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$2,900 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($34.47 per $1,000 of taxable value)1
$1,300 a yearof that goes to the city ($15.48 per $1,000)
$939,529property taxes the city levies, FY27
$7.5Mcity 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.

  • Angela CappsStuart City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Angela CappsStuart City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Cory KirkpatrickStuart Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
  • Cory KirkpatrickStuart Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
  • Trevor NelsonStuart City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Trevor NelsonStuart City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Zach IngwersStuart City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Zach IngwersStuart City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Craig RussellStuart City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Craig RussellStuart City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Michael A. KalbachStuart City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Michael A. KalbachStuart 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 Stuart

Homes and businesses in most of Stuart pay a combined $35.32 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). They pay it all to the Guthrie County treasurer, who passes each government its share; the city sets and gets only its own piece, $15.48. Estimate your bill.

Rates over time

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

CombinedCity’s own
0$15$30$45$60’20’22’24’26’27CombinedCity’s own
0$15$30$45$60’20’21’22’23’24’25’26’27CombinedCity’s own
YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$40.45$16.72
FY21$40.92$16.49
FY22$38.91$14.61
FY23$34.47$14.61
FY24$35.55$15.52
FY25$35.22$15.50
FY26$36.04$15.47
FY27$35.32$15.48
Show the numbers
YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$40.45$16.72
FY21$40.92$16.49
FY22$38.91$14.61
FY23$34.47$14.61
FY24$35.55$15.52
FY25$35.22$15.50
FY26$36.04$15.47
FY27$35.32$15.48

Compared with places this size3

Stuart’s city property tax rate of $15.48 per $1,000 is the 40th highest of 106 Iowa cities with 1,300–2,800 people. The middle of the group is $14.40.

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: $18.08Dysart: $17.95Clarion: $17.74Britt: $17.72Missouri Valley: $17.68Madrid: $16.93Manson: $16.87Nashua: $16.81Ackley: $16.63West Union: $16.60Audubon: $16.52Roland: $16.51Monona: $16.41Grundy Center: $16.36Belle Plaine: $16.34Colfax: $16.25Durant: $16.24Lamoni: $16.15Marengo: $16.10Dike: $15.94Holstein: $15.81State Center: $15.80Pleasantville: $15.80Postville: $15.68Earlham: $15.55Shell Rock: $15.52Brooklyn: $15.49Mount Ayr: $15.32Granger: $15.22Sigourney: $15.20Guttenberg: $15.19Logan: $15.05Sumner: $14.83Woodbine: $14.80Bedford: $14.66Lenox: $14.65Manning: $14.62Van Meter: $14.60Rock Rapids: $14.57Coon Rapids: $14.49Jesup: $14.31Nora Springs: $14.25Kingsley: $14.25Urbana: $14.20Parkersburg: $14.15Hartley: $14.11Ida Grove: $14.10Woodward: $14.05Guthrie Center: $14.04Lake Mills: $13.82Montezuma: $13.79Gilbert: $13.71Avoca: $13.51Wapello: $13.29Center Point: $13.19Greenfield: $13.13Hawarden: $13.02Akron: $12.93Leon: $12.93Slater: $12.79Bellevue: $12.67Sanborn: $12.62New London: $12.56Lisbon: $12.50Dallas Center: $12.42Onawa: $12.32Remsen: $12.32Monroe: $12.28Denver: $12.27Alta: $12.13Reinbeck: $12.10Atkins: $11.99Wellman: $11.88Blue Grass: $11.79Hull: $11.79Columbus Junction: $11.71Cascade: $11.64Mitchellville: $11.54Palo: $11.49Prairie City: $11.38Northwood: $11.28Mediapolis: $11.27Ely: $11.08Ogden: $10.99Farley: $10.91Oakland: $10.85Moville: $10.67Kalona: $10.37Walcott: $10.29Peosta: $9.82Epworth: $9.42Walford: $8.72Lone Tree: $8.13Stuart: $15.48$8.13 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
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
14Dysart$17.951,266
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
24Roland$16.511,376
25Monona$16.411,462
26Grundy Center$16.362,821
27Belle Plaine$16.342,335
28Colfax$16.252,305
29Durant$16.241,798
30Lamoni$16.152,072
31Marengo$16.102,415
32Dike$15.941,293
33Holstein$15.811,475
34State Center$15.801,403
35Pleasantville$15.801,696
36Postville$15.682,418
37Earlham$15.551,411
38Shell Rock$15.521,265
39Brooklyn$15.491,474
40Stuart$15.481,887
41Mount Ayr$15.321,616
42Granger$15.222,095
43Sigourney$15.201,974
44Guttenberg$15.191,804
45Logan$15.051,351
46Sumner$14.832,032
47Woodbine$14.801,707
48Bedford$14.661,474
49Lenox$14.651,355
50Manning$14.621,390
51Van Meter$14.601,840
52Rock Rapids$14.572,709
53Coon Rapids$14.491,258
54Jesup$14.312,541
55Nora Springs$14.251,330
56Kingsley$14.251,394
57Urbana$14.201,635
58Parkersburg$14.151,986
59Hartley$14.111,584
60Ida Grove$14.101,988
61Woodward$14.051,383
62Guthrie Center$14.041,579
63Lake Mills$13.822,077
64Montezuma$13.791,421
65Gilbert$13.711,397
66Avoca$13.511,685
67Wapello$13.292,026
68Center Point$13.192,578
69Greenfield$13.131,988
70Hawarden$13.022,630
71Akron$12.931,545
72Leon$12.931,779
73Slater$12.791,626
74Bellevue$12.672,321
75Sanborn$12.621,463
76New London$12.561,853
77Lisbon$12.502,238
78Dallas Center$12.421,993
79Onawa$12.322,795
80Remsen$12.321,681
81Monroe$12.282,021
82Denver$12.271,955
83Alta$12.132,039
84Reinbeck$12.101,673
85Atkins$11.992,168
86Wellman$11.881,531
87Blue Grass$11.791,707
88Hull$11.792,459
89Columbus Junction$11.711,794
90Cascade$11.642,396
91Mitchellville$11.542,686
92Palo$11.491,554
93Prairie City$11.381,722
94Northwood$11.282,047
95Mediapolis$11.271,679
96Ely$11.082,371
97Ogden$10.991,970
98Farley$10.911,723
99Oakland$10.851,519
100Moville$10.671,707
101Kalona$10.372,762
102Walcott$10.291,556
103Peosta$9.822,195
104Epworth$9.422,042
105Walford$8.721,357
106Lone Tree$8.131,341

