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$2,640 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($31.34 per $1,000 of taxable value)1
$1,070 a yearof that goes to the city ($12.68 per $1,000)
$162,790property taxes the city levies, FY27
$255,045city 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.

  • Doug PauleyGalva City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Gary WanbergGalva Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
  • Randy VogtGalva City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Clarence MillerGalva City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Gaylen FreeseGalva City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Ryan WuebkerGalva 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 Galva

Homes and businesses in most of Galva pay a combined $31.34 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). They pay it all to the Ida County treasurer, who passes each government its share; the city sets and gets only its own piece, $12.68. Estimate your bill.

Rates over time

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

YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$30.08$12.60
FY21$30.43$12.70
FY22$30.43$12.67
FY23$30.78$12.88
FY24$29.37$11.25
FY25$32.88$13.76
FY26$32.05$12.99
FY27$31.34$12.68
Show the numbers
YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$30.08$12.60
FY21$30.43$12.70
FY22$30.43$12.67
FY23$30.78$12.88
FY24$29.37$11.25
FY25$32.88$13.76
FY26$32.05$12.99
FY27$31.34$12.68

Compared with places this size3

Galva’s city property tax rate of $12.68 per $1,000 is the 86th lowest of 178 Iowa cities with 280–620 people. The middle of the group is $12.89.

