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Conesville

Muscatine County · How cities work

$2,130 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($25.24 per $1,000 of taxable value)1
$490 a yearof that goes to the city ($5.86 per $1,000)
$34,771property taxes the city levies, FY27
$172,000city 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.

  • Corey ClevengerConesville City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Cory ConawayConesville City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Joseph CarsonConesville City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Thomas Van AukenConesville Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
  • Azure Van AukenConesville City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Carolina IzaquirreConesville City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Kassandra EspinosaConesville 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 Conesville

Homes and businesses in most of Conesville pay a combined $25.24 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). They pay it all to the Muscatine County treasurer, who passes each government its share; the city sets and gets only its own piece, $5.86. Estimate your bill.

Rates over time

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

YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$32.19$8.71
FY21$28.63$7.49
FY22$27.75$7.48
FY23$26.93$7.49
FY24$25.85$6.31
FY25$26.07$5.58
FY26$24.81$4.92
FY27$25.24$5.86
Show the numbers
YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$32.19$8.71
FY21$28.63$7.49
FY22$27.75$7.48
FY23$26.93$7.49
FY24$25.85$6.31
FY25$26.07$5.58
FY26$24.81$4.92
FY27$25.24$5.86

Compared with places this size3

Conesville’s city property tax rate of $5.86 per $1,000 is the 6th lowest of 200 Iowa cities with 230–520 people. The middle of the group is $12.60.

