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Hedrick

Keokuk County · How cities work

$2,910 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($34.57 per $1,000 of taxable value)1
$1,030 a yearof that goes to the city ($12.22 per $1,000)
$193,898property taxes the city levies, FY27
$746,965city 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.

  • Christine NorrisHedrick City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • JD OlingerHedrick City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Mike Spilman (Write In)Hedrick Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
  • Dustin GriffithsHedrick City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Jeremy GreinerHedrick City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Mike MeffordHedrick 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 Hedrick

Homes and businesses in most of Hedrick pay a combined $34.57 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). They pay it all to the Keokuk County treasurer, who passes each government its share; the city sets and gets only its own piece, $12.22. Estimate your bill.

  • Pekin schools$12.7937%
  • City of Hedrick$12.2235%
  • Keokuk County$5.6416%
  • Keokuk County Hospital$1.765%
  • Indian Hills Community College$1.244%
  • Keokuk County Assessor$0.602%
  • Keokuk County Extension (ISU Extension and Outreach)$0.31<1%

Rates over time

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

YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$35.09$12.60
FY21$35.74$12.95
FY22$35.00$12.81
FY23$34.85$12.62
FY24$35.80$13.26
FY25$36.08$13.38
FY26$35.46$12.77
FY27$34.57$12.22
Show the numbers
YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$35.09$12.60
FY21$35.74$12.95
FY22$35.00$12.81
FY23$34.85$12.62
FY24$35.80$13.26
FY25$36.08$13.38
FY26$35.46$12.77
FY27$34.57$12.22

Compared with places this size3

Hedrick’s city property tax rate of $12.22 per $1,000 is the 75th lowest of 184 Iowa cities with 480–1,100 people. The middle of the group is $12.86.