Stanhope: $29.10Rolfe: $22.67Elliott: $21.61Charter Oak: $21.32Oxford Junction: $20.84Earling: $20.47Pomeroy: $19.60Fort Atkinson: $19.19Salem: $19.15Dumont: $19.04Massena: $18.23Swea City: $18.04Elma: $17.82Callender: $17.78Casey: $17.72Dows: $17.70New Hartford: $17.69Vail: $17.66Ringsted: $17.65Emerson: $17.54Murray: $17.44Thompson: $17.25Ashton: $17.17Pierson: $17.12Burt: $17.10Latimer: $16.96Lohrville: $16.95Mccallsburg: $16.58Whittemore: $16.54Irwin: $16.46Titonka: $16.45Early: $16.35Truro: $16.34Lewis: $16.25Duncombe: $16.10Bayard: $16.05Scranton: $16.01Granville: $16.00Minden: $15.77Minburn: $15.75Peterson: $15.27Russell: $15.18Stanwood: $15.12Zearing: $14.99Arlington: $14.98Maynard: $14.85Plainfield: $14.84Ryan: $14.84Otho: $14.82Wyoming: $14.81Humeston: $14.80Hopkinton: $14.79Gilmore City: $14.60Sabula: $14.38Garrison: $14.38Lorimor: $14.36Collins: $14.32Clermont: $14.30Kimballton: $14.27Moulton: $14.25Ocheyedan: $14.22Garwin: $14.08Farragut: $14.07Mystic: $14.01Lime Springs: $13.95Dow City: $13.94Wesley: $13.91Diagonal: $13.91Bussey: $13.83Mondamin: $13.82Livermore: $13.78Fertile: $13.70Albion: $13.58Lamont: $13.57New Albin: $13.55Persia: $13.41Lawler: $13.39Lacona: $13.38Ute: $13.26New Market: $13.25Plymouth: $13.21Bennett: $13.16Quasqueton: $13.12Farmington: $13.10Anthon: $13.05Little Rock: $13.03Lehigh: $12.97Menlo: $12.92Templeton: $12.91Brighton: $12.88Goldfield: $12.73Delmar: $12.68Badger: $12.67Martensdale: $12.63Williams: $12.57Norway: $12.53Everly: $12.51Mccausland: $12.45Spillville: $12.40Modale: $12.34Mingo: $12.31Brandon: $12.29Bonaparte: $12.17Hawkeye: $12.11Colesburg: $11.97Liscomb: $11.96Thornton: $11.86Runnells: $11.79Allerton: $11.72Atalissa: $11.71Kelley: $11.69Orient: $11.66Ellsworth: $11.57Cincinnati: $11.57Terril: $11.48Westside: $11.45Churdan: $11.31Miles: $11.28Arcadia: $11.23Milton: $10.98Ireton: $10.93New Vienna: $10.91Letts: $10.91Birmingham: $10.87Charlotte: $10.86Richland: $10.82Grand Mound: $10.78Batavia: $10.77Riverdale: $10.67Bode: $10.64Union: $10.58Calamus: $10.47Lovilia: $10.46Danbury: $10.43Radcliffe: $10.37Stacyville: $10.36Andrew: $10.22Royal: $10.20Bronson: $10.14Rudd: $10.13Floyd: $10.02What Cheer: $10.01Cumming: $9.85Breda: $9.80Lynnville: $9.68Salix: $9.63Farnhamville: $9.18Middletown: $9.16Alleman: $9.12Lester: $8.94Ainsworth: $8.62Gilman: $8.10Grandview: $8.10Kellogg: $8.10Lost Nation: $8.10Nichols: $8.10Luana: $7.98Agency: $7.94Delhi: $7.81Klemme: $7.74Beacon: $7.56Sheldahl: $7.56Worthington: $7.50Marquette: $7.08Columbus City: $6.94Donahue: $6.83Keystone: $6.80Libertyville: $6.60Crawfordsville: $6.44New Virginia: $5.97Holy Cross: $5.91Conesville: $5.86University Park: $5.27Orleans: $4.13Maharishi Vedic City: $3.87Wahpeton: $3.19West Okoboji: $2.92Galva: $12.68$2.92 lowest$29.10 highestmiddle
See all 178
#PlaceRate per $1,000People
1Stanhope$29.10354
2Rolfe$22.67505
3Elliott$21.61328
4Charter Oak$21.32521
5Oxford Junction$20.84424
6Earling$20.47394
7Pomeroy$19.60511
8Fort Atkinson$19.19300
9Salem$19.15380
10Dumont$19.04614
11Massena$18.23352
12Swea City$18.04545
13Elma$17.82493
14Callender$17.78361
15Casey$17.72387
16Dows$17.70509
17New Hartford$17.69555
18Vail$17.66383
19Ringsted$17.65346
20Emerson$17.54401
21Murray$17.44609
22Thompson$17.25478
23Ashton$17.17434
24Pierson$17.12335
25Burt$17.10404
26Latimer$16.96477
27Lohrville$16.95366
28Mccallsburg$16.58356
29Whittemore$16.54478
30Irwin$16.46320
31Titonka$16.45491
32Early$16.35571
33Truro$16.34515
34Lewis$16.25358
35Duncombe$16.10374
36Bayard$16.05402
37Scranton$16.01496
38Granville$16.00302
39Minden$15.77581
40Minburn$15.75317
41Peterson$15.27321
42Russell$15.18475
43Stanwood$15.12612
44Zearing$14.99508
45Arlington$14.98415
46Maynard$14.85466
47Plainfield$14.84392
48Ryan$14.84348
49Otho$14.82417
50Wyoming$14.81526
51Humeston$14.80472
52Hopkinton$14.79622
53Gilmore City$14.60484
54Sabula$14.38498
55Garrison$14.38345
56Lorimor$14.36377
57Collins$14.32503
58Clermont$14.30571
59Kimballton$14.27281
60Moulton$14.25596
61Ocheyedan$14.22424
62Garwin$14.08469
63Farragut$14.07480
64Mystic$14.01318
65Lime Springs$13.95467
66Dow City$13.94477
67Wesley$13.91382
68Diagonal$13.91331
69Bussey$13.83378
70Mondamin$13.82335
71Livermore$13.78382
72Fertile$13.70300
73Albion$13.58444
74Lamont$13.57429
75New Albin$13.55435
76Persia$13.41292
77Lawler$13.39392
78Lacona$13.38336
79Ute$13.26326
80New Market$13.25381
81Plymouth$13.21368
82Bennett$13.16330
83Quasqueton$13.12587
84Farmington$13.10583
85Anthon$13.05534
86Little Rock$13.03447
87Lehigh$12.97395
88Menlo$12.92347
89Templeton$12.91337
90Brighton$12.88592
91Goldfield$12.73617
92Delmar$12.68541
93Galva$12.68416
94Badger$12.67540
95Martensdale$12.63413
96Williams$12.57299
97Norway$12.53463
98Everly$12.51570
99Mccausland$12.45314
100Spillville$12.40371
101Modale$12.34284
102Mingo$12.31314
103Brandon$12.29331
104Bonaparte$12.17357
105Hawkeye$12.11429
106Colesburg$11.97379
107Liscomb$11.96292
108Thornton$11.86394
109Runnells$11.79467
110Allerton$11.72432
111Atalissa$11.71287
112Kelley$11.69312
113Orient$11.66363
114Ellsworth$11.57495
115Cincinnati$11.57280
116Terril$11.48310
117Westside$11.45283
118Churdan$11.31359
119Miles$11.28400
120Arcadia$11.23588
121Milton$10.98395
122Ireton$10.93571
123New Vienna$10.91384
124Letts$10.91358
125Birmingham$10.87371
126Charlotte$10.86386
127Richland$10.82532
128Grand Mound$10.78608
129Batavia$10.77434
130Riverdale$10.67385
131Bode$10.64304
132Union$10.58378
133Calamus$10.47348
134Lovilia$10.46456
135Danbury$10.43315
136Radcliffe$10.37540
137Stacyville$10.36436
138Andrew$10.22374
139Royal$10.20379
140Bronson$10.14294
141Rudd$10.13339
142Floyd$10.02297
143What Cheer$10.01595
144Cumming$9.85527
145Breda$9.80492
146Lynnville$9.68382
147Salix$9.63303
148Farnhamville$9.18364
149Middletown$9.16365
150Alleman$9.12439
151Lester$8.94309
152Ainsworth$8.62511
153Gilman$8.10530
154Grandview$8.10431
155Kellogg$8.10597
156Lost Nation$8.10425
157Nichols$8.10317
158Luana$7.98303
159Agency$7.94623
160Delhi$7.81438
161Klemme$7.74429
162Beacon$7.56434
163Sheldahl$7.56312
164Worthington$7.50374
165Marquette$7.08434
166Columbus City$6.94385
167Donahue$6.83336
168Keystone$6.80616
169Libertyville$6.60278
170Crawfordsville$6.44278
171New Virginia$5.97499
172Holy Cross$5.91348
173Conesville$5.86350
174University Park$5.27476
175Orleans$4.13503
176Maharishi Vedic City$3.87290
177Wahpeton$3.19337
178West Okoboji$2.92311

