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$3,330 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($39.49 per $1,000 of taxable value)1
$1,660 a yearof that goes to the city ($19.69 per $1,000)
$1.4Mproperty taxes the city levies, FY27
$2.7Mcity 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.

  • Robert MurleySac City City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Tom LownikSac City City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Kayla ShullSac City City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Larry MahlerSac City City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Scott G BundtSac City Mayor · elected November 7, 2023
  • Teresa BrueningSac City 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 Sac City

Homes and businesses in most of Sac City pay a combined $39.49 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). They pay it all to the Sac County treasurer, who passes each government its share; the city sets and gets only its own piece, $19.69. Estimate your bill.

Rates over time

Per $1,000 of taxable value: the typical combined rate people in Sac City 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$37.55$19.71
FY21$37.87$19.69
FY22$38.56$19.53
FY23$38.38$19.15
FY24$39.51$19.94
FY25$38.48$19.15
FY26$38.51$19.01
FY27$39.49$19.69
Show the numbers
YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$37.55$19.71
FY21$37.87$19.69
FY22$38.56$19.53
FY23$38.38$19.15
FY24$39.51$19.94
FY25$38.48$19.15
FY26$38.51$19.01
FY27$39.49$19.69

Compared with places this size3

Sac City’s city property tax rate of $19.69 per $1,000 is the 7th highest of 106 Iowa cities with 1,300–2,900 people. The middle of the group is $14.18.

Eldora: $26.87Pocahontas: $20.79Rockwell City: $20.74Bloomfield: $20.41Belmond: $19.86Sibley: $19.77Traer: $19.56Corning: $19.36Lake City: $19.32Corydon: $18.22Toledo: $18.21La Porte City: $18.08Clarion: $17.74Britt: $17.72Missouri Valley: $17.68Madrid: $16.93Manson: $16.87Nashua: $16.81Ackley: $16.63West Union: $16.60Audubon: $16.52Roland: $16.51Monona: $16.41Grundy Center: $16.36Belle Plaine: $16.34Colfax: $16.25Durant: $16.24Lamoni: $16.15Marengo: $16.10Holstein: $15.81State Center: $15.80Pleasantville: $15.80Postville: $15.68Earlham: $15.55Brooklyn: $15.49Stuart: $15.48Mount Ayr: $15.32Granger: $15.22Sigourney: $15.20Guttenberg: $15.19Logan: $15.05Sumner: $14.83Woodbine: $14.80Bedford: $14.66Lenox: $14.65Manning: $14.62Van Meter: $14.60Rock Rapids: $14.57Jesup: $14.31Nora Springs: $14.25Kingsley: $14.25Urbana: $14.20Parkersburg: $14.15Hartley: $14.11Ida Grove: $14.10Woodward: $14.05Guthrie Center: $14.04Lake Mills: $13.82Montezuma: $13.79Gilbert: $13.71Wilton: $13.62Avoca: $13.51Wapello: $13.29Hudson: $13.19Center Point: $13.19Greenfield: $13.13Hawarden: $13.02Akron: $12.93Leon: $12.93Slater: $12.79Bellevue: $12.67Sanborn: $12.62New London: $12.56Lisbon: $12.50Dallas Center: $12.42Onawa: $12.32Remsen: $12.32Monroe: $12.28Denver: $12.27Alta: $12.13Reinbeck: $12.10Atkins: $11.99Wellman: $11.88Blue Grass: $11.79Hull: $11.79Columbus Junction: $11.71Cascade: $11.64West Branch: $11.63Mitchellville: $11.54Palo: $11.49Prairie City: $11.38Northwood: $11.28Mediapolis: $11.27Ely: $11.08Ogden: $10.99Farley: $10.91Oakland: $10.85Moville: $10.67Kalona: $10.37Walcott: $10.29Peosta: $9.82Epworth: $9.42Walford: $8.72Lone Tree: $8.13Fairfax: $8.10Sac City: $19.69$8.10 lowest$26.87 highestmiddle
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#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
7Sac City$19.691,992
8Traer$19.561,547
9Corning$19.361,509
10Lake City$19.321,656
11Corydon$18.221,563
12Toledo$18.212,372
13La Porte City$18.082,267
14Clarion$17.742,751
15Britt$17.722,001
16Missouri Valley$17.682,638
17Madrid$16.932,824
18Manson$16.871,646
19Nashua$16.811,515
20Ackley$16.631,538
21West Union$16.602,435
22Audubon$16.522,008
23Roland$16.511,376
24Monona$16.411,462
25Grundy Center$16.362,821
26Belle Plaine$16.342,335
27Colfax$16.252,305
28Durant$16.241,798
29Lamoni$16.152,072
30Marengo$16.102,415
31Holstein$15.811,475
32State Center$15.801,403
33Pleasantville$15.801,696
34Postville$15.682,418
35Earlham$15.551,411
36Brooklyn$15.491,474
37Stuart$15.481,887
38Mount Ayr$15.321,616
39Granger$15.222,095
40Sigourney$15.201,974
41Guttenberg$15.191,804
42Logan$15.051,351
43Sumner$14.832,032
44Woodbine$14.801,707
45Bedford$14.661,474
46Lenox$14.651,355
47Manning$14.621,390
48Van Meter$14.601,840
49Rock Rapids$14.572,709
50Jesup$14.312,541
51Nora Springs$14.251,330
52Kingsley$14.251,394
53Urbana$14.201,635
54Parkersburg$14.151,986
55Hartley$14.111,584
56Ida Grove$14.101,988
57Woodward$14.051,383
58Guthrie Center$14.041,579
59Lake Mills$13.822,077
60Montezuma$13.791,421
61Gilbert$13.711,397
62Wilton$13.622,914
63Avoca$13.511,685
64Wapello$13.292,026
65Hudson$13.192,916
66Center Point$13.192,578
67Greenfield$13.131,988
68Hawarden$13.022,630
69Akron$12.931,545
70Leon$12.931,779
71Slater$12.791,626
72Bellevue$12.672,321
73Sanborn$12.621,463
74New London$12.561,853
75Lisbon$12.502,238
76Dallas Center$12.421,993
77Onawa$12.322,795
78Remsen$12.321,681
79Monroe$12.282,021
80Denver$12.271,955
81Alta$12.132,039
82Reinbeck$12.101,673
83Atkins$11.992,168
84Wellman$11.881,531
85Blue Grass$11.791,707
86Hull$11.792,459
87Columbus Junction$11.711,794
88Cascade$11.642,396
89West Branch$11.632,876
90Mitchellville$11.542,686
91Palo$11.491,554
92Prairie City$11.381,722
93Northwood$11.282,047
94Mediapolis$11.271,679
95Ely$11.082,371
96Ogden$10.991,970
97Farley$10.911,723
98Oakland$10.851,519
99Moville$10.671,707
100Kalona$10.372,762
101Walcott$10.291,556
102Peosta$9.822,195
103Epworth$9.422,042
104Walford$8.721,357
105Lone Tree$8.131,341
106Fairfax$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$545,11340%
  • Debt Service Levy$387,79629%
  • Total Employee Benefit Levies$354,10926%
  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$73,4675%

