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Granville

Sioux County · How cities work

$2,860 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($33.90 per $1,000 of taxable value)1
$1,350 a yearof that goes to the city ($16.00 per $1,000)
$248,214property taxes the city levies, FY27
$713,025city 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.

  • Chris HuntGranville City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Chuck KreberGranville City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • James WyniaGranville City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Roger L. GoergenGranville Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
  • Curtis James ChristoffelGranville City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Jim SchlichteGranville City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Mark Von ArbGranville 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 Granville

Homes and businesses in most of Granville pay a combined $33.90 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). They pay it all to the Sioux County treasurer, who passes each government its share; the city sets and gets only its own piece, $16.00. Estimate your bill.

Rates over time

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

YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$26.69$10.65
FY21$28.89$10.63
FY22$31.50$13.67
FY23$30.89$13.32
FY24$32.31$14.20
FY25$32.77$14.74
FY26$34.82$16.80
FY27$33.90$16.00
Show the numbers
YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$26.69$10.65
FY21$28.89$10.63
FY22$31.50$13.67
FY23$30.89$13.32
FY24$32.31$14.20
FY25$32.77$14.74
FY26$34.82$16.80
FY27$33.90$16.00

Compared with places this size3

Granville’s city property tax rate of $16.00 per $1,000 is the 35th highest of 199 Iowa cities with 200–450 people. The middle of the group is $12.21.

