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Tingley

Ringgold County · How cities work

$2,800 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($33.22 per $1,000 of taxable value)1
$830 a yearof that goes to the city ($9.81 per $1,000)
$30,621property taxes the city levies, FY27
$155,350city budget, all funds, FY272

Who runs it

The city council passes ordinances, adopts the budget and sets the city’s property tax.

  • Dale DerscheidTingley City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Jeremy WeedaTingley City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Larry JarredTingley Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
  • Bob JohnsonTingley City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • James SterlingTingley City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Schianniah BrinerTingley 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 Tingley

Homes and businesses in most of Tingley pay a combined $33.22 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). They pay it all to the Ringgold County treasurer, who passes each government its share; the city sets and gets only its own piece, $9.81. Estimate your bill.

Rates over time

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

YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$41.59$12.99
FY21$36.93$11.08
FY22$32.96$12.23
FY23$32.39$12.23
FY24$36.87$11.80
FY25$30.96$11.45
FY26$35.99$11.64
FY27$33.22$9.81
Show the numbers
YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$41.59$12.99
FY21$36.93$11.08
FY22$32.96$12.23
FY23$32.39$12.23
FY24$36.87$11.80
FY25$30.96$11.45
FY26$35.99$11.64
FY27$33.22$9.81

Compared with places this size3

Tingley’s city property tax rate of $9.81 per $1,000 is the 74th lowest of 178 Iowa cities with 100–220 people. The middle of the group is $10.76.