The $8.10 limit

Galva’s general levy is $7.89 per $1,000 of taxable value in FY27, $0.21 below the limit.4 528 of 934 Iowa cities have a higher general levy. All cities.

FY23 $8.10 · FY24 $8.10 · FY25 $8.37 · FY26 $8.13 · FY27 $7.89 (before FY25, the general levy alone)

Outside the limit: $4.79 more5

  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$1.96 · $25,040
  • Unified Law Enforcement$1.50 · $19,116
  • Total Employee Benefit Levies$1.15 · $14,638
  • Support of a Local Emerg. Mgmt. Comm.$0.18 · $2,246

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$100,54862%
  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$25,04015%
  • Unified Law Enforcement$19,11612%
  • Total Employee Benefit Levies$14,6389%
  • Support of a Local Emerg. Mgmt. Comm.$2,2461%

Budget and spending

Reading a local budget

Where each dollar of Galva’s budget goes, FY26

Business Type / Enterprise: 47¢ de cada dólar47¢Public Works: 15¢ de cada dólar15¢General Government: 13¢ de cada dólar13¢Culture and Recreation: 12¢ de cada dólar12¢Public Safety: 12¢ de cada dólar12¢Everything else: 2¢ de cada dólar

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 177 Iowa cities closest in size (280–620 people).