Exira: $24.81Rolfe: $22.67Dayton: $22.51Charter Oak: $21.32Correctionville: $19.84Pomeroy: $19.60Allison: $19.06Dumont: $19.04Seymour: $18.78Dexter: $18.69Fonda: $18.52Kanawha: $18.11Swea City: $18.04Greene: $17.91Alden: $17.90Elma: $17.82Dows: $17.70New Hartford: $17.69Lansing: $17.67Rockwell: $17.54Walnut: $17.46Murray: $17.44Thompson: $17.25Gowrie: $17.17Colo: $17.14Adair: $16.84Eddyville: $16.82Elk Horn: $16.78Oxford: $16.70Buffalo Center: $16.58Whittemore: $16.54Bancroft: $16.52Titonka: $16.45Eldon: $16.42Early: $16.35Truro: $16.34Mechanicsville: $16.12Scranton: $16.01Armstrong: $15.87Ruthven: $15.84Minden: $15.77Walker: $15.74Newell: $15.49Riceville: $15.31Neola: $15.30Sidney: $15.19Gilbertville: $15.15Stanwood: $15.12Stratford: $15.03Griswold: $15.01Zearing: $14.99Readlyn: $14.99Wyoming: $14.81Hopkinton: $14.79Essex: $14.76Gilmore City: $14.60Dunlap: $14.56Garnavillo: $14.52Maxwell: $14.50Sabula: $14.38Collins: $14.32Clermont: $14.30Moulton: $14.25Mcgregor: $14.20Olin: $14.19Primghar: $14.18Farragut: $14.07Elgin: $14.05Ossian: $13.88Redfield: $13.73Victor: $13.72Edgewood: $13.64Sioux Rapids: $13.63Donnellson: $13.63Gladbrook: $13.58Rockford: $13.52Janesville: $13.43Boyden: $13.39Baxter: $13.32Anita: $13.28Van Horne: $13.27Keota: $13.21Shellsburg: $13.20De Soto: $13.18Quasqueton: $13.12Farmington: $13.10Anthon: $13.05Odebolt: $13.00Coggon: $12.99Earlville: $12.90Brighton: $12.88Danville: $12.87Underwood: $12.85Malvern: $12.79Montrose: $12.78Goldfield: $12.73Wellsburg: $12.68Delmar: $12.68Badger: $12.67Stanton: $12.62Hospers: $12.58Everly: $12.51Hazleton: $12.48West Point: $12.39Hinton: $12.38Preston: $12.38Alburnett: $12.30Hubbard: $12.30Moravia: $12.27Carson: $12.22Wheatland: $12.18Schaller: $12.14Winfield: $12.04Afton: $11.96Lowden: $11.93Tabor: $11.88Albert City: $11.88Aurelia: $11.84Merrill: $11.64Ellsworth: $11.57Morning Sun: $11.50Battle Creek: $11.49Wall Lake: $11.43West Bend: $11.42Dakota City: $11.39Marcus: $11.31Dunkerton: $11.30Sutherland: $11.25Arcadia: $11.23Whiting: $11.21Shelby: $11.17Blairstown: $11.04Manilla: $11.01Hamburg: $10.95Clarence: $10.94Ireton: $10.93Fontanelle: $10.88Richland: $10.82Grand Mound: $10.78Cambridge: $10.53Swisher: $10.39Schleswig: $10.39Melbourne: $10.38Radcliffe: $10.37Elk Run Heights: $10.33Fredericksburg: $10.27Ventura: $10.22Inwood: $10.22Milo: $10.20Hartford: $10.16What Cheer: $10.01Newhall: $9.99Cumming: $9.85Graettinger: $9.81Breda: $9.80Doon: $9.78Long Grove: $9.59Paullina: $9.21Winthrop: $8.94Crescent: $8.72Ainsworth: $8.62Keosauqua: $8.58Grand Junction: $8.57Princeton: $8.24Gilman: $8.10Kellogg: $8.10Lakeside: $8.10Riverside: $8.02Agency: $7.94Hills: $7.94Fremont: $7.86Larchwood: $7.52North English: $7.49Sully: $7.41Fruitland: $7.21Lawton: $7.10Wayland: $7.07Raymond: $6.85Keystone: $6.80Shueyville: $6.79New Virginia: $5.97Orleans: $4.13Okoboji: $3.83Hedrick: $12.22$3.83 lowest$24.81 highestmiddle
See all 184
#PlaceRate per $1,000People
1Exira$24.81766
2Rolfe$22.67505
3Dayton$22.51766
4Charter Oak$21.32521
5Correctionville$19.84759
6Pomeroy$19.60511
7Allison$19.06937
8Dumont$19.04614
9Seymour$18.78646
10Dexter$18.69631
11Fonda$18.52636
12Kanawha$18.11638
13Swea City$18.04545
14Greene$17.91971
15Alden$17.90738
16Elma$17.82493
17Dows$17.70509
18New Hartford$17.69555
19Lansing$17.67959
20Rockwell$17.541,044
21Walnut$17.46728
22Murray$17.44609
23Thompson$17.25478
24Gowrie$17.17943
25Colo$17.14856
26Adair$16.84792
27Eddyville$16.82965
28Elk Horn$16.78631
29Oxford$16.70715
30Buffalo Center$16.58839
31Whittemore$16.54478
32Bancroft$16.52677
33Titonka$16.45491
34Eldon$16.42788
35Early$16.35571
36Truro$16.34515
37Mechanicsville$16.12974
38Scranton$16.01496
39Armstrong$15.87847
40Ruthven$15.84710
41Minden$15.77581
42Walker$15.74671
43Newell$15.49850
44Riceville$15.31807
45Neola$15.30917
46Sidney$15.191,048
47Gilbertville$15.15792
48Stanwood$15.12612
49Stratford$15.03688
50Griswold$15.01975
51Zearing$14.99508
52Readlyn$14.99857
53Wyoming$14.81526
54Hopkinton$14.79622
55Essex$14.76721
56Gilmore City$14.60484
57Dunlap$14.561,030
58Garnavillo$14.52751
59Maxwell$14.50862
60Sabula$14.38498
61Collins$14.32503
62Clermont$14.30571
63Moulton$14.25596
64Mcgregor$14.20725
65Olin$14.19652
66Primghar$14.18893
67Farragut$14.07480
68Elgin$14.05676
69Ossian$13.88777
70Redfield$13.73719
71Victor$13.72852
72Edgewood$13.64908
73Sioux Rapids$13.63722
74Donnellson$13.63859
75Gladbrook$13.58775
76Rockford$13.52722
77Janesville$13.431,052
78Boyden$13.39694
79Baxter$13.32983
80Anita$13.28953
81Van Horne$13.27768
82Keota$13.21888
83Shellsburg$13.20987
84De Soto$13.18937
85Quasqueton$13.12587
86Farmington$13.10583
87Anthon$13.05534
88Odebolt$13.00967
89Coggon$12.99691
90Earlville$12.90713
91Brighton$12.88592
92Danville$12.87910
93Underwood$12.85973
94Malvern$12.791,056
95Montrose$12.78734
96Goldfield$12.73617
97Wellsburg$12.68709
98Delmar$12.68541
99Badger$12.67540
100Stanton$12.62664
101Hospers$12.58703
102Everly$12.51570
103Hazleton$12.48711
104West Point$12.39903
105Hinton$12.38959
106Preston$12.38940
107Alburnett$12.30672
108Hubbard$12.30837
109Moravia$12.27625
110Hedrick$12.22717
111Carson$12.22772
112Wheatland$12.18765
113Schaller$12.14702
114Winfield$12.041,006
115Afton$11.96864
116Lowden$11.93767
117Tabor$11.88983
118Albert City$11.88627
119Aurelia$11.84970
120Merrill$11.64713
121Ellsworth$11.57495
122Morning Sun$11.50702
123Battle Creek$11.49683
124Wall Lake$11.43739
125West Bend$11.42770
126Dakota City$11.39764
127Marcus$11.311,069
128Dunkerton$11.30840
129Sutherland$11.25628
130Arcadia$11.23588
131Whiting$11.21725
132Shelby$11.17730
133Blairstown$11.04705
134Manilla$11.01756
135Hamburg$10.95863
136Clarence$10.94991
137Ireton$10.93571
138Fontanelle$10.88684
139Richland$10.82532
140Grand Mound$10.78608
141Cambridge$10.53844
142Swisher$10.39909
143Schleswig$10.39820
144Melbourne$10.38771
145Radcliffe$10.37540
146Elk Run Heights$10.331,061
147Fredericksburg$10.27983
148Ventura$10.22701
149Inwood$10.22962
150Milo$10.20762
151Hartford$10.16729
152What Cheer$10.01595
153Newhall$9.99887
154Cumming$9.85527
155Graettinger$9.81810
156Breda$9.80492
157Doon$9.78640
158Long Grove$9.59849
159Paullina$9.21979
160Winthrop$8.94814
161Crescent$8.72626
162Ainsworth$8.62511
163Keosauqua$8.58944
164Grand Junction$8.57715
165Princeton$8.24917
166Gilman$8.10530
167Kellogg$8.10597
168Lakeside$8.10695
169Riverside$8.021,063
170Agency$7.94623
171Hills$7.94911
172Fremont$7.86688
173Larchwood$7.52954
174North English$7.491,030
175Sully$7.41891
176Fruitland$7.21928
177Lawton$7.10949
178Wayland$7.07935
179Raymond$6.85754
180Keystone$6.80616
181Shueyville$6.79725
182New Virginia$5.97499
183Orleans$4.13503
184Okoboji$3.83729