Stanhope: $29.10Rolfe: $22.67Fenton: $22.05Elliott: $21.61Charter Oak: $21.32Oxford Junction: $20.84Earling: $20.47Pomeroy: $19.60Fort Atkinson: $19.19Salem: $19.15Cumberland: $18.42Massena: $18.23Elma: $17.82Callender: $17.78Casey: $17.72Dows: $17.70Vail: $17.66Ringsted: $17.65Emerson: $17.54Thompson: $17.25Ashton: $17.17Pierson: $17.12Burt: $17.10Pisgah: $17.09Latimer: $16.96Lohrville: $16.95Lakota: $16.84Marble Rock: $16.78Auburn: $16.65Mccallsburg: $16.58Whittemore: $16.54Irwin: $16.46Titonka: $16.45Truro: $16.34Lewis: $16.25Corwith: $16.22Deep River: $16.18Waucoma: $16.17Duncombe: $16.10Bayard: $16.05Scranton: $16.01Granville: $16.00Minburn: $15.75Peterson: $15.27Russell: $15.18Zearing: $14.99Arlington: $14.98Riverton: $14.94Maynard: $14.85Plainfield: $14.84Ryan: $14.84Otho: $14.82Humeston: $14.80Gilmore City: $14.60Sabula: $14.38Garrison: $14.38Halbur: $14.37Lorimor: $14.36Crystal Lake: $14.36Collins: $14.32Kimballton: $14.27Ocheyedan: $14.22Steamboat Rock: $14.19Garwin: $14.08Farragut: $14.07Mystic: $14.01Lime Springs: $13.95Dow City: $13.94Wesley: $13.91Diagonal: $13.91Bussey: $13.83Mondamin: $13.82Livermore: $13.78Fertile: $13.70Stockport: $13.68Kellerton: $13.60Albion: $13.58Quimby: $13.58Lamont: $13.57New Albin: $13.55Persia: $13.41Lawler: $13.39Lacona: $13.38Leland: $13.31Ute: $13.26New Market: $13.25Plymouth: $13.21Harcourt: $13.21Bennett: $13.16Ridgeway: $13.10Farmersburg: $13.09Little Rock: $13.03Lehigh: $12.97Menlo: $12.92Templeton: $12.91Silver City: $12.87Martelle: $12.83Malcom: $12.82Galva: $12.68Martensdale: $12.63Williams: $12.57Maurice: $12.56Norway: $12.53Clearfield: $12.50Kensett: $12.47Mccausland: $12.45Spillville: $12.40Modale: $12.34Mingo: $12.31Brandon: $12.29Blakesburg: $12.21Bonaparte: $12.17Macedonia: $12.12Hawkeye: $12.11Kiron: $12.03Colesburg: $11.97Liscomb: $11.96Thornton: $11.86Runnells: $11.79Allerton: $11.72Atalissa: $11.71Kelley: $11.69Orient: $11.66Ellsworth: $11.57Cincinnati: $11.57Delta: $11.52Terril: $11.48Westside: $11.45Holland: $11.37Churdan: $11.31Mallard: $11.28Miles: $11.28Milton: $10.98New Vienna: $10.91Letts: $10.91Goose Lake: $10.89Birmingham: $10.87Charlotte: $10.86Yale: $10.85Batavia: $10.77Hornick: $10.74Riverdale: $10.67Bode: $10.64Union: $10.58Cleghorn: $10.49Calamus: $10.47Lovilia: $10.46Danbury: $10.43Lytton: $10.38Stacyville: $10.36Rhodes: $10.36Deloit: $10.28Protivin: $10.28Andrew: $10.22Royal: $10.20Bronson: $10.14Rudd: $10.13La Motte: $10.09Defiance: $10.05Floyd: $10.02Panama: $9.85Breda: $9.80Lynnville: $9.68Salix: $9.63Luxemburg: $9.58Farnhamville: $9.18Middletown: $9.16Alleman: $9.12Lester: $8.94Harvey: $8.71Ainsworth: $8.62Rowley: $8.31Bertram: $8.10Grandview: $8.10Lost Nation: $8.10Low Moor: $8.10Nichols: $8.10Luana: $7.98Lockridge: $7.92Delhi: $7.81Klemme: $7.74Pulaski: $7.58Beacon: $7.56Sheldahl: $7.56Worthington: $7.50Harpers Ferry: $7.49Marquette: $7.08Columbus City: $6.94Donahue: $6.83Libertyville: $6.60Keswick: $6.49Crawfordsville: $6.44New Virginia: $5.97Holy Cross: $5.91University Park: $5.27Orleans: $4.13Maharishi Vedic City: $3.87Wahpeton: $3.19West Okoboji: $2.92Conesville: $5.86$2.92 lowest$29.10 highestmiddle
See all 200
#PlaceRate per $1,000People
1Stanhope$29.10354
2Rolfe$22.67505
3Fenton$22.05250
4Elliott$21.61328
5Charter Oak$21.32521
6Oxford Junction$20.84424
7Earling$20.47394
8Pomeroy$19.60511
9Fort Atkinson$19.19300
10Salem$19.15380
11Cumberland$18.42248
12Massena$18.23352
13Elma$17.82493
14Callender$17.78361
15Casey$17.72387
16Dows$17.70509
17Vail$17.66383
18Ringsted$17.65346
19Emerson$17.54401
20Thompson$17.25478
21Ashton$17.17434
22Pierson$17.12335
