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Beaman

Grundy County · How cities work

$2,610 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($30.98 per $1,000 of taxable value)1
$970 a yearof that goes to the city ($11.54 per $1,000)
$108,396property taxes the city levies, FY27
$257,313city 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.

  • Ann SmithBeaman Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
  • Barry BrockmanBeaman City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Jason ScafferiBeaman City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Kelly TompkinsBeaman City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Brandon J. SchleismanBeaman City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Rhonda RegoBeaman 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

How the bill is collected · What each levy is for

Who gets a property owner’s tax bill in Beaman

Homes and businesses in most of Beaman pay a combined $30.98 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). They pay it all to the Grundy County treasurer, who passes each government its share; the city sets and gets only its own piece, $11.54. Estimate your bill.

Rates over time

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

YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$29.12$11.75
FY21$28.70$11.64
FY22$28.03$10.93
FY23$27.65$10.75
FY24$28.23$10.52
FY25$30.37$12.12
FY26$31.77$12.07
FY27$30.98$11.54
Show the numbers
YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$29.12$11.75
FY21$28.70$11.64
FY22$28.03$10.93
FY23$27.65$10.75
FY24$28.23$10.52
FY25$30.37$12.12
FY26$31.77$12.07
FY27$30.98$11.54

Compared with places this size3

Beaman’s city property tax rate of $11.54 per $1,000 is the 77th highest of 180 Iowa cities with 100–230 people. The middle of the group is $10.76.

