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Osceola County · How cities work

$3,210 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($38.12 per $1,000 of taxable value)1
$1,670 a yearof that goes to the city ($19.77 per $1,000)
$1.3Mproperty taxes the city levies, FY27
$3.0Mcity 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.

  • Dave MyersSibley City Council Ward 2 · elected November 4, 2025
  • Kevin OmmenSibley City Council Ward 1 · elected November 4, 2025
  • Levi HenrichsSibley City Council Ward 3 · elected November 4, 2025
  • Sande SmithSibley City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Lynelle ThinerSibley 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 Sibley

Homes and businesses in most of Sibley pay a combined $38.12 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). They pay it all to the Osceola County treasurer, who passes each government its share; the city sets and gets only its own piece, $19.77. Estimate your bill.

Rates over time

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

CombinedCity’s own
0$10$20$30$40’20’22’24’26’27CombinedCity’s own
0$10$20$30$40’20’21’22’23’24’25’26’27CombinedCity’s own
YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$37.44$19.90
FY21$35.77$18.25
FY22$33.65$16.38
FY23$34.40$17.50
FY24$35.57$18.16
FY25$37.52$20.03
FY26$38.11$20.02
FY27$38.12$19.77
Show the numbers
YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$37.44$19.90
FY21$35.77$18.25
FY22$33.65$16.38
FY23$34.40$17.50
FY24$35.57$18.16
FY25$37.52$20.03
FY26$38.11$20.02
FY27$38.12$19.77

Compared with places this size3

Sibley’s city property tax rate of $19.77 per $1,000 is the 5th highest of 75 Iowa cities with 1,900–4,100 people. The middle of the group is $14.10.

Eldora: $26.87Rockwell City: $20.74Bloomfield: $20.41Belmond: $19.86Albia: $19.70Sac City: $19.69Eagle Grove: $19.32West Liberty: $18.68Toledo: $18.21La Porte City: $18.08Tama: $17.74Clarion: $17.74Britt: $17.72Missouri Valley: $17.68Madrid: $16.93West Union: $16.60Audubon: $16.52Grundy Center: $16.36Belle Plaine: $16.34Colfax: $16.25Lamoni: $16.15Cresco: $16.13Marengo: $16.10Postville: $15.68Tipton: $15.54Stuart: $15.48Granger: $15.22Sigourney: $15.20Jefferson: $14.88Sumner: $14.83Waukon: $14.76Rock Rapids: $14.57Monticello: $14.49Jesup: $14.31Osage: $14.29Parkersburg: $14.15Ida Grove: $14.10Lake Mills: $13.82Rock Valley: $13.76Emmetsburg: $13.70Wilton: $13.62New Hampton: $13.44Wapello: $13.29Hudson: $13.19Center Point: $13.19Greenfield: $13.13Hawarden: $13.02Garner: $12.86Bellevue: $12.67Milford: $12.57Lisbon: $12.50Dallas Center: $12.42Onawa: $12.32Monroe: $12.28Denver: $12.27Alta: $12.13Atkins: $11.99Hull: $11.79Cascade: $11.64West Branch: $11.63Mitchellville: $11.54Solon: $11.53Northwood: $11.28Williamsburg: $11.11Ely: $11.08Ogden: $10.99Carter Lake: $10.67Story City: $10.39Kalona: $10.37West Burlington: $10.15Peosta: $9.82Robins: $9.68Epworth: $9.42Fairfax: $8.10Sibley: $19.77$8.10 lowest$26.87 highestmiddle
See all 75
#PlaceRate per $1,000People
1Eldora$26.872,595
2Rockwell City$20.742,185
3Bloomfield$20.412,773
4Belmond$19.862,405
5Sibley$19.772,787
6Albia$19.703,579
7Sac City$19.691,992
8Eagle Grove$19.323,615
9West Liberty$18.683,724
10Toledo$18.212,372
11La Porte City$18.082,267
12Tama$17.742,997
13Clarion$17.742,751
14Britt$17.722,001
15Missouri Valley$17.682,638
16Madrid$16.932,824
17West Union$16.602,435
18Audubon$16.522,008
19Grundy Center$16.362,821
20Belle Plaine$16.342,335
21Colfax$16.252,305
22Lamoni$16.152,072
23Cresco$16.133,890
24Marengo$16.102,415
25Postville$15.682,418
26Tipton$15.543,059
27Stuart$15.481,887
28Granger$15.222,095
29Sigourney$15.201,974
30Jefferson$14.884,148
31Sumner$14.832,032
32Waukon$14.763,799
33Rock Rapids$14.572,709
34Monticello$14.494,095
35Jesup$14.312,541
36Osage$14.293,559
37Parkersburg$14.151,986
38Ida Grove$14.101,988
39Lake Mills$13.822,077
40Rock Valley$13.764,024
41Emmetsburg$13.703,632
42Wilton$13.622,914
43New Hampton$13.443,433
44Wapello$13.292,026
45Hudson$13.192,916
46Center Point$13.192,578
47Greenfield$13.131,988
48Hawarden$13.022,630
49Garner$12.863,049
50Bellevue$12.672,321
51Milford$12.573,258
52Lisbon$12.502,238
53Dallas Center$12.421,993
54Onawa$12.322,795
55Monroe$12.282,021
56Denver$12.271,955
57Alta$12.132,039
58Atkins$11.992,168
59Hull$11.792,459
60Cascade$11.642,396
61West Branch$11.632,876
62Mitchellville$11.542,686
63Solon$11.533,284
64Northwood$11.282,047
65Williamsburg$11.113,380
66Ely$11.082,371
67Ogden$10.991,970
68Carter Lake$10.673,752
69Story City$10.393,439
70Kalona$10.372,762
71West Burlington$10.153,249
72Peosta$9.822,195
73Robins$9.683,362
74Epworth$9.422,042
75Fairfax$8.102,937

