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Macedonia

Pottawattamie County · How cities work

$2,920 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($34.67 per $1,000 of taxable value)1
$1,020 a yearof that goes to the city ($12.12 per $1,000)
$97,713property taxes the city levies, FY27
$125,500city 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.

  • Gary L. WaxMacedonia City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Paden KnokeMacedonia Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
  • Paul FaxonMacedonia City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Bradley SwopeMacedonia City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Joshua KeastMacedonia City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Troy KeastMacedonia 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 Macedonia

Homes and businesses in most of Macedonia pay a combined $34.67 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). They pay it all to the Pottawattamie County treasurer, who passes each government its share; the city sets and gets only its own piece, $12.12. Estimate your bill.

Rates over time

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

YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$36.78$13.41
FY21$36.54$12.72
FY22$35.63$11.84
FY23$35.42$12.07
FY24$35.95$12.65
FY25$34.01$10.96
FY26$31.86$9.15
FY27$34.67$12.12
Show the numbers
YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$36.78$13.41
FY21$36.54$12.72
FY22$35.63$11.84
FY23$35.42$12.07
FY24$35.95$12.65
FY25$34.01$10.96
FY26$31.86$9.15
FY27$34.67$12.12

Compared with places this size3

Macedonia’s city property tax rate of $12.12 per $1,000 is the 103rd highest of 206 Iowa cities with 180–400 people. The middle of the group is $12.10.

