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Keomah Village

Mahaska County · How cities work

$2,170 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($25.73 per $1,000 of taxable value)1
$270 a yearof that goes to the city ($3.15 per $1,000)
$17,694property taxes the city levies, FY27
$121,650city 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.

  • Alyce ChandlerKeomah Village City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Derrick BunnellKeomah Village City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Mark W. De JongKeomah Village City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Brian SierensKeomah Village City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Deana DeJongKeomah Village Mayor · elected November 7, 2023
  • Larry BoyerKeomah Village 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 Keomah Village

Homes and businesses in most of Keomah Village pay a combined $25.73 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). They pay it all to the Mahaska County treasurer, who passes each government its share; the city sets and gets only its own piece, $3.15. Estimate your bill.

Rates over time

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

YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$27.38$3.45
FY21$27.99$3.45
FY22$27.20$3.36
FY23$26.70$3.54
FY24$26.44$3.49
FY25$26.50$3.39
FY26$26.66$3.24
FY27$25.73$3.15
Show the numbers
YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$27.38$3.45
FY21$27.99$3.45
FY22$27.20$3.36
FY23$26.70$3.54
FY24$26.44$3.49
FY25$26.50$3.39
FY26$26.66$3.24
FY27$25.73$3.15

Compared with places this size3

Keomah Village’s city property tax rate of $3.15 per $1,000 is the 7th lowest of 139 Iowa cities with 70–160 people. The middle of the group is $9.59.

