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Mitchellville

Polk County · How cities work

$3,060 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($36.32 per $1,000 of taxable value)1
$970 a yearof that goes to the city ($11.54 per $1,000)
$964,754property 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.

  • Anthony JensenMitchellville Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
  • Jessica TrobaughMitchellville Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
  • Konnor M. TrevallionMitchellville City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Matt CleverleyMitchellville City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Matt CleverleyMitchellville City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Michael Shane SmithMitchellville City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Amber TurnerMitchellville City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Piper BrodsackMitchellville City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Scott WheelerMitchellville 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 Mitchellville

Homes and businesses in most of Mitchellville pay a combined $37.10 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). They pay it all to the Polk County treasurer, who passes each government its share; the city sets and gets only its own piece, $11.54. Estimate your bill.

Rates over time

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

YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$36.07$9.45
FY21$35.89$9.54
FY22$35.56$9.50
FY23$35.64$9.90
FY24$35.73$9.88
FY25$35.65$10.00
FY26$37.45$11.87
FY27$37.10$11.54
Show the numbers
YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$36.07$9.45
FY21$35.89$9.54
FY22$35.56$9.50
FY23$35.64$9.90
FY24$35.73$9.88
FY25$35.65$10.00
FY26$37.45$11.87
FY27$37.10$11.54

Compared with places this size3

Mitchellville’s city property tax rate of $11.54 per $1,000 is the 14th lowest of 79 Iowa cities with 1,800–4,000 people. The middle of the group is $14.10.

Eldora: $26.87Pocahontas: $20.79Rockwell City: $20.74Bloomfield: $20.41Belmond: $19.86Sibley: $19.77Albia: $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: $16.25Durant: $16.24Lamoni: $16.15Cresco: $16.13Marengo: $16.10Postville: $15.68Tipton: $15.54Stuart: $15.48Granger: $15.22Sigourney: $15.20Guttenberg: $15.19Sumner: $14.83Waukon: $14.76Van Meter: $14.60Rock Rapids: $14.57Jesup: $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: $12.57New London: $12.56Lisbon: $12.50Dallas Center: $12.42Onawa: $12.32Monroe: $12.28Denver: $12.27Alta: $12.13Atkins: $11.99Hull: $11.79Columbus Junction: $11.71Cascade: $11.64West Branch: $11.63Solon: $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: $8.10Mitchellville: $11.54$8.10 lowest$26.87 highestmiddle
See all 79
#PlaceRate per $1,000People
1Eldora$26.872,595
2Pocahontas$20.791,848
3Rockwell City$20.742,185
4Bloomfield$20.412,773
5Belmond$19.862,405
6Sibley$19.772,787
7Albia$19.703,579
8Sac City$19.691,992
9Eagle Grove$19.323,615
10West Liberty$18.683,724
11Toledo$18.212,372
12La Porte City$18.082,267
13Tama$17.742,997
14Clarion$17.742,751
15Britt$17.722,001
16Missouri Valley$17.682,638
17Madrid$16.932,824
18West Union$16.602,435
19Audubon$16.522,008
20Grundy Center$16.362,821
21Belle Plaine$16.342,335
22Colfax$16.252,305
23Durant$16.241,798
24Lamoni$16.152,072
25Cresco$16.133,890
26Marengo$16.102,415
27Postville$15.682,418
28Tipton$15.543,059
29Stuart$15.481,887
30Granger$15.222,095
31Sigourney$15.201,974
32Guttenberg$15.191,804
33Sumner$14.832,032
34Waukon$14.763,799
35Van Meter$14.601,840
36Rock Rapids$14.572,709
37Jesup$14.312,541
38Osage$14.293,559
39Parkersburg$14.151,986
40Ida Grove$14.101,988
41Lake Mills$13.822,077
42Rock Valley$13.764,024
43Emmetsburg$13.703,632
44Wilton$13.622,914
45New Hampton$13.443,433
46Wapello$13.292,026
47Hudson$13.192,916
48Center Point$13.192,578
49Greenfield$13.131,988
50Hawarden$13.022,630
51Garner$12.863,049
52Bellevue$12.672,321
53Milford$12.573,258
54New London$12.561,853
55Lisbon$12.502,238
56Dallas Center$12.421,993
57Onawa$12.322,795
58Monroe$12.282,021
59Denver$12.271,955
60Alta$12.132,039
61Atkins$11.992,168
62Hull$11.792,459
63Columbus Junction$11.711,794
64Cascade$11.642,396
65West Branch$11.632,876
66Mitchellville$11.542,686
67Solon$11.533,284
68Northwood$11.282,047
69Williamsburg$11.113,380
70Ely$11.082,371
71Ogden$10.991,970
72Carter Lake$10.673,752
73Story City$10.393,439
74Kalona$10.372,762
75West Burlington$10.153,249
76Peosta$9.822,195
77Robins$9.683,362
78Epworth$9.422,042
79Fairfax$8.102,937

The $8.10 limit

Mitchellville’s general levy is $7.41 per $1,000 of taxable value in FY27, $0.69 below the limit.4 823 of 934 Iowa cities have a higher general levy. All cities.

FY23 $8.10 · FY24 $8.10 · FY25 $7.86 · FY26 $7.64 · FY27 $7.41 (before FY25, the general levy alone)

Outside the limit: $4.12 more5

  • Debt Service Levy$1.51 · $126,198
  • Total Employee Benefit Levies$1.50 · $125,125
  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$0.88 · $73,407
  • Support of a Local Emerg. Mgmt. Comm.$0.23 · $19,186

Tax increment financing (TIF)

Mitchellville’s TIF revenue, from its reports to the state.