Castana: $34.13Brayton: $25.07Harris: $23.13Whitten: $22.65Soldier: $21.92Chelsea: $21.61Smithland: $21.12Volga: $20.23Alta Vista: $19.88Arthur: $19.86Coin: $19.59Rowan: $19.53Chester: $19.30Bouton: $19.25Ricketts: $19.22Garden Grove: $19.20Hastings: $18.95Swaledale: $18.62Jamaica: $18.24Hillsboro: $17.68Bristow: $17.39Woolstock: $17.26Prescott: $16.53Monmouth: $16.41Blockton: $16.37Montour: $16.37Geneva: $16.25Waterville: $16.25Little Sioux: $15.74Moorhead: $15.68Onslow: $15.63Linden: $15.62Woodburn: $15.59Kamrar: $15.47Greeley: $15.23Goodell: $15.16Marne: $15.03Baldwin: $14.91Magnolia: $14.68Davis City: $14.45Lucas: $14.40Westgate: $14.05Palmer: $13.89Ayrshire: $13.55Searsboro: $13.55Ferguson: $13.53Lanesboro: $13.53Meservey: $13.43Calumet: $13.16Portsmouth: $13.05Clutier: $13.03Delaware: $12.86Patterson: $12.84Clemons: $12.69Millersburg: $12.40Aurora: $12.40Bridgewater: $12.29Hanlontown: $12.17Stout: $12.14Arion: $12.14Webb: $12.10Paton: $12.09Decatur: $12.08Rembrandt: $12.03Shambaugh: $11.98Lone Rock: $11.92East Peru: $11.89Henderson: $11.85Parnell: $11.78Reasnor: $11.76Ledyard: $11.74Joice: $11.72Toronto: $11.68Wadena: $11.65Exline: $11.60Beaman: $11.54College Springs: $11.44Melrose: $11.27Linn Grove: $11.15Dundee: $11.14Randolph: $11.08Leighton: $11.07Rake: $11.05Masonville: $11.00Somers: $10.99Frederika: $10.99Havelock: $10.95Alexander: $10.90Lambs Grove: $10.78Wallingford: $10.75Woden: $10.68Pacific Junction: $10.56Barnes City: $10.44Stockton: $10.37Randall: $10.35Meriden: $10.28Drakesville: $10.24North Washington: $10.23Dawson: $10.19Hancock: $10.13Melvin: $10.05Barnum: $9.96Grafton: $9.83Clare: $9.81Rutland: $9.65Van Wert: $9.62Rock Falls: $9.61Kirkville: $9.59Superior: $9.58Martinsburg: $9.49Rippey: $9.42Larrabee: $9.41Hamilton: $9.35Floris: $9.29Mitchell: $9.22Westphalia: $9.18Elberon: $9.16Dixon: $9.03Blairsburg: $8.93Prairieburg: $8.91Oakville: $8.89Welton: $8.86Archer: $8.84Luther: $8.83Fraser: $8.81Macksburg: $8.81Washta: $8.65Moorland: $8.61Pilot Mound: $8.54Ollie: $8.44Thor: $8.38Andover: $8.28South English: $8.27Thurman: $8.26Boxholm: $8.11Rome: $8.10Westfield: $8.10Laurel: $8.10Lineville: $8.10Vincent: $8.09Morrison: $7.86Mount Auburn: $7.86Haverhill: $7.86Grand River: $7.86Olds: $7.86Castalia: $7.86Dickens: $7.86Rose Hill: $7.86West Chester: $7.82Cromwell: $7.81Mcclelland: $7.79Luzerne: $7.69Lidderdale: $7.68Bernard: $7.56Braddyville: $7.49Alvord: $7.41Franklin: $7.31Weldon: $7.18Brunsville: $6.95Packwood: $6.77Houghton: $6.73Williamson: $6.72Lincoln: $6.32Gravity: $6.18Ackworth: $5.90Oakland Acres: $5.88Springbrook: $5.79Maysville: $5.77Harper: $5.29Panorama Park: $4.62Keomah Village: $3.15Mcintire: $2.78Sherrill: $2.66Centralia: $2.41Rickardsville: $2.27New Liberty: $2.27North Buena Vista: $1.78Tingley: $9.81$1.78 lowest$34.13 highestmiddle
See all 178
#PlaceRate per $1,000People
1Castana$34.13103
2Brayton$25.07138
3Harris$23.13145
4Whitten$22.6598
5Soldier$21.92176
6Chelsea$21.61207
7Smithland$21.12184
8Volga$20.23200
9Alta Vista$19.88219
10Arthur$19.86218
11Coin$19.59171
12Rowan$19.53118
13Chester$19.30134
14Bouton$19.25125
15Ricketts$19.22105
16Garden Grove$19.20173
17Hastings$18.95157
18Swaledale$18.62136
19Jamaica$18.24196
20Hillsboro$17.68158
21Bristow$17.39139
22Woolstock$17.26141
23Prescott$16.53186
24Monmouth$16.41129
25Blockton$16.37123
26Montour$16.37199
27Geneva$16.25137
28Waterville$16.25112
29Little Sioux$15.74170
30Moorhead$15.68186
31Onslow$15.63198
32Linden$15.62206
33Woodburn$15.59133
34Kamrar$15.47178
35Greeley$15.23216
36Goodell$15.16139
37Marne$15.03109
38Baldwin$14.9199
39Magnolia$14.68194
40Davis City$14.45178
41Lucas$14.40176
42Westgate$14.05190
43Palmer$13.89137
44Ayrshire$13.55128
45Searsboro$13.55129
46Ferguson$13.5398
47Lanesboro$13.53112
48Meservey$13.43212
49Calumet$13.16144
50Portsmouth$13.05187
51Clutier$13.03209
52Delaware$12.86139
53Patterson$12.84176
54Clemons$12.69135
55Millersburg$12.40135
56Aurora$12.40165
57Bridgewater$12.29145
58Hanlontown$12.17200
59Stout$12.14194
60Arion$12.1499
61Webb$12.10139
62Paton$12.09217
63Decatur$12.08174
64Rembrandt$12.03199
65Shambaugh$11.98161
66Lone Rock$11.92143
67East Peru$11.89119
68Henderson$11.85140
69Parnell$11.78190
70Reasnor$11.76157
71Ledyard$11.74118
72Joice$11.72206
73Toronto$11.68101
74Wadena$11.65201
75Exline$11.60157
76Beaman$11.54155
77College Springs$11.44172
78Melrose$11.27110
79Linn Grove$11.15155
80Dundee$11.14193
81Randolph$11.08183
82Leighton$11.07153
83Rake$11.05179
84Masonville$11.0098
85Somers$10.99121
86Frederika$10.99206
87Havelock$10.95127
88Alexander$10.90165
89Lambs Grove$10.78174
90Wallingford$10.75154
91Woden$10.68183
92Pacific Junction$10.5699
93Barnes City$10.44152
94Stockton$10.37171
95Randall$10.35156
96Meriden$10.28175
97Drakesville$10.24170
98North Washington$10.23107
99Dawson$10.19110
100Hancock$10.13199
101Melvin$10.05196
102Barnum$9.96186
103Grafton$9.83212
104Clare$9.81133
105Tingley$9.81146
106Rutland$9.65116
107Van Wert$9.62175
108Rock Falls$9.61143
109Kirkville$9.59159
110Superior$9.58127
111Martinsburg$9.49109
112Rippey$9.42217
113Larrabee$9.41116
114Hamilton$9.35125
115Floris$9.29119
116Mitchell$9.22118
117Westphalia$9.18133
118Elberon$9.16178
119Dixon$9.03204
120Blairsburg$8.93175
121Prairieburg$8.91156
122Oakville$8.89198
123Welton$8.86124
124Archer$8.84116
125Luther$8.83147
126Fraser$8.81107
127Macksburg$8.81103
128Washta$8.65206
129Moorland$8.61169
130Pilot Mound$8.54155
131Ollie$8.44196
132Thor$8.38182
133Andover$8.28106
134South English$8.27196
135Thurman$8.26162
136Boxholm$8.11177
137Rome$8.10112
138Westfield$8.10121
139Laurel$8.10214
140Lineville$8.10194
141Vincent$8.09125
142Morrison$7.86101
143Mount Auburn$7.86162
144Haverhill$7.86164
145Grand River$7.86192
146Olds$7.86174
147Castalia$7.86141
148Dickens$7.86146
149Rose Hill$7.86156
150West Chester$7.82147
151Cromwell$7.81104
152Mcclelland$7.79147
153Luzerne$7.69111
154Lidderdale$7.68162
155Bernard$7.56117
156Braddyville$7.49142
157Alvord$7.41216
158Franklin$7.31133
159Weldon$7.18134
160Brunsville$6.95128
161Packwood$6.77186
162Houghton$6.73129
163Williamson$6.72126
164Lincoln$6.32119
165Gravity$6.18149
166Ackworth$5.90117
167Oakland Acres$5.88178
168Springbrook$5.79145
169Maysville$5.77155
170Harper$5.29117
171Panorama Park$4.62142
172Keomah Village$3.15107
173Mcintire$2.78115
174Sherrill$2.66176
175Centralia$2.41117
176Rickardsville$2.27204
177New Liberty$2.27141
178North Buena Vista$1.78107