Castana: $34.13Brayton: $25.07Hansell: $23.66Harris: $23.13Whitten: $22.65Stanley: $20.69Rowan: $19.53Chester: $19.30Bouton: $19.25Ricketts: $19.22Hastings: $18.95Grant: $18.71Swaledale: $18.62Derby: $18.13Hillsboro: $17.68Bristow: $17.39Woolstock: $17.26Monmouth: $16.41Blockton: $16.37Geneva: $16.25Waterville: $16.25Popejoy: $15.80Woodburn: $15.59Goodell: $15.16Marne: $15.03Baldwin: $14.91Palmer: $13.89Ayrshire: $13.55Searsboro: $13.55Ferguson: $13.53Lanesboro: $13.53Calumet: $13.16Delaware: $12.86Clemons: $12.69Cylinder: $12.52Millersburg: $12.40Bridgewater: $12.29Arion: $12.14Webb: $12.10Lone Rock: $11.92East Peru: $11.89Henderson: $11.85Reasnor: $11.76Morley: $11.74Ledyard: $11.74Toronto: $11.68Exline: $11.60Beaman: $11.54Matlock: $11.44Melrose: $11.27Nodaway: $11.20Linn Grove: $11.15Promise City: $11.13Leighton: $11.07Masonville: $11.00Somers: $10.99Havelock: $10.95Wallingford: $10.75Pacific Junction: $10.56Barnes City: $10.44Bradgate: $10.37Randall: $10.35North Washington: $10.23Dawson: $10.19Hartwick: $9.90Clare: $9.81Tingley: $9.81Rutland: $9.65Rock Falls: $9.61Kirkville: $9.59Superior: $9.58Webster: $9.55Martinsburg: $9.49Larrabee: $9.41Hamilton: $9.35Wiota: $9.32Floris: $9.29Mitchell: $9.22Westphalia: $9.18Prairieburg: $8.91Welton: $8.86Archer: $8.84Luther: $8.83Fraser: $8.81Macksburg: $8.81Pilot Mound: $8.54Andover: $8.28Carpenter: $8.10Chillicothe: $8.10Rome: $8.10Scarville: $8.10Shannon City: $8.10Struble: $8.10Unionville: $8.10Westfield: $8.10Vincent: $8.09Buckeye: $7.94Morrison: $7.86Oyens: $7.86Castalia: $7.86Dickens: $7.86Ralston: $7.86Chatsworth: $7.86Rose Hill: $7.86West Chester: $7.82Cromwell: $7.81Mcclelland: $7.79Arispe: $7.71Luzerne: $7.69Westwood: $7.67Kinross: $7.57Bernard: $7.56Braddyville: $7.49Garber: $7.35Franklin: $7.31Spragueville: $7.20Weldon: $7.18Craig: $7.01Brunsville: $6.95Zwingle: $6.93Pleasant Plain: $6.79Houghton: $6.73Williamson: $6.72Willey: $6.69Lincoln: $6.32Tennant: $6.29Gravity: $6.18Ackworth: $5.90Springbrook: $5.79Maysville: $5.77Harper: $5.29Panorama Park: $4.62Mcintire: $2.78Graf: $2.56Centralia: $2.41New Liberty: $2.27North Buena Vista: $1.78Balltown: $0.12Keomah Village: $3.15$0.12 lowest$34.13 highestmiddle
See all 139
#PlaceRate per $1,000People
1Castana$34.13103
2Brayton$25.07138
3Hansell$23.6685
4Harris$23.13145
5Whitten$22.6598
6Stanley$20.6986
7Rowan$19.53118
8Chester$19.30134
9Bouton$19.25125
10Ricketts$19.22105
11Hastings$18.95157
12Grant$18.7182
13Swaledale$18.62136
14Derby$18.1389
15Hillsboro$17.68158
16Bristow$17.39139
17Woolstock$17.26141
18Monmouth$16.41129
19Blockton$16.37123
20Geneva$16.25137
21Waterville$16.25112
22Popejoy$15.8076
23Woodburn$15.59133
24Goodell$15.16139
25Marne$15.03109
26Baldwin$14.9199
27Palmer$13.89137
28Ayrshire$13.55128
29Searsboro$13.55129
30Ferguson$13.5398
31Lanesboro$13.53112
32Calumet$13.16144
33Delaware$12.86139
34Clemons$12.69135
35Cylinder$12.5284
36Millersburg$12.40135
37Bridgewater$12.29145
38Arion$12.1499
39Webb$12.10139
40Lone Rock$11.92143
41East Peru$11.89119
42Henderson$11.85140
43Reasnor$11.76157
44Morley$11.7494
45Ledyard$11.74118
46Toronto$11.68101
47Exline$11.60157
48Beaman$11.54155
49Matlock$11.4474
50Melrose$11.27110
51Nodaway$11.2074
52Linn Grove$11.15155
53Promise City$11.1391
54Leighton$11.07153
55Masonville$11.0098
56Somers$10.99121
57Havelock$10.95127
58Wallingford$10.75154
59Pacific Junction$10.5699
60Barnes City$10.44152
61Bradgate$10.3776
62Randall$10.35156
63North Washington$10.23107
64Dawson$10.19110
65Hartwick$9.9091
66Clare$9.81133
67Tingley$9.81146
68Rutland$9.65116
69Rock Falls$9.61143
70Kirkville$9.59159
71Superior$9.58127
72Webster$9.5594
73Martinsburg$9.49109
74Larrabee$9.41116
75Hamilton$9.35125
76Wiota$9.3291
77Floris$9.29119
78Mitchell$9.22118
79Westphalia$9.18133
80Prairieburg$8.91156
81Welton$8.86124
82Archer$8.84116
83Luther$8.83147
84Fraser$8.81107
85Macksburg$8.81103
86Pilot Mound$8.54155
87Andover$8.28106
88Carpenter$8.1092
89Chillicothe$8.1079
90Rome$8.10112
91Scarville$8.1075
92Shannon City$8.1073
93Struble$8.1072
94Unionville$8.1074
95Westfield$8.10121
96Vincent$8.09125
97Buckeye$7.9482
98Morrison$7.86101
99Oyens$7.8688
100Castalia$7.86141
101Dickens$7.86146
102Ralston$7.8676
103Chatsworth$7.8672
104Rose Hill$7.86156
105West Chester$7.82147
106Cromwell$7.81104
107Mcclelland$7.79147
108Arispe$7.7195
109Luzerne$7.69111
110Westwood$7.6796
111Kinross$7.5780
112Bernard$7.56117
113Braddyville$7.49142
114Garber$7.3576
115Franklin$7.31133
116Spragueville$7.2092
117Weldon$7.18134
118Craig$7.0178
119Brunsville$6.95128
120Zwingle$6.9386
121Pleasant Plain$6.7983
122Houghton$6.73129
123Williamson$6.72126
124Willey$6.6972
125Lincoln$6.32119
126Tennant$6.2983
127Gravity$6.18149
128Ackworth$5.90117
129Springbrook$5.79145
130Maysville$5.77155
131Harper$5.29117
132Panorama Park$4.62142
133Keomah Village$3.15107
134Mcintire$2.78115
135Graf$2.5676
136Centralia$2.41117
137New Liberty$2.27141
138North Buena Vista$1.78107
139Balltown$0.1278

The $8.10 limit

Keomah Village’s general levy is $3.15 per $1,000 of taxable value in FY27, $4.95 below the limit.4 919 of 934 Iowa cities have a higher general levy. All cities.

