollar of Dunkerton’s budget goes, FY26
| Where it goes | Of each dollar | Cities this size (184) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Type / Enterprise | 32¢ | 40¢ |
| Public Safety | 25¢ | 10¢ |
| Public Works | 18¢ | 16¢ |
| Culture and Recreation | 13¢ | 9¢ |
| General Government | 9¢ | 9¢ |
| Everything else | 4¢ | 6¢ |
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 184 Iowa cities closest in size (570–1,300 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.
The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($429,297 in FY26), so this total is low.
Budget compared with what it spent, FY23
| Function | Budget | Spent |
|---|---|---|
| Public Works | $228,543 | $187,129 |
| Public Safety | $241,137 | $196,233 |
| Health and Social Services | $5,000 | $0 |
| General Government | $186,277 | $96,677 |
| Debt Service | $164,890 | $164,890 |
| Culture and Recreation | $137,458 | $137,256 |
| Community and Economic Development | $0 | $0 |
| Capital Projects | $50,000 | $175,555 |
| Business Type / Enterprise | $345,495 | $322,993 |
What it spent each year
State money
What the state sends the city
Sales tax and property tax credits the state paid the city: up 13% since FY23; up 4% after inflation.
Show the numbers
| Program | FY27 | FY26 | FY25 | FY24 | FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local option sales tax | $13,034 | $153,953 | $144,658 | $147,206 | $135,895 |
Elections
Most recent: November 4, 2025
Ballot measures · 1
Passed Yes 76.9% (113) · No 23.1% (34)
Passes with more yes votes than no.
City · 2
3 seats: the top 3 win.
- Derek Shaner Winner6227.7%
- Allison Baugher Winner6227.7%
- Brian Roquet Winner5625.0%
- Crystal Pierce 4419.6%
- Michael J. Schares Unopposed60100.0%
Local races from civicAPI and county auditors for Dunkerton; official results are on each county auditor’s site.