Stanhope: $29.10Fenton: $22.05Coulter: $21.80Chelsea: $21.61Elliott: $21.61Smithland: $21.12Earling: $20.47Volga: $20.23Alta Vista: $19.88Arthur: $19.86Fort Atkinson: $19.19Salem: $19.15Cumberland: $18.42Jamaica: $18.24Massena: $18.23Callender: $17.78Casey: $17.72Vail: $17.66Ringsted: $17.65Pierson: $17.12Pisgah: $17.09Lohrville: $16.95Lakota: $16.84Marble Rock: $16.78Auburn: $16.65Mccallsburg: $16.58Prescott: $16.53Irwin: $16.46Montour: $16.37Lewis: $16.25Corwith: $16.22Deep River: $16.18Waucoma: $16.17Duncombe: $16.10Granville: $16.00Minburn: $15.75Moorhead: $15.68Onslow: $15.63Linden: $15.62Kamrar: $15.47Peterson: $15.27Greeley: $15.23Riverton: $14.94Marathon: $14.89Plainfield: $14.84Ryan: $14.84Ladora: $14.74Magnolia: $14.68Bagley: $14.63Davis City: $14.45Garrison: $14.38Halbur: $14.37Lorimor: $14.36Crystal Lake: $14.36Kimballton: $14.27Steamboat Rock: $14.19Westgate: $14.05Mystic: $14.01Wesley: $13.91Diagonal: $13.91Bussey: $13.83Mondamin: $13.82Livermore: $13.78Fertile: $13.70Stockport: $13.68Kellerton: $13.60Quimby: $13.58Meservey: $13.43Persia: $13.41Lawler: $13.39Lacona: $13.38Leland: $13.31Ute: $13.26New Market: $13.25Plymouth: $13.21Harcourt: $13.21Bennett: $13.16Ridgeway: $13.10Farmersburg: $13.09Portsmouth: $13.05Clutier: $13.03Lehigh: $12.97Menlo: $12.92Templeton: $12.91Silver City: $12.87Martelle: $12.83Malcom: $12.82Blencoe: $12.57Williams: $12.57Maurice: $12.56Clearfield: $12.50Kensett: $12.47Mccausland: $12.45Spillville: $12.40Modale: $12.34Mingo: $12.31Brandon: $12.29Blakesburg: $12.21Cushing: $12.18Bonaparte: $12.17Hanlontown: $12.17Stout: $12.14Paton: $12.09Kiron: $12.03Rembrandt: $12.03Colesburg: $11.97Liscomb: $11.96New Providence: $11.88Thornton: $11.86Parnell: $11.78Joice: $11.72Atalissa: $11.71Cantril: $11.69Kelley: $11.69Orient: $11.66Wadena: $11.65Cincinnati: $11.57Delta: $11.52Terril: $11.48Westside: $11.45Holland: $11.37Churdan: $11.31Mallard: $11.28Renwick: $11.16Dundee: $11.14Randolph: $11.08Rake: $11.05Frederika: $10.99Milton: $10.98New Vienna: $10.91Letts: $10.91Goose Lake: $10.89Birmingham: $10.87Charlotte: $10.86Yale: $10.85Hornick: $10.74Woden: $10.68Riverdale: $10.67Bode: $10.64Union: $10.58Cleghorn: $10.49Calamus: $10.47Danbury: $10.43Lytton: $10.38Rhodes: $10.36Dedham: $10.28Deloit: $10.28Protivin: $10.28Andrew: $10.22Royal: $10.20Bronson: $10.14Hancock: $10.13Rudd: $10.13La Motte: $10.09Melvin: $10.05Defiance: $10.05Floyd: $10.02Barnum: $9.96Panama: $9.85Grafton: $9.83Lynnville: $9.68Ionia: $9.65Salix: $9.63Luxemburg: $9.58Rippey: $9.42Farnhamville: $9.18Elberon: $9.16Middletown: $9.16Dixon: $9.03Lester: $8.94Oakville: $8.89Harvey: $8.71Washta: $8.65Ollie: $8.44Thor: $8.38Rowley: $8.31South English: $8.27Bertram: $8.10Fostoria: $8.10Low Moor: $8.10Nichols: $8.10Laurel: $8.10Lineville: $8.10Luana: $7.98Lockridge: $7.92Grand River: $7.86Pulaski: $7.58Sheldahl: $7.56Fredonia: $7.55Worthington: $7.50Harpers Ferry: $7.49Alvord: $7.41Columbus City: $6.94Donahue: $6.83Packwood: $6.77Libertyville: $6.60Keswick: $6.49Crawfordsville: $6.44Holy Cross: $5.91Oakland Acres: $5.88Conesville: $5.86Maharishi Vedic City: $3.87Wahpeton: $3.19West Okoboji: $2.92Rickardsville: $2.27Macedonia: $12.12$2.27 lowest$29.10 highestmiddle
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#PlaceRate per $1,000People
1Stanhope$29.10354
2Fenton$22.05250
3Coulter$21.80220
4Chelsea$21.61207
5Elliott$21.61328
6Smithland$21.12184
7Earling$20.47394
8Volga$20.23200
9Alta Vista$19.88219
10Arthur$19.86218
11Fort Atkinson$19.19300
12Salem$19.15380
13Cumberland$18.42248
14Jamaica$18.24196
15Massena$18.23352
16Callender$17.78361
17Casey$17.72387
18Vail$17.66383
19Ringsted$17.65346
20Pierson$17.12335
21Pisgah$17.09248