Where it goesOf each dollarCities this size (177)
Business Type / Enterprise47¢39¢
Public Works15¢19¢
General Government13¢15¢
Culture and Recreation12¢9¢
Public Safety12¢9¢
Everything else2¢2¢

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$72,62628%
  • General Government$61,27824%
  • Public Works$56,22422%
  • Culture and Recreation$54,91722%
  • Community and Economic Development$10,0004%

The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($277,290 in FY26), so this total is low.

Budget compared with what it spent, FY23
FunctionBudgetSpent
Public Works$57,162$82,670
Public Safety$65,011$64,434
Health and Social Services$1,730$0
General Government$49,886$54,398
Debt Service$0$0
Culture and Recreation$46,714$46,035
Community and Economic Development$35,000$30,014
Capital Projects$0$0
Business Type / Enterprise$221,058$262,090

What it spent each year

FY24 left out6

$799,130

Debt, reserves and audits

How local debt works · What an audit tells you

What Galva owes

$2.3M at June 30, 2026: $5,239 per resident. 114th most per resident of 939 Iowa places of its kind (the list).7

$2.6M
$2.3M
June 30OwedPer resident
2026$2.3M$5,239
2025$2.6M$5,898
2024$383,575$882
2023$383,575$882
2022$401,872$924
2021$217,690$500
2020$226,254$520
2019$262,371$603
2018$283,865$653
2017$298,756$687
2016$324,982$747
2015$257,419$592
2014$291,263$670
2013$322,179$741
2012$276,494$636
2011$276,494$636
2010$294,023$676
Show the numbers
June 30OwedPer resident
2026$2.3M$5,239
2025$2.6M$5,898
2024$383,575$882
2023$383,575$882
2022$401,872$924
2021$217,690$500
2020$226,254$520
2019$262,371$603
2018$283,865$653
2017$298,756$687
2016$324,982$747
2015$257,419$592
2014$291,263$670
2013$322,179$741
2012$276,494$636
2011$276,494$636
2010$294,023$676

Up 675% since 2010.

Money in reserve

The state’s budget files don’t include cities’ fund balances8. Galva’s latest audit has them: Periodic Examination, period ending Monday, June 30, 2025 (PDF).

Audits9

The latest: Periodic Examination for the period ending Monday, June 30, 2025 (PDF), released Tuesday, March 31, 2026, by a CPA firm.

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: $46,297 in FY25, up 4% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 17% less. Grants are below.

Show the numbers
SourceFY22FY23FY24FY25
Road Use Tax (streets)$43,565$44,029$45,250$45,495
Commercial and industrial tax replacement (“backfill”)$4,011$3,208$1,203$802

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.

$5,681
$802
  • CEBA grants$802100%
YearGrants and projects
FY19$931
FY20$1,295
FY21$1,328
FY22$4,492
FY23$5,681
FY24$3,155
FY25$802
Show the numbers
YearGrants and projects
FY19$931
FY20$1,295
FY21$1,328
FY22$4,492
FY23$5,681
FY24$3,155
FY25$802

Has it kept up with prices?

Each source from FY19 to FY25, after inflation.

  • Road Use Tax (streets)−11%$40,636 → $45,495, up 12% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 11% less
  • Commercial and industrial tax replacement (“backfill”)−83%$3,725 → $802, down 78% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 83% 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 41% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 12% more.

$67,894

Federal grants, for comparison: $253,130 in FY25.

Business awards

Every award statewide

State economic development awards

Community college new jobs training: 4 contracts since 2001 worth $590K, for 78 pledged jobs.

Awards 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

2 seats: the top 2 win.

Local races from civicAPI and county auditors for Galva; 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.

  • Galva City Council At-Large (3 seats)
    Now held by Ryan Wuebker, Clarence Miller, Gaylen Freese
  • Galva Mayor To Fill a Vacancy
    Now held by Gary R. Wanberg

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

Jason Schultz (Sen. 6)Steven C. Holt (Rep. 12)

U.S. House:District 4

Ida CountyGalva-Holstein schools