Budget and spending

Reading a local budget

Where each dollar of Sac City’s budget goes, FY26

Business Type / Enterprise: 57¢ of every dollar57¢Debt Service: 11¢ of every dollar11¢Public Safety: 10¢ of every dollar10¢General Government: 7¢ of every dollar7¢Culture and Recreation: 7¢ of every dollar7¢Everything else: 8¢ of every dollar8¢

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 105 Iowa cities closest in size (1,300–2,900 people).

Where it goesOf each dollarCities this size (105)
Business Type / Enterprise57¢41¢
Debt Service11¢6¢
Public Safety10¢11¢
General Government7¢6¢
Culture and Recreation7¢8¢
Everything else8¢14¢

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 Works$684,50026%
  • Debt Service$684,41726%
  • Public Safety$538,90020%
  • Culture and Recreation$367,60014%
  • General Government$314,40012%
  • Capital Projects$80,0003%

The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($2.9M in FY26), so this total is low.

Budget compared with what it spent, FY23
FunctionBudgetSpent
Public Works$488,028$566,227
Public Safety$427,450$440,609
Health and Social Services$0$0
General Government$231,511$551,131
Debt Service$342,200$362,532
Culture and Recreation$361,800$363,699
Community and Economic Development$97,000$46,819
Capital Projects$0$254,100
Business Type / Enterprise$0$3.1M

What it spent each year

FY24 left out4

$8.4M
’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: $292,990 in FY25, up 2% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 19% less. Grants are below.

In today's dollarsActual dollars
$150,000$262,500$375,000$487,500$600,000’19’21’23’25Today's $Actual
$150,000$262,500$375,000$487,500$600,000’19’20’21’22’23’24’25Today's $Actual
Show the numbers
SourceFY22FY23FY24FY25
Road Use Tax (streets)$290,079$283,892$291,404$292,990
Commercial and industrial tax replacement (“backfill”)$20,556$17,988––

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.

$5,466
$0
’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
    YearGrants and projects
    FY19$5,466
    FY20$2,202
    FY21$2,148
    FY22$0
    FY23$0
    FY24$0
    FY25$0
    Show the numbers
    YearGrants and projects
    FY19$5,466
    FY20$2,202
    FY21$2,148
    FY22$0
    FY23$0
    FY24$0
    FY25$0

    Has it kept up with prices?

    Each source from FY19 to FY25, after inflation.

    • Road Use Tax (streets)−19%$286,792 → $292,990, up 2% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 19% 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 32% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 5% more.

    $298,826
    $294,440
    ’19’20’21’22’23’24’25

    Federal grants, for comparison: $256,797 in FY25.

    Elections

    Most recent: November 4, 2025

    City · 1

    2 seats: the top 2 win.

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

    Related places

    At the Statehouse and in Congress6

    Tim Kraayenbrink (Sen. 4)Wendy Larson (Rep. 7)

    U.S. House:District 4

    Sac CountyEast Sac County schools