Brayton: $25.07Harris: $23.13Soldier: $21.92Coulter: $21.80Chelsea: $21.61Smithland: $21.12Volga: $20.23Alta Vista: $19.88Arthur: $19.86Coin: $19.59Rowan: $19.53Chester: $19.30Bouton: $19.25Ricketts: $19.22Garden Grove: $19.20Hastings: $18.95Swaledale: $18.62Jamaica: $18.24Hillsboro: $17.68Bristow: $17.39Woolstock: $17.26Prescott: $16.53Monmouth: $16.41Blockton: $16.37Montour: $16.37Geneva: $16.25Waterville: $16.25Little Sioux: $15.74Moorhead: $15.68Onslow: $15.63Linden: $15.62Woodburn: $15.59Kamrar: $15.47Greeley: $15.23Goodell: $15.16Marne: $15.03Marathon: $14.89Ladora: $14.74Magnolia: $14.68Bagley: $14.63Davis City: $14.45Lucas: $14.40Westgate: $14.05Palmer: $13.89Ayrshire: $13.55Searsboro: $13.55Lanesboro: $13.53Meservey: $13.43Calumet: $13.16Portsmouth: $13.05Clutier: $13.03Delaware: $12.86Patterson: $12.84Clemons: $12.69Blencoe: $12.57Millersburg: $12.40Aurora: $12.40Bridgewater: $12.29Cushing: $12.18Hanlontown: $12.17Stout: $12.14Webb: $12.10Paton: $12.09Decatur: $12.08Rembrandt: $12.03Shambaugh: $11.98Lone Rock: $11.92East Peru: $11.89Henderson: $11.85Parnell: $11.78Reasnor: $11.76Ledyard: $11.74Joice: $11.72Cantril: $11.69Wadena: $11.65Exline: $11.60College Springs: $11.44Melrose: $11.27Renwick: $11.16Linn Grove: $11.15Dundee: $11.14Randolph: $11.08Leighton: $11.07Rake: $11.05Somers: $10.99Frederika: $10.99Havelock: $10.95Alexander: $10.90Lambs Grove: $10.78Wallingford: $10.75Woden: $10.68Barnes City: $10.44Stockton: $10.37Randall: $10.35Dedham: $10.28Meriden: $10.28Drakesville: $10.24North Washington: $10.23Dawson: $10.19Hancock: $10.13Melvin: $10.05Barnum: $9.96Grafton: $9.83Clare: $9.81Tingley: $9.81Ionia: $9.65Rutland: $9.65Van Wert: $9.62Rock Falls: $9.61Kirkville: $9.59Superior: $9.58Martinsburg: $9.49Rippey: $9.42Larrabee: $9.41Hamilton: $9.35Floris: $9.29Mitchell: $9.22Westphalia: $9.18Elberon: $9.16Dixon: $9.03Blairsburg: $8.93Prairieburg: $8.91Oakville: $8.89Welton: $8.86Archer: $8.84Luther: $8.83Fraser: $8.81Washta: $8.65Moorland: $8.61Pilot Mound: $8.54Ollie: $8.44Thor: $8.38Andover: $8.28South English: $8.27Thurman: $8.26Boxholm: $8.11Fostoria: $8.10Rome: $8.10Westfield: $8.10Laurel: $8.10Lineville: $8.10Vincent: $8.09Mount Auburn: $7.86Haverhill: $7.86Grand River: $7.86Olds: $7.86Castalia: $7.86Dickens: $7.86Rose Hill: $7.86West Chester: $7.82Cromwell: $7.81Mcclelland: $7.79Luzerne: $7.69Lidderdale: $7.68Bernard: $7.56Fredonia: $7.55Braddyville: $7.49Alvord: $7.41Franklin: $7.31Weldon: $7.18Brunsville: $6.95Packwood: $6.77Houghton: $6.73Williamson: $6.72Lincoln: $6.32Gravity: $6.18Ackworth: $5.90Oakland Acres: $5.88Springbrook: $5.79Maysville: $5.77Harper: $5.29Panorama Park: $4.62Keomah Village: $3.15Mcintire: $2.78Sherrill: $2.66Centralia: $2.41Rickardsville: $2.27New Liberty: $2.27North Buena Vista: $1.78Beaman: $11.54$1.78 lowest$25.07 highestmiddle
See all 180
#PlaceRate per $1,000People
1Brayton$25.07138
2Harris$23.13145
3Soldier$21.92176
4Coulter$21.80220
5Chelsea$21.61207
6Smithland$21.12184
7Volga$20.23200
8Alta Vista$19.88219
9Arthur$19.86218
10Coin$19.59171
11Rowan$19.53118
12Chester$19.30134
13Bouton$19.25125
14Ricketts$19.22105
15Garden Grove$19.20173
16Hastings$18.95157
17Swaledale$18.62136
18Jamaica$18.24196
19Hillsboro$17.68158
20Bristow$17.39139
21Woolstock$17.26141
22Prescott$16.53186
23Monmouth$16.41129
24Blockton$16.37123
25Montour$16.37199
26Geneva$16.25137
27Waterville$16.25112
28Little Sioux$15.74170
29Moorhead$15.68186
30Onslow$15.63198
31Linden$15.62206
32Woodburn$15.59133
33Kamrar$15.47178
34Greeley$15.23216
35Goodell$15.16139
36Marne$15.03109
37Marathon$14.89221
38Ladora$14.74223
39Magnolia$14.68194
40Bagley$14.63230
41Davis City$14.45178
42Lucas$14.40176
43Westgate$14.05190
44Palmer$13.89137
45Ayrshire$13.55128
46Searsboro$13.55129
47Lanesboro$13.53112
48Meservey$13.43212
49Calumet$13.16144
50Portsmouth$13.05187
51Clutier$13.03209
52Delaware$12.86139
53Patterson$12.84176
54Clemons$12.69135
55Blencoe$12.57223
56Millersburg$12.40135
57Aurora$12.40165
58Bridgewater$12.29145
59Cushing$12.18225
60Hanlontown$12.17200
61Stout$12.14194
62Webb$12.10139
63Paton$12.09217
64Decatur$12.08174
65Rembrandt$12.03199
66Shambaugh$11.98161
67Lone Rock$11.92143
68East Peru$11.89119
69Henderson$11.85140
70Parnell$11.78190
71Reasnor$11.76157
72Ledyard$11.74118
73Joice$11.72206
74Cantril$11.69224
75Wadena$11.65201
76Exline$11.60157
77Beaman$11.54155
78College Springs$11.44172
79Melrose$11.27110
80Renwick$11.16228
81Linn Grove$11.15155
82Dundee$11.14193
83Randolph$11.08183
84Leighton$11.07153
85Rake$11.05179
86Somers$10.99121
87Frederika$10.99206
88Havelock$10.95127
89Alexander$10.90165
90Lambs Grove$10.78174
91Wallingford$10.75154
92Woden$10.68183
93Barnes City$10.44152
94Stockton$10.37171
95Randall$10.35156
96Dedham$10.28221
97Meriden$10.28175
98Drakesville$10.24170
99North Washington$10.23107
100Dawson$10.19110
101Hancock$10.13199
102Melvin$10.05196
103Barnum$9.96186
104Grafton$9.83212
105Clare$9.81133
106Tingley$9.81146
107Ionia$9.65220
108Rutland$9.65116
109Van Wert$9.62175
110Rock Falls$9.61143
111Kirkville$9.59159
112Superior$9.58127
113Martinsburg$9.49109
114Rippey$9.42217
115Larrabee$9.41116
116Hamilton$9.35125
117Floris$9.29119
118Mitchell$9.22118
119Westphalia$9.18133
120Elberon$9.16178
121Dixon$9.03204
122Blairsburg$8.93175
123Prairieburg$8.91156
124Oakville$8.89198
125Welton$8.86124
126Archer$8.84116
127Luther$8.83147
128Fraser$8.81107
129Washta$8.65206
130Moorland$8.61169
131Pilot Mound$8.54155
132Ollie$8.44196
133Thor$8.38182
134Andover$8.28106
135South English$8.27196
136Thurman$8.26162
137Boxholm$8.11177
138Fostoria$8.10229
139Rome$8.10112
140Westfield$8.10121
141Laurel$8.10214
142Lineville$8.10194
143Vincent$8.09125
144Mount Auburn$7.86162
145Haverhill$7.86164
146Grand River$7.86192
147Olds$7.86174
148Castalia$7.86141
149Dickens$7.86146
150Rose Hill$7.86156
151West Chester$7.82147
152Cromwell$7.81104
153Mcclelland$7.79147
154Luzerne$7.69111
155Lidderdale$7.68162
156Bernard$7.56117
157Fredonia$7.55227
158Braddyville$7.49142
159Alvord$7.41216
160Franklin$7.31133
161Weldon$7.18134
162Brunsville$6.95128
163Packwood$6.77186
164Houghton$6.73129
165Williamson$6.72126
166Lincoln$6.32119
167Gravity$6.18149
168Ackworth$5.90117
169Oakland Acres$5.88178
170Springbrook$5.79145
171Maysville$5.77155
172Harper$5.29117
173Panorama Park$4.62142
174Keomah Village$3.15107
175Mcintire$2.78115
176Sherrill$2.66176
177Centralia$2.41117
178Rickardsville$2.27204
179New Liberty$2.27141
180North Buena Vista$1.78107