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$561,87342%
  • Total Employee Benefit Levies$347,03426%
  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$178,47513%
  • Debt Service Levy$121,8859%
  • Unified Law Enforcement$98,6097%
  • Aviation Authority (under sec.330A.15)$17,7501%

Budget and spending

Reading a local budget

Where each dollar of Sibley’s budget goes, FY26

Business Type / Enterprise: 65¢ of every dollar65¢Culture and Recreation: 13¢ of every dollar13¢Public Works: 8¢ of every dollar8¢Public Safety: 5¢ of every dollarDebt Service: 4¢ of every dollarEverything else: 4¢ 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 74 Iowa cities closest in size (1,900–4,100 people).

Where it goesOf each dollarCities this size (74)
Business Type / Enterprise65¢38¢
Culture and Recreation13¢7¢
Public Works8¢10¢
Public Safety5¢12¢
Debt Service4¢8¢
Everything else4¢24¢

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.

  • Culture and Recreation$1.0M34%
  • Public Works$810,89827%
  • Public Safety$442,87715%
  • Debt Service$381,22613%
  • General Government$330,96011%
  • Community and Economic Development$30,4511%

The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($5.5M in FY26), so this total is low.

Budget compared with what it spent, FY23
FunctionBudgetSpent
Public Works$980,165$922,801
Public Safety$725,177$515,533
Health and Social Services$2,400$0
General Government$319,270$1.2M
Debt Service$371,392$380,480
Culture and Recreation$1.2M$1.1M
Community and Economic Development$226,000$122,001
Capital Projects$341,674$0
Business Type / Enterprise$5.0M$4.9M

What it spent each year

FY24 left out4

$15.7M
’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’25

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? 5

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: $406,790 in FY25, up 13% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 10% less. Grants are below.

In today's dollarsActual dollars
$300,000$375,000$450,000$525,000$600,000’19’21’23’25Today's $Actual
$300,000$375,000$450,000$525,000$600,000’19’20’21’22’23’24’25Today's $Actual
Show the numbers
SourceFY22FY23FY24FY25
Road Use Tax (streets)$393,802$393,568$403,982$406,790

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.

$60,500
$0
’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
    YearGrants and projects
    FY19$23,272
    FY20$0
    FY21$0
    FY22$5,000
    FY23$0
    FY24$60,500
    FY25$0
    Show the numbers
    YearGrants and projects
    FY19$23,272
    FY20$0
    FY21$0
    FY22$5,000
    FY23$0
    FY24$60,500
    FY25$0

    Has it kept up with prices?

    Each source from FY19 to FY25, after inflation.

    • Road Use Tax (streets)−10%$361,462 → $406,790, up 13% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 10% 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 37% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 9% more.

    $442,839
    $417,828
    ’19’20’21’22’23’24’25

    Federal grants, for comparison: $192,436 in FY23.

    Elections

    Local races from civicAPI and county auditors for Sibley; official results are on each county auditor’s site.

    Related places

    At the Statehouse and in Congress6

    Lynn Evans (Sen. 3)Zach Dieken (Rep. 5)

    U.S. House:District 4

    Osceola CountySibley-Ocheyedan schools