$91,485
$54
YearTIF revenue
FY16$26,757
FY17$51,714
FY18$83,700
FY19$88,293
FY20$79,256
FY21$91,485
FY22$54
Show the numbers
YearTIF revenue
FY16$26,757
FY17$51,714
FY18$83,700
FY19$88,293
FY20$79,256
FY21$91,485
FY22$54

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$618,33864%
  • Debt Service Levy$126,19813%
  • Total Employee Benefit Levies$125,12513%
  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$73,4078%
  • Support of a Local Emerg. Mgmt. Comm.$19,1862%

Budget and spending

Reading a local budget

Where each dollar of Mitchellville’s budget goes, FY26

Business Type / Enterprise: 33¢ of every dollar33¢Capital Projects: 23¢ of every dollar23¢Public Safety: 19¢ of every dollar19¢Public Works: 12¢ of every dollar12¢Culture and Recreation: 8¢ of every dollar8¢Everything else: 6¢ 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 78 Iowa cities closest in size (1,800–4,000 people).

Where it goesOf each dollarCities this size (78)
Business Type / Enterprise33¢39¢
Capital Projects23¢16¢
Public Safety19¢12¢
Public Works12¢10¢
Culture and Recreation8¢7¢
Everything else6¢16¢

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 Safety$994,30133%
  • Capital Projects$638,78021%
  • Public Works$524,34017%
  • Debt Service$361,97012%
  • Culture and Recreation$357,59312%
  • General Government$110,7884%
  • Community and Economic Development$16,3001%

The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($1.5M in FY26), so this total is low.

Budget compared with what it spent, FY23
FunctionBudgetSpent
Public Works$493,033$559,827
Public Safety$633,692$845,375
Health and Social Services$0$1,500
General Government$198,075$227,189
Debt Service$216,879$218,569
Culture and Recreation$324,322$418,592
Community and Economic Development$123,645$88,603
Capital Projects$0$0
Business Type / Enterprise$2.5M$1.3M

What it spent each year

FY24 left out6

$6.4M

Debt, reserves and audits

How local debt works · What an audit tells you

What Mitchellville owes

$7.2M at June 30, 2026: $2,881 per resident. 298th most per resident of 939 Iowa places of its kind (the list).7

$7.2M
June 30OwedPer resident
2026$7.2M$2,881
2025$5.8M$2,331
2024$6.0M$2,412
2023$4.3M$1,740
2022$4.8M$1,935
2021$5.3M$2,130
2020$3.6M$1,439
2019$3.1M$1,263
2018$2.9M$1,167
2017$3.3M$1,341
2016$3.7M$1,500
2015$4.2M$1,678
2014$4.2M$1,691
2013$4.5M$1,825
2012$4.9M$1,984
2011$4.3M$1,736
2010$4.7M$1,877
Show the numbers
June 30OwedPer resident
2026$7.2M$2,881
2025$5.8M$2,331
2024$6.0M$2,412
2023$4.3M$1,740
2022$4.8M$1,935
2021$5.3M$2,130
2020$3.6M$1,439
2019$3.1M$1,263
2018$2.9M$1,167
2017$3.3M$1,341
2016$3.7M$1,500
2015$4.2M$1,678
2014$4.2M$1,691
2013$4.5M$1,825
2012$4.9M$1,984
2011$4.3M$1,736
2010$4.7M$1,877

Up 53% since 2010.

The 5% limit8

General obligation debt is $2.3M, 32% of the limit of about $7.4M (5% of $147.3M, the full value of its taxable property in 2024).

6 obligations at June 30, 2026
KindForPaid off byOwed
Revenue BondsWater Repl Phase 32038$2.1M
General Obligationwater & sewer rehabilitation and vehicle bond2036$2.0M
Revenue BondsCapital Notes: 7th Street Lift Station and Collection System, Sewer Revenue, Series 2021a2043$1.8M
Revenue BondsWaste Water Treatment Facility UV Improvement Project2039$767,000
General ObligationWater main replacement project phase 22039$342,000
Revenue BondsSewer Rehabilitation Project2034$117,000

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. Mitchellville’s latest audit has them: Financial Statement, period ending Sunday, June 30, 2024 (PDF).

Audits10

The latest: Financial Statement for the period ending Sunday, June 30, 2024 (PDF), released Tuesday, January 21, 2025, by a CPA firm.

15 earlier reports for Mitchellville

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: $352,918 in FY25, up 21% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 3% less. Grants are below.

Show the numbers
SourceFY22FY23FY24FY25
Road Use Tax (streets)$337,751$341,964$351,013$352,918

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.

$447,064
$5,805
  • State grants$5,805100%
YearGrants and projects
FY19$58,716
FY20$447,064
FY21$68,035
FY22$73,934
FY23$50,795
FY24$59,848
FY25$5,805
Show the numbers
YearGrants and projects
FY19$58,716
FY20$447,064
FY21$68,035
FY22$73,934
FY23$50,795
FY24$59,848
FY25$5,805

Has it kept up with prices?

Each source from FY19 to FY25, after inflation.

  • Road Use Tax (streets)−3%$291,185 → $352,918, up 21% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 3% 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 42% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 53% less.

$914,044
$533,566

Federal grants, for comparison: $159,409 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.

Local races from civicAPI and county auditors for Mitchellville; 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.

  • Mitchellville City Council At-Large
    Now held by Scott Wheeler, Amber Turner, Piper Brodsack
  • Mitchellville Mayor (2 seats)
    Now held by Jessica Trobaugh, Anthony Jensen

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

Jack Whitver (Sen. 23)Brian K. Lohse (Rep. 45)

U.S. House:District 3

Polk CountyColfax-Mingo schoolsSoutheast Polk schools