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$409,70844%
  • Debt Service Levy$282,61330%
  • Total Employee Benefit Levies$190,85220%
  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$54,8146%

Budget and spending

Reading a local budget

Where each dollar of Stuart’s budget goes, FY26

Debt Service: 45¢ of every dollar45¢Capital Projects: 23¢ of every dollar23¢Business Type / Enterprise: 16¢ of every dollar16¢Community and Economic Development: 9¢ of every dollar9¢Public Safety: 4¢ of every dollarEverything else: 4¢ 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 105 Iowa cities closest in size (1,300–2,800 people).

Where it goesOf each dollarCities this size (105)
Debt Service45¢6¢
Capital Projects23¢13¢
Business Type / Enterprise16¢43¢
Community and Economic Development9¢3¢
Public Safety4¢11¢
Everything else4¢25¢

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.

  • Capital Projects$3.0M40%
  • Debt Service$2.4M32%
  • Public Safety$1.1M15%
  • Public Works$479,5566%
  • General Government$263,5243%
  • Culture and Recreation$233,1253%
  • Community and Economic Development$89,1711%

The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($3.8M in FY26), so this total is low.

Budget compared with what it spent, FY23
FunctionBudgetSpent
Public Works$447,098$716,750
Public Safety$760,022$864,670
Health and Social Services$0$0
General Government$240,664$508,240
Debt Service$339,318$414,371
Culture and Recreation$194,708$268,922
Community and Economic Development$1.9M$1.7M
Capital Projects$1.5M$1.2M
Business Type / Enterprise$4.1M$7.9M

What it spent each year

FY24 left out4

$15.4M
$14.1M
’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’25

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? 5

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: $253,078 in FY25, up 19% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 5% less. Grants are below.

In today's dollarsActual dollars
$100,000$175,000$250,000$325,000$400,000’19’21’23’25Today's $Actual
$100,000$175,000$250,000$325,000$400,000’19’20’21’22’23’24’25Today's $Actual
Show the numbers
SourceFY22FY23FY24FY25
Road Use Tax (streets)$242,991$245,223$251,712$253,078

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.

$240,158
$203,642
’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
  • State grants$203,642100%
YearGrants and projects
FY19$0
FY20$0
FY21$0
FY22$36,848
FY23$60,000
FY24$240,158
FY25$203,642
Show the numbers
YearGrants and projects
FY19$0
FY20$0
FY21$0
FY22$36,848
FY23$60,000
FY24$240,158
FY25$203,642

Has it kept up with prices?

Each source from FY19 to FY25, after inflation.

  • Road Use Tax (streets)−5%$212,898 → $253,078, up 19% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 5% 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 69% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 35% more.

$323,628
’19’20’21’22’23’24’25

Federal grants, for comparison: $137,596 in FY23.

Elections

Most recent: November 4, 2025

City · 4

3 seats: the top 3 win.

3 seats: the top 3 win.

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

Related places

At the Statehouse and in Congress6

Amy Sinclair (Sen. 12)Ray Sorensen (Rep. 23)

U.S. House:District 3

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