23Burt$17.10404
24Pisgah$17.09248
25Latimer$16.96477
26Lohrville$16.95366
27Lakota$16.84261
28Marble Rock$16.78258
29Auburn$16.65253
30Mccallsburg$16.58356
31Whittemore$16.54478
32Irwin$16.46320
33Titonka$16.45491
34Truro$16.34515
35Lewis$16.25358
36Corwith$16.22259
37Deep River$16.18243
38Waucoma$16.17235
39Duncombe$16.10374
40Bayard$16.05402
41Scranton$16.01496
42Granville$16.00302
43Minburn$15.75317
44Peterson$15.27321
45Russell$15.18475
46Zearing$14.99508
47Arlington$14.98415
48Riverton$14.94243
49Maynard$14.85466
50Plainfield$14.84392
51Ryan$14.84348
52Otho$14.82417
53Humeston$14.80472
54Gilmore City$14.60484
55Sabula$14.38498
56Garrison$14.38345
57Halbur$14.37268
58Lorimor$14.36377
59Crystal Lake$14.36243
60Collins$14.32503
61Kimballton$14.27281
62Ocheyedan$14.22424
63Steamboat Rock$14.19261
64Garwin$14.08469
65Farragut$14.07480
66Mystic$14.01318
67Lime Springs$13.95467
68Dow City$13.94477
69Wesley$13.91382
70Diagonal$13.91331
71Bussey$13.83378
72Mondamin$13.82335
73Livermore$13.78382
74Fertile$13.70300
75Stockport$13.68272
76Kellerton$13.60241
77Albion$13.58444
78Quimby$13.58245
79Lamont$13.57429
80New Albin$13.55435
81Persia$13.41292
82Lawler$13.39392
83Lacona$13.38336
84Leland$13.31240
85Ute$13.26326
86New Market$13.25381
87Plymouth$13.21368
88Harcourt$13.21257
89Bennett$13.16330
90Ridgeway$13.10261
91Farmersburg$13.09264
92Little Rock$13.03447
93Lehigh$12.97395
94Menlo$12.92347
95Templeton$12.91337
96Silver City$12.87244
97Martelle$12.83250
98Malcom$12.82257
99Galva$12.68416
100Martensdale$12.63413
101Williams$12.57299
102Maurice$12.56271
103Norway$12.53463
104Clearfield$12.50277
105Kensett$12.47256
106Mccausland$12.45314
107Spillville$12.40371
108Modale$12.34284
109Mingo$12.31314
110Brandon$12.29331
111Blakesburg$12.21273
112Bonaparte$12.17357
113Macedonia$12.12266
114Hawkeye$12.11429
115Kiron$12.03262
116Colesburg$11.97379
117Liscomb$11.96292
118Thornton$11.86394
119Runnells$11.79467
120Allerton$11.72432
121Atalissa$11.71287
122Kelley$11.69312
123Orient$11.66363
124Ellsworth$11.57495
125Cincinnati$11.57280
126Delta$11.52257
127Terril$11.48310
128Westside$11.45283
129Holland$11.37261
130Churdan$11.31359
131Mallard$11.28255
132Miles$11.28400
133Milton$10.98395
134New Vienna$10.91384
135Letts$10.91358
136Goose Lake$10.89250
137Birmingham$10.87371
138Charlotte$10.86386
139Yale$10.85265
140Batavia$10.77434
141Hornick$10.74255
142Riverdale$10.67385
143Bode$10.64304
144Union$10.58378
145Cleghorn$10.49235
146Calamus$10.47348
147Lovilia$10.46456
148Danbury$10.43315
149Lytton$10.38274
150Stacyville$10.36436
151Rhodes$10.36269
152Deloit$10.28246
153Protivin$10.28264
154Andrew$10.22374
155Royal$10.20379
156Bronson$10.14294
157Rudd$10.13339
158La Motte$10.09235
159Defiance$10.05248
160Floyd$10.02297
161Panama$9.85234
162Breda$9.80492
163Lynnville$9.68382
164Salix$9.63303
165Luxemburg$9.58240
166Farnhamville$9.18364
167Middletown$9.16365
168Alleman$9.12439
169Lester$8.94309
170Harvey$8.71242
171Ainsworth$8.62511
172Rowley$8.31264
173Bertram$8.10267
174Grandview$8.10431
175Lost Nation$8.10425
176Low Moor$8.10242
177Nichols$8.10317
178Luana$7.98303
179Lockridge$7.92245
180Delhi$7.81438
181Klemme$7.74429
182Pulaski$7.58259
183Beacon$7.56434
184Sheldahl$7.56312
185Worthington$7.50374
186Harpers Ferry$7.49273
187Marquette$7.08434
188Columbus City$6.94385
189Donahue$6.83336
190Libertyville$6.60278
191Keswick$6.49238
192Crawfordsville$6.44278
193New Virginia$5.97499
194Holy Cross$5.91348
195Conesville$5.86350
196University Park$5.27476
197Orleans$4.13503
198Maharishi Vedic City$3.87290
199Wahpeton$3.19337
200West Okoboji$2.92311

