Who runs it
The city council passes ordinances, adopts the budget and sets the city’s property tax.
- Hai HuynhCoralville City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
- Katie FreemanCoralville City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
- Laurie GoodrichCoralville Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
- Mike KnudsonCoralville City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
- Rich VogelzangCoralville City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
- Royce PetersonCoralville 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 Coralville
The combined rate in most of Coralville is $39.47 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). The city sets only its own piece. Estimate your bill.
- Iowa City schools$16.7142%
- City of Coralville$14.7037%
- Johnson County$6.2416%
- Kirkwood Community. College$1.434%
- Johnson County Assessor$0.32<1%
- Johnson County Extension (ISU Extension and Outreach)$0.07<1%
Compared with places this size3
Coralville’s city property tax rate of $14.70 per $1,000 is the 7th highest of 15 Iowa cities with 16,000–34,000 people. The middle of the group is $14.47.
See all 15
| # | Place | Rate per $1,000 | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottumwa | $21.01 | 25,648 |
| 2 | Fort Dodge | $20.89 | 24,886 |
| 3 | Clinton | $16.80 | 24,118 |
| 4 | Marshalltown | $16.25 | 27,886 |
| 5 | Muscatine | $16.17 | 23,298 |
| 6 | Burlington | $15.94 | 23,637 |
| 7 | Coralville | $14.70 | 23,959 |
| 8 | Mason City | $14.47 | 26,948 |
| 9 | Indianola | $13.33 | 16,297 |
| 10 | Waukee | $12.80 | 34,420 |
| 11 | North Liberty | $11.84 | 21,904 |
| 12 | Johnston | $11.39 | 25,022 |
| 13 | Altoona | $10.75 | 22,598 |
| 14 | Grimes | $10.70 | 17,266 |
| 15 | Clive | $9.92 | 19,508 |
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 Coralville’s budget goes, FY26
| Where it goes | Of each dollar | Cities this size (14) |
|---|---|---|
| Debt Service | 31¢ | 9¢ |
| Business Type / Enterprise | 29¢ | 32¢ |
| Culture and Recreation | 13¢ | 5¢ |
| Public Safety | 8¢ | 13¢ |
| Community and Economic Development | 7¢ | 4¢ |
| Everything else | 13¢ | 36¢ |
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 14 Iowa cities closest in size (16,000–34,000 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 ($30.5M in FY26), so this total is low.
Budget compared with what it spent, FY23
| Function | Budget | Spent |
|---|---|---|
| Public Works | $3.6M | $2.3M |
| Public Safety | $7.2M | $6.7M |
| Health and Social Services | $159,426 | $718,735 |
| General Government | $9.5M | $3.6M |
| Debt Service | $32.8M | $59.4M |
| Culture and Recreation | $11.4M | $12.4M |
| Community and Economic Development | $1.2M | $10.2M |
| Capital Projects | $0 | $3.2M |
| Business Type / Enterprise | $44.1M | $40.3M |
What it spent each year
State money
What the state sends the city
Sales tax and property tax credits the state paid the city.
Show the numbers
| Program | FY27 |
|---|---|
| Local option sales tax | $86,275 |
Elections
Most recent: November 4, 2025
Ballot measures · 1
Passed Yes 85.1% (3,217) · No 14.9% (565)
Passes with more yes votes than no.
City · 2
3 seats: the top 3 win.
- Hai Huynh Winner2,24722.8%
- Mike Knudson Winner1,96520.0%
- Katie Freeman Winner1,48715.1%
- Jennifer Struthers 1,26912.9%
- Deborah Gill 1,04310.6%
- Laurie Goodrich Winner2,11758.0%
- Ryan Swenka 1,53542.0%
Local races from civicAPI and county auditors for Coralville; official results are on each county auditor’s site.