22Lohrville$16.95366
23Lakota$16.84261
24Marble Rock$16.78258
25Auburn$16.65253
26Mccallsburg$16.58356
27Prescott$16.53186
28Irwin$16.46320
29Montour$16.37199
30Lewis$16.25358
31Corwith$16.22259
32Deep River$16.18243
33Waucoma$16.17235
34Duncombe$16.10374
35Granville$16.00302
36Minburn$15.75317
37Moorhead$15.68186
38Onslow$15.63198
39Linden$15.62206
40Kamrar$15.47178
41Peterson$15.27321
42Greeley$15.23216
43Riverton$14.94243
44Marathon$14.89221
45Plainfield$14.84392
46Ryan$14.84348
47Ladora$14.74223
48Magnolia$14.68194
49Bagley$14.63230
50Davis City$14.45178
51Garrison$14.38345
52Halbur$14.37268
53Lorimor$14.36377
54Crystal Lake$14.36243
55Kimballton$14.27281
56Steamboat Rock$14.19261
57Westgate$14.05190
58Mystic$14.01318
59Wesley$13.91382
60Diagonal$13.91331
61Bussey$13.83378
62Mondamin$13.82335
63Livermore$13.78382
64Fertile$13.70300
65Stockport$13.68272
66Kellerton$13.60241
67Quimby$13.58245
68Meservey$13.43212
69Persia$13.41292
70Lawler$13.39392
71Lacona$13.38336
72Leland$13.31240
73Ute$13.26326
74New Market$13.25381
75Plymouth$13.21368
76Harcourt$13.21257
77Bennett$13.16330
78Ridgeway$13.10261
79Farmersburg$13.09264
80Portsmouth$13.05187
81Clutier$13.03209
82Lehigh$12.97395
83Menlo$12.92347
84Templeton$12.91337
85Silver City$12.87244
86Martelle$12.83250
87Malcom$12.82257
88Blencoe$12.57223
89Williams$12.57299
90Maurice$12.56271
91Clearfield$12.50277
92Kensett$12.47256
93Mccausland$12.45314
94Spillville$12.40371
95Modale$12.34284
96Mingo$12.31314
97Brandon$12.29331
98Blakesburg$12.21273
99Cushing$12.18225
100Bonaparte$12.17357
101Hanlontown$12.17200
102Stout$12.14194
103Macedonia$12.12266
104Paton$12.09217
105Kiron$12.03262
106Rembrandt$12.03199
107Colesburg$11.97379
108Liscomb$11.96292
109New Providence$11.88233
110Thornton$11.86394
111Parnell$11.78190
112Joice$11.72206
113Atalissa$11.71287
114Cantril$11.69224
115Kelley$11.69312
116Orient$11.66363
117Wadena$11.65201
118Cincinnati$11.57280
119Delta$11.52257
120Terril$11.48310
121Westside$11.45283
122Holland$11.37261
123Churdan$11.31359
124Mallard$11.28255
125Renwick$11.16228
126Dundee$11.14193
127Randolph$11.08183
128Rake$11.05179
129Frederika$10.99206
130Milton$10.98395
131New Vienna$10.91384
132Letts$10.91358
133Goose Lake$10.89250
134Birmingham$10.87371
135Charlotte$10.86386
136Yale$10.85265
137Hornick$10.74255
138Woden$10.68183
139Riverdale$10.67385
140Bode$10.64304
141Union$10.58378
142Cleghorn$10.49235
143Calamus$10.47348
144Danbury$10.43315
145Lytton$10.38274
146Rhodes$10.36269
147Dedham$10.28221
148Deloit$10.28246
149Protivin$10.28264
150Andrew$10.22374
151Royal$10.20379
152Bronson$10.14294
153Hancock$10.13199
154Rudd$10.13339
155La Motte$10.09235
156Melvin$10.05196
157Defiance$10.05248
158Floyd$10.02297
159Barnum$9.96186
160Panama$9.85234
161Grafton$9.83212
162Lynnville$9.68382
163Ionia$9.65220
164Salix$9.63303
165Luxemburg$9.58240
166Rippey$9.42217
167Farnhamville$9.18364
168Elberon$9.16178
169Middletown$9.16365
170Dixon$9.03204
171Lester$8.94309
172Oakville$8.89198
173Harvey$8.71242
174Washta$8.65206
175Ollie$8.44196
176Thor$8.38182
177Rowley$8.31264
178South English$8.27196
179Bertram$8.10267
180Fostoria$8.10229
181Low Moor$8.10242
182Nichols$8.10317
183Laurel$8.10214
184Lineville$8.10194
185Luana$7.98303
186Lockridge$7.92245
187Grand River$7.86192
188Pulaski$7.58259
189Sheldahl$7.56312
190Fredonia$7.55227
191Worthington$7.50374
192Harpers Ferry$7.49273
193Alvord$7.41216
194Columbus City$6.94385
195Donahue$6.83336
196Packwood$6.77186
197Libertyville$6.60278
198Keswick$6.49238
199Crawfordsville$6.44278
200Holy Cross$5.91348
201Oakland Acres$5.88178
202Conesville$5.86350
203Maharishi Vedic City$3.87290
204Wahpeton$3.19337
205West Okoboji$2.92311
206Rickardsville$2.27204