The $8.10 limit

Hedrick’s general levy is $8.02 per $1,000 of taxable value in FY27, $0.08 below the limit.4 432 of 934 Iowa cities have a higher general levy. All cities.

FY23 $8.10 · FY24 $8.10 · FY25 $8.26 · FY26 $8.26 · FY27 $8.02 (before FY25, the general levy alone)

Outside the limit: $4.21 more5

  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$4.21 · $65,642

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$125,06866%
  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$65,64234%

Budget and spending

Reading a local budget

Where each dollar of Hedrick’s budget goes, FY26

Business Type / Enterprise: 52¢ of every dollar52¢Public Works: 28¢ of every dollar28¢General Government: 13¢ of every dollar13¢Culture and Recreation: 6¢ of every dollarPublic Safety: 1¢ of every dollarEverything else: <1¢ 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 183 Iowa cities closest in size (480–1,100 people).

Where it goesOf each dollarCities this size (183)
Business Type / Enterprise52¢40¢
Public Works28¢16¢
General Government13¢10¢
Culture and Recreation6¢9¢
Public Safety1¢9¢
Everything else<1¢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 Works$350,05047%
  • General Government$219,87529%
  • Culture and Recreation$143,84019%
  • Public Safety$30,9504%
  • Health and Social Services$2,0000%
  • Community and Economic Development$2500%

The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($684,150 in FY26), so this total is low.