The $8.10 limit

Tingley’s general levy is $7.02 per $1,000 of taxable value in FY27, $1.08 below the limit.4 848 of 934 Iowa cities have a higher general levy. All cities.

FY23 $8.10 · FY24 $8.10 · FY25 $8.06 · FY26 $7.91 · FY27 $7.02 (before FY25, the general levy alone)

Outside the limit: $2.79 more5

  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$2.79 · $8,712

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$21,90972%
  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$8,71228%

Budget and spending

Reading a local budget

Where each dollar of Tingley’s budget goes, FY26

Capital Projects: 76¢ of every dollar76¢General Government: 8¢ of every dollar8¢Public Works: 5¢ of every dollarCulture and Recreation: 5¢ of every dollarPublic Safety: 4¢ of every dollarEverything 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 178 Iowa cities closest in size (100–220 people).

Where it goesOf each dollarCities this size (178)
Capital Projects76¢2¢
General Government8¢23¢
Public Works5¢25¢
Culture and Recreation5¢8¢
Public Safety4¢10¢
Everything else2¢1¢

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$54,80035%
  • Public Works$33,70022%
  • Culture and Recreation$30,35020%
  • Public Safety$26,50017%
  • Community and Economic Development$10,0006%
Budget compared with what it spent, FY23
FunctionBudgetSpent
Public Works$23,000$28,449
Public Safety$15,500$11,025
Health and Social Services$0$0
General Government$41,200$29,274
Debt Service$0$0
Culture and Recreation$22,950$26,900
Community and Economic Development$3,000$1,446
Capital Projects$0$0
Business Type / Enterprise$0$0

What it spent each year

FY24 left out6

$299,244

Debt, reserves and audits

How local debt works · What an audit tells you

What Tingley owes

No debt at June 30, 2026.7

$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% limit8

General obligation debt is $0, 0% of the limit of about $324,508 (5% of $6.5M, the full value of its taxable property in 2024).

Money in reserve

The state’s budget files don’t include cities’ fund balances9. Tingley’s latest audit has them: Periodic Examination, period ending Wednesday, June 30, 2021 (PDF).

Audits10

The latest: Periodic Examination for the period ending Wednesday, June 30, 2021 (PDF), released Thursday, March 31, 2022, 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? 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: $15,316 in FY25, down 17% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 34% less. Grants are below.

Show the numbers
SourceFY22FY23FY24FY25
Road Use Tax (streets)$15,723$14,770$15,166$15,249
Commercial and industrial tax replacement (“backfill”)–$133$50$67

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.

$196,094
  • Other$196,094100%
YearGrants and projects
FY19$0
FY20$0
FY21$0
FY22$0
FY23$100
FY24$0
FY25$196,094
Show the numbers
YearGrants and projects
FY19$0
FY20$0
FY21$0
FY22$0
FY23$100
FY24$0
FY25$196,094

Has it kept up with prices?

Each source from FY19 to FY25, after inflation.

  • Road Use Tax (streets)−34%$18,460 → $15,249, down 17% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 34% 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 47% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 17% more.

$26,052
$17,052

Federal grants, for comparison: $12,933 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)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

Ballot measures · 1

Passed Yes 90.0% (9) · No 10.0% (1)

Passes with more yes votes than no.

City · 2

2 seats: the top 2 win.

Local races from civicAPI and county auditors for Tingley; 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.

  • Tingley City Council At-Large (3 seats)
    Now held by Bob Johnson, Schianniah Briner, James Sterling
  • Tingley Mayor
    Now held by Larry Jarred

Candidates as county auditors and civicAPI list them; a filing can take a few days to appear here13.

Past ballot measures

  • Public Measure STNovember 4, 2025

    Passed Yes 90.0% (9) · No 10.0% (1)

    Passes with more yes votes than no.

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

Tom Shipley (Sen. 9)Devon Wood (Rep. 17)

U.S. House:District 3

Ringgold CountyMount Ayr schools