The $8.10 limit

Beaman’s general levy is $8.26 per $1,000 of taxable value in FY27, $0.16 above the limit; it has to come down in steps.4 113 of 934 Iowa cities have a higher general levy. All cities.

FY23 $8.10 · FY24 $8.10 · FY25 $8.51 · FY26 $8.51 · FY27 $8.26 (before FY25, the general levy alone)

Outside the limit: $3.28 more5

  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$2.64 · $24,751
  • Total Employee Benefit Levies$0.65 · $6,082

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$77,52372%
  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$24,75123%
  • Total Employee Benefit Levies$6,0826%

Budget and spending

Reading a local budget

Where each dollar of Beaman’s budget goes, FY26

Business Type / Enterprise: 39¢ of every dollar39¢General Government: 22¢ of every dollar22¢Public Safety: 13¢ of every dollar13¢Culture and Recreation: 12¢ of every dollar12¢Public Works: 10¢ of every dollar10¢Everything else: 3¢ 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 180 Iowa cities closest in size (100–230 people).

Where it goesOf each dollarCities this size (180)
Business Type / Enterprise39¢29¢
General Government22¢23¢
Public Safety13¢9¢
Culture and Recreation12¢8¢
Public Works10¢25¢
Everything else3¢4¢

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$82,15932%
  • Culture and Recreation$57,73322%
  • Public Safety$46,87318%
  • Public Works$44,35317%
  • Debt Service$19,9958%
  • Community and Economic Development$4,0002%
  • Health and Social Services$2,2001%

The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($146,073 in FY26), so this total is low.