FY23 $3.54 · FY24 $3.49 · FY25 $3.39 · FY26 $3.24 · FY27 $3.15 (before FY25, the general levy alone)

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$17,694100%

Budget and spending

Reading a local budget

Where each dollar of Keomah Village’s budget goes, FY26

Public Safety: 42¢ of every dollar42¢General Government: 28¢ of every dollar28¢Business Type / Enterprise: 10¢ of every dollar10¢Community and Economic Development: 10¢ of every dollar10¢Public Works: 10¢ of every dollar10¢Everything else: 2¢ 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 140 Iowa cities closest in size (70–160 people).

Where it goesOf each dollarCities this size (140)
Public Safety42¢9¢
General Government28¢27¢
Business Type / Enterprise10¢22¢
Community and Economic Development10¢2¢
Public Works10¢29¢
Everything else2¢7¢

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$71,50059%
  • General Government$26,00021%
  • Public Safety$23,55019%
  • Culture and Recreation$6000%

The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($7,500 in FY26), so this total is low.

Budget compared with what it spent, FY23
FunctionBudgetSpent
Public Works$13,310$6,164
Public Safety$15,600$14,927
Health and Social Services$0$0
General Government$16,100$17,300
Debt Service$0$0
Culture and Recreation$1,500$1,179
Community and Economic Development$7,500$6,000
Capital Projects$0$0
Business Type / Enterprise$10,000$4,879

What it spent each year

FY24 left out5

$73,807
$57,077

Debt, reserves and audits

How local debt works · What an audit tells you

What Keomah Village owes

No debt at June 30, 2026.6

$0
$0
June 30OwedPer resident
2026$0$0
2025$0$0
2024$0$0
2023$0$0
2022$0$0
2021$0$0
2020$0$0
2019$0$0
2018$0$0
2017$0$0
2016$0$0
2015$0$0
2014$0$0
2013$0$0
2012$0$0
2011$0$0
2010$0$0
Show the numbers
June 30OwedPer resident
2026$0$0
2025$0$0
2024$0$0
2023$0$0
2022$0$0
2021$0$0
2020$0$0
2019$0$0
2018$0$0
2017$0$0
2016$0$0
2015$0$0
2014$0$0
2013$0$0
2012$0$0
2011$0$0
2010$0$0

The 5% limit7

General obligation debt is $0, 0% of the limit of about $556,735 (5% of $11.1M, the full value of its taxable property in 2024).

Money in reserve

The state’s budget files don’t include cities’ fund balances8. Keomah Village’s latest audit has them: Periodic Examination, period ending Monday, March 31, 2025 (PDF).

Audits9

The latest: Periodic Examination for the period ending Monday, March 31, 2025 (PDF), released Friday, March 27, 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: $15,622 in FY25, up 44% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 15% more. Grants are below.

Show the numbers
SourceFY22FY23FY24FY25
Road Use Tax (streets)$14,557$15,137$15,538$15,622

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.

$1,566
$1,253
  • State grants$1,253100%
YearGrants and projects
FY19$1,253
FY20$1,566
FY21$1,253
FY22$1,253
FY23$1,253
FY24$1,253
FY25$1,253
Show the numbers
YearGrants and projects
FY19$1,253
FY20$1,566
FY21$1,253
FY22$1,253
FY23$1,253
FY24$1,253
FY25$1,253

Has it kept up with prices?

Each source from FY19 to FY25, after inflation.

  • Road Use Tax (streets)+15%$10,852 → $15,622, up 44% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 15% more

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 112% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 69% more.

$14,567

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

Ballot measures · 1

Passed Yes 77.8% (42) · No 22.2% (12)

Passes with more yes votes than no.

City · 2

3 seats: the top 3 win.

2 more →

    No candidates listed.

    Local races from civicAPI and county auditors for Keomah Village; 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.

    • Keomah Village City Council At-Large (2 seats)
      Now held by Brian Sierens, Larry Boyer
    • Keomah Village Mayor

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

    Past ballot measures

    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

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

    U.S. House:District 1

    Mahaska CountyOskaloosa schools