The $8.10 limit

Conesville’s general levy is $4.21 per $1,000 of taxable value in FY27, $3.89 below the limit.4 911 of 934 Iowa cities have a higher general levy. All cities.

FY23 $7.49 · FY24 $6.31 · FY25 $5.58 · FY26 $4.92 · FY27 $4.21 (before FY25, the general levy alone)

Outside the limit: $1.65 more5

  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$1.65 · $9,547

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$24,39072%
  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$9,54728%

Budget and spending

Reading a local budget

Where each dollar of Conesville’s budget goes, FY26

Business Type / Enterprise: 42¢ of every dollar42¢General Government: 21¢ of every dollar21¢Culture and Recreation: 17¢ of every dollar17¢Public Works: 16¢ of every dollar16¢Public Safety: 3¢ 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 198 Iowa cities closest in size (230–520 people).

Where it goesOf each dollarCities this size (198)
Business Type / Enterprise42¢39¢
General Government21¢15¢
Culture and Recreation17¢8¢
Public Works16¢20¢
Public Safety3¢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.

  • General Government$60,40035%
  • Public Works$54,40032%
  • Public Safety$42,50025%
  • Culture and Recreation$14,7009%

The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($120,120 in FY26), so this total is low.

Budget compared with what it spent, FY23
FunctionBudgetSpent
Public Works$49,300$33,471
Public Safety$79,500$25,340
Health and Social Services$0$0
General Government$44,900$68,070
Debt Service$0$0
Culture and Recreation$10,000$7,037
Community and Economic Development$0$350
Capital Projects$0$0
Business Type / Enterprise$148,000$186,804

What it spent each year

FY24 left out6

$400,171

Debt, reserves and audits

How local debt works · What an audit tells you

What Conesville owes

$97,000 at June 30, 2026: $276 per resident. 677th most per resident of 939 Iowa places of its kind (the list).7

$1.1M
$97,000
June 30OwedPer resident
2026$97,000$276
2025$156,000$443
2024$214,000$608
2023$328,700$934
2022$328,700$934
2021$376,000$1,068
2020$427,000$1,213
2019$476,000$1,352
2018$593,000$1,685
2017$693,000$1,969
2016$693,000$1,969
2015$740,000$2,102
2014$786,000$2,233
2013$1.1M$3,011
2012$1.1M$3,122
2011$504,574$1,433
2010$0$0
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June 30OwedPer resident
2026$97,000$276
2025$156,000$443
2024$214,000$608
2023$328,700$934
2022$328,700$934
2021$376,000$1,068
2020$427,000$1,213
2019$476,000$1,352
2018$593,000$1,685
2017$693,000$1,969
2016$693,000$1,969
2015$740,000$2,102
2014$786,000$2,233
2013$1.1M$3,011
2012$1.1M$3,122
2011$504,574$1,433
2010$0$0

Down 81% since 2011.

The 5% limit8

General obligation debt is $0, 0% of the limit of about $599,003 (5% of $12.0M, the full value of its taxable property in 2024).

1 obligation at June 30, 2026
KindForPaid off byOwed
Revenue BondsSewer plant, revenue debt2028$97,000

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. Conesville’s latest audit has them: Periodic Examination, period ending Sunday, June 30, 2019 (PDF).

Audits10

The latest: Special Investigation/Fraud for the period ending Tuesday, April 30, 2024 (PDF), released Tuesday, June 24, 2025, by the Auditor of State. It’s a special investigation, done when there are signs money was misused.

2 earlier reports for Conesville

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: $47,641 in FY25, down 11% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 29% less. Grants are below.

Show the numbers
SourceFY22FY23FY24FY25
Road Use Tax (streets)$48,488$46,178$47,384$47,641

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.

$26,463
$0
    YearGrants and projects
    FY19$0
    FY20$1,001
    FY21$26,463
    FY22$7,174
    FY23$0
    FY24$455
    FY25$0
    Show the numbers
    YearGrants and projects
    FY19$0
    FY20$1,001
    FY21$26,463
    FY22$7,174
    FY23$0
    FY24$455
    FY25$0

    Has it kept up with prices?

    Each source from FY19 to FY25, after inflation.

    • Road Use Tax (streets)−29%$53,423 → $47,641, down 11% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 29% 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 down 1% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 21% less.

    $52,407
    $51,670

    Federal grants, for comparison: $31,923 in FY23.

    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 · 3

    2 seats: the top 2 win.

    Local races from civicAPI and county auditors for Conesville; 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.

    • Conesville City Council At-Large (3 seats)
      Now held by Azure Van Auken, Carolina Izaquirre, Kassandra Espinosa
    • Conesville Mayor
      Now held by Thomas Van Auken

    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

    Mark S. Lofgren (Sen. 48)Taylor R. Collins (Rep. 95)

    U.S. House:District 1

    Muscatine CountyColumbus schools