The $8.10 limit

Macedonia’s general levy is $8.10 per $1,000 of taxable value in FY27, at the limit.4 247 of 934 Iowa cities have a higher general levy. All cities.

FY23 $8.10 · FY24 $8.10 · FY25 $7.94 · FY26 $7.71 · FY27 $8.10 (before FY25, the general levy alone)

Outside the limit: $4.02 more5

  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$2.03 · $16,217
  • Total Employee Benefit Levies$1.99 · $15,923

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$64,83767%
  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$16,21717%
  • Total Employee Benefit Levies$15,92316%

Budget and spending

Reading a local budget

Where each dollar of Macedonia’s budget goes, FY26

Business Type / Enterprise: 39¢ of every dollar39¢Public Works: 32¢ of every dollar32¢General Government: 24¢ of every dollar24¢Public Safety: 3¢ of every dollarCulture and Recreation: 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 204 Iowa cities closest in size (180–400 people).

Where it goesOf each dollarCities this size (204)
Business Type / Enterprise39¢37¢
Public Works32¢21¢
General Government24¢18¢
Public Safety3¢9¢
Culture and Recreation2¢8¢

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$65,72552%
  • Public Works$42,65034%
  • Public Safety$8,8167%
  • Culture and Recreation$8,3097%

The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($120,149 in FY26), so this total is low.

Budget compared with what it spent, FY23
FunctionBudgetSpent
Public Works$88,950$56,175
Public Safety$9,173$8,548
Health and Social Services$0$0
General Government$81,325$126,133
Debt Service$0$0
Culture and Recreation$3,523$1,447
Community and Economic Development$0$0
Capital Projects$0$0
Business Type / Enterprise$118,479$102,102

What it spent each year

FY24 left out6

$361,054

Debt, reserves and audits

How local debt works · What an audit tells you

What Macedonia owes

$247,000 at June 30, 2026: $925 per resident. 561st most per resident of 939 Iowa places of its kind (the list).7

$453,406
$247,000
June 30OwedPer resident
2026$247,000$925
2025$263,801$988
2024$263,801$988
2023$298,153$1,117
2022$353,909$1,326
2021$322,000$1,206
2020$346,000$1,296
2019$371,059$1,390
2018$395,843$1,483
2017$424,609$1,590
2016$453,406$1,698
2015$220,555$826
2014$227,744$853
2013$220,029$824
2012$231,970$869
2011$243,549$912
2010$200,221$750
Show the numbers
June 30OwedPer resident
2026$247,000$925
2025$263,801$988
2024$263,801$988
2023$298,153$1,117
2022$353,909$1,326
2021$322,000$1,206
2020$346,000$1,296
2019$371,059$1,390
2018$395,843$1,483
2017$424,609$1,590
2016$453,406$1,698
2015$220,555$826
2014$227,744$853
2013$220,029$824
2012$231,970$869
2011$243,549$912
2010$200,221$750

Up 23% since 2010.

Money in reserve

The state’s budget files don’t include cities’ fund balances8. Macedonia’s latest audit has them: Periodic Examination, period ending Friday, March 31, 2023 (PDF).

Audits9

The latest: Periodic Examination for the period ending Friday, March 31, 2023 (PDF), released Thursday, November 30, 2023, by a CPA firm.

1 earlier report for Macedonia

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: $29,546 in FY25, up 20% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 4% less. Grants are below.

Show the numbers
SourceFY22FY23FY24FY25
Road Use Tax (streets)$28,116$28,611$29,386$29,546

Has it kept up with prices?

Each source from FY19 to FY25, after inflation.

  • Road Use Tax (streets)−4%$24,557 → $29,546, up 20% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 4% 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 48% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 18% more.

$53,013

Federal grants, for comparison: $18,167 in FY23.

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

City · 2

2 seats: the top 2 win.

Local races from civicAPI and county auditors for Macedonia; 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.

  • Macedonia City Council At-Large (3 seats)
    Now held by Joshua Keast, Bradley Swope, Troy Keast
  • Macedonia Mayor
    Now held by Paden Knoke

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

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 ballot13.

Related places

At the Statehouse and in Congress14

Mark Costello (Sen. 8)David Sieck (Rep. 16)

U.S. House:District 4

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