Budget compared with what it spent, FY23
FunctionBudgetSpent
Public Works$40,000$16,656
Public Safety$40,325$38,517
Health and Social Services$2,200$730
General Government$50,638$107,310
Debt Service$9,860$14,953
Culture and Recreation$47,000$48,878
Community and Economic Development$3,000$1,034
Capital Projects$0$0
Business Type / Enterprise$89,500$97,058

What it spent each year

FY24 left out6

$396,736

Debt, reserves and audits

How local debt works · What an audit tells you

What Beaman owes

$140,000 at June 30, 2026: $870 per resident. 572nd most per resident of 939 Iowa places of its kind (the list).7

$161,000
$140,000
June 30OwedPer resident
2026$140,000$870
2025$60,785$378
2024$76,085$473
2023$90,385$561
2022$104,685$650
2021$123,985$770
2020$161,000$1,000
2019$95,387$592
2018$108,000$671
2017$141,025$876
2016$141,025$876
2015$129,000$801
2014$140,000$870
2013$147,000$913
2012$110,000$683
2011$145,500$904
2010$89,000$553
Show the numbers
June 30OwedPer resident
2026$140,000$870
2025$60,785$378
2024$76,085$473
2023$90,385$561
2022$104,685$650
2021$123,985$770
2020$161,000$1,000
2019$95,387$592
2018$108,000$671
2017$141,025$876
2016$141,025$876
2015$129,000$801
2014$140,000$870
2013$147,000$913
2012$110,000$683
2011$145,500$904
2010$89,000$553

Up 57% since 2010.

Money in reserve

The state’s budget files don’t include cities’ fund balances8. Beaman’s latest audit has them: Periodic Examination, period ending Friday, March 31, 2023 (PDF).

Audits9

The latest: Periodic Examination for the period ending Friday, March 31, 2023 (PDF), released Friday, December 22, 2023, by a CPA firm.

2 earlier reports for Beaman

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? 10

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: $20,196 in FY25, down 7% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 26% less. Grants are below.

Show the numbers
SourceFY22FY23FY24FY25
Road Use Tax (streets)$20,332$19,570$20,087$20,196

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.

$4,634
$2,095
  • State grants$2,095100%
YearGrants and projects
FY19$1,760
FY20$1,805
FY21$4,634
FY22$2,864
FY23$1,992
FY24$2,084
FY25$2,095
Show the numbers
YearGrants and projects
FY19$1,760
FY20$1,805
FY21$4,634
FY22$2,864
FY23$1,992
FY24$2,084
FY25$2,095

Has it kept up with prices?

Each source from FY19 to FY25, after inflation.

  • Road Use Tax (streets)−26%$21,809 → $20,196, down 7% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 26% 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 up 21% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 4% less.

$22,582
$21,101

Federal grants, for comparison: $13,681 in FY23.

Business awards

Every award statewide

Elections

Running for mayor and city council

Filing opens Monday, August 23, 2027: in 285 days.

For the Tuesday, November 2, 2027 election, candidates file Monday, August 23, 2027 to Thursday, September 16, 2027 with the county auditor (or the city clerk, if the auditor names the clerk to take them)11.

In a city that can hold a primary, filing runs Monday, August 9, 2027 to Thursday, August 26, 2027.

Most recent: November 4, 2025

City · 2

3 seats: the top 3 win.

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

Who has filed for Tuesday, November 2, 2027

Filing hasn’t opened. These seats are expected on the ballot.

  • Beaman City Council At-Large (2 seats)
    Now held by Brandon J. Schleisman, Rhonda Rego

Candidates as county auditors and civicAPI list them; a filing can take a few days to appear here12.

Past ballot measures

None found since 2022.

When a measure can be on the ballot

  • Tuesday, March 2, 2027 · no bond or debt questions
  • Tuesday, September 14, 2027 · no bond or debt questions
  • Tuesday, November 2, 2027 · any question, including bonds
  • Tuesday, March 7, 2028 · no bond or debt questions

Bonds and other borrowing can only go on the November ballot13.

Related places

At the Statehouse and in Congress14

Annette Sweeney (Sen. 27)Joshua Meggers (Rep. 54)

U.S. House:District 2

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