Budget compared with what it spent, FY23
FunctionBudgetSpent
Public Works$139,200$121,510
Public Safety$27,600$13,623
Health and Social Services$3,000$2,575
General Government$224,399$129,387
Debt Service$0$0
Culture and Recreation$70,885$70,191
Community and Economic Development$0$50
Capital Projects$0$0
Business Type / Enterprise$706,536$435,860

What it spent each year

FY24 left out6

$1.4M

Debt, reserves and audits

How local debt works · What an audit tells you

What Hedrick owes

$517,124 at June 30, 2026: $710 per resident. 605th most per resident of 939 Iowa places of its kind (the list).7

$1.6M
$517,124
June 30OwedPer resident
2026$517,124$710
2025$715,153$982
2024$372,995$512
2023$481,311$661
2022$542,405$745
2021$596,205$819
2020$699,103$960
2019$700,124$962
2018$818,738$1,125
2017$930,368$1,278
2016$974,000$1,338
2015$1.3M$1,795
2014$1.4M$1,872
2013$1.4M$1,938
2012$1.5M$2,022
2011$1.6M$2,150
2010$641,559$881
Show the numbers
June 30OwedPer resident
2026$517,124$710
2025$715,153$982
2024$372,995$512
2023$481,311$661
2022$542,405$745
2021$596,205$819
2020$699,103$960
2019$700,124$962
2018$818,738$1,125
2017$930,368$1,278
2016$974,000$1,338
2015$1.3M$1,795
2014$1.4M$1,872
2013$1.4M$1,938
2012$1.5M$2,022
2011$1.6M$2,150
2010$641,559$881

Down 19% since 2010.

The 5% limit8

General obligation debt is $0, 0% of the limit of about $1.5M (5% of $30.6M, the full value of its taxable property in 2024).

2 obligations at June 30, 2026
KindForPaid off byOwed
Revenue BondsWATER TOWER PROJECT. BUILT A NEW 75,000 GALLON WATER TOWER2030$361,000
Revenue BondsSewer Treatment Plant/Lift Station2030$156,124

General obligation bonds are repaid from property taxes; revenue bonds and loans from the fees or revenue they’re tied to. On the Treasurer’s site

Money in reserve

The state’s budget files don’t include cities’ fund balances9. Hedrick’s latest audit has them: Annual Examination, period ending Thursday, December 31, 2020 (PDF).

Audits10

The latest: Annual Examination for the period ending Thursday, December 31, 2020 (PDF), released Friday, December 10, 2021, by a CPA firm.

1 earlier report for Hedrick

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? 11

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: $103,390 in FY25, up 5% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 16% less. Grants are below.

Show the numbers
SourceFY22FY23FY24FY25
Road Use Tax (streets)$82,284$100,181$102,832$103,390

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.

$65,639
$21
  • State grants$21100%
YearGrants and projects
FY19$3,113
FY20$0
FY21$16,007
FY22$1,848
FY23$65,639
FY24$1,855
FY25$21
Show the numbers
YearGrants and projects
FY19$3,113
FY20$0
FY21$16,007
FY22$1,848
FY23$65,639
FY24$1,855
FY25$21

Has it kept up with prices?

Each source from FY19 to FY25, after inflation.

  • Road Use Tax (streets)−16%$98,698 → $103,390, up 5% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 16% 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 43% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 14% more.

$122,043
$77,172

Federal grants, for comparison: $290,019 in FY25.

Business awards

Every award statewide

Elections

Running for mayor and city council

Filing opens Monday, August 23, 2027: in 284 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)12.

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 Hedrick; 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.

  • Hedrick City Council At-Large (3 seats)
    Now held by Mike Mefford, Dustin Griffiths, Jeremy Greiner
  • Hedrick Mayor
    Now held by Mike Spilman (Write In)

Candidates as county auditors and civicAPI list them; a filing can take a few days to appear here13.

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 ballot14.

Related places

At the Statehouse and in Congress15

Adrian Dickey (Sen. 44)Helena Hayes (Rep. 88)

U.S. House:District 1

Keokuk CountyPekin schools