Stanhope: $29.10Fenton: $22.05Coulter: $21.80Chelsea: $21.61Elliott: $21.61Oxford Junction: $20.84Earling: $20.47Alta Vista: $19.88Arthur: $19.86Fort Atkinson: $19.19Salem: $19.15Cumberland: $18.42Massena: $18.23Callender: $17.78Casey: $17.72Vail: $17.66Ringsted: $17.65Emerson: $17.54Ashton: $17.17Pierson: $17.12Burt: $17.10Pisgah: $17.09Lohrville: $16.95Lakota: $16.84Marble Rock: $16.78Auburn: $16.65Mccallsburg: $16.58Irwin: $16.46Lewis: $16.25Corwith: $16.22Deep River: $16.18Waucoma: $16.17Duncombe: $16.10Bayard: $16.05Minburn: $15.75Linden: $15.62Peterson: $15.27Greeley: $15.23Arlington: $14.98Riverton: $14.94Marathon: $14.89Plainfield: $14.84Ryan: $14.84Otho: $14.82Ladora: $14.74Bagley: $14.63Garrison: $14.38Halbur: $14.37Lorimor: $14.36Crystal Lake: $14.36Kimballton: $14.27Ocheyedan: $14.22Steamboat Rock: $14.19Mystic: $14.01Wesley: $13.91Diagonal: $13.91Bussey: $13.83Mondamin: $13.82Livermore: $13.78Fertile: $13.70Stockport: $13.68Kellerton: $13.60Albion: $13.58Quimby: $13.58Lamont: $13.57New Albin: $13.55Meservey: $13.43Persia: $13.41Lawler: $13.39Lacona: $13.38Leland: $13.31Ute: $13.26New Market: $13.25Plymouth: $13.21Harcourt: $13.21Bennett: $13.16Ridgeway: $13.10Farmersburg: $13.09Clutier: $13.03Little Rock: $13.03Lehigh: $12.97Menlo: $12.92Templeton: $12.91Silver City: $12.87Martelle: $12.83Malcom: $12.82Galva: $12.68Martensdale: $12.63Blencoe: $12.57Williams: $12.57Maurice: $12.56Clearfield: $12.50Kensett: $12.47Mccausland: $12.45Spillville: $12.40Modale: $12.34Mingo: $12.31Brandon: $12.29Blakesburg: $12.21Cushing: $12.18Bonaparte: $12.17Macedonia: $12.12Hawkeye: $12.11Paton: $12.09Kiron: $12.03Colesburg: $11.97Liscomb: $11.96New Providence: $11.88Thornton: $11.86Joice: $11.72Allerton: $11.72Atalissa: $11.71Cantril: $11.69Kelley: $11.69Orient: $11.66Cincinnati: $11.57Delta: $11.52Terril: $11.48Westside: $11.45Holland: $11.37Churdan: $11.31Mallard: $11.28Miles: $11.28Renwick: $11.16Frederika: $10.99Milton: $10.98New Vienna: $10.91Letts: $10.91Goose Lake: $10.89Birmingham: $10.87Charlotte: $10.86Yale: $10.85Batavia: $10.77Hornick: $10.74Riverdale: $10.67Bode: $10.64Union: $10.58Cleghorn: $10.49Calamus: $10.47Danbury: $10.43Lytton: $10.38Stacyville: $10.36Rhodes: $10.36Dedham: $10.28Deloit: $10.28Protivin: $10.28Andrew: $10.22Royal: $10.20Bronson: $10.14Rudd: $10.13La Motte: $10.09Defiance: $10.05Floyd: $10.02Panama: $9.85Grafton: $9.83Lynnville: $9.68Ionia: $9.65Salix: $9.63Luxemburg: $9.58Rippey: $9.42Farnhamville: $9.18Middletown: $9.16Alleman: $9.12Dixon: $9.03Lester: $8.94Harvey: $8.71Washta: $8.65Rowley: $8.31Bertram: $8.10Fostoria: $8.10Grandview: $8.10Lost Nation: $8.10Low Moor: $8.10Nichols: $8.10Laurel: $8.10Luana: $7.98Lockridge: $7.92Delhi: $7.81Klemme: $7.74Pulaski: $7.58Beacon: $7.56Sheldahl: $7.56Fredonia: $7.55Worthington: $7.50Harpers Ferry: $7.49Alvord: $7.41Marquette: $7.08Columbus City: $6.94Donahue: $6.83Libertyville: $6.60Keswick: $6.49Crawfordsville: $6.44Holy Cross: $5.91Conesville: $5.86Maharishi Vedic City: $3.87Wahpeton: $3.19West Okoboji: $2.92Rickardsville: $2.27Granville: $16.00$2.27 lowest$29.10 highestmiddle
See all 199
#PlaceRate per $1,000People
1Stanhope$29.10354
2Fenton$22.05250
3Coulter$21.80220
4Chelsea$21.61207
5Elliott$21.61328
6Oxford Junction$20.84424
7Earling$20.47394
8Alta Vista$19.88219
9Arthur$19.86218
10Fort Atkinson$19.19300
11Salem$19.15380
12Cumberland$18.42248
13Massena$18.23352
14Callender$17.78361
15Casey$17.72387
16Vail$17.66383
17Ringsted$17.65346
18Emerson$17.54401
19Ashton$17.17434
20Pierson$17.12335
21Burt$17.10404
22Pisgah$17.09248
23Lohrville$16.95366
24Lakota$16.84261
25Marble Rock$16.78258
26Auburn$16.65253
27Mccallsburg$16.58356
28Irwin$16.46320
29Lewis$16.25358
30Corwith$16.22259
31Deep River$16.18243
32Waucoma$16.17235
33Duncombe$16.10374
34Bayard$16.05402
35Granville$16.00302
36Minburn$15.75317
37Linden$15.62206
38Peterson$15.27321
39Greeley$15.23216
40Arlington$14.98415
41Riverton$14.94243
42Marathon$14.89221
43Plainfield$14.84392
44Ryan$14.84348
45Otho$14.82417
46Ladora$14.74223
47Bagley$14.63230
48Garrison$14.38345
49Halbur$14.37268
50Lorimor$14.36377
51Crystal Lake$14.36243
52Kimballton$14.27281
53Ocheyedan$14.22424
54Steamboat Rock$14.19261
55Mystic$14.01318
56Wesley$13.91382
57Diagonal$13.91331
58Bussey$13.83378
59Mondamin$13.82335
60Livermore$13.78382
61Fertile$13.70300
62Stockport$13.68272
63Kellerton$13.60241
64Albion$13.58444
65Quimby$13.58245
66Lamont$13.57429
67New Albin$13.55435
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
80Clutier$13.03209
81Little Rock$13.03447
82Lehigh$12.97395
83Menlo$12.92347
84Templeton$12.91337
85Silver City$12.87244
86Martelle$12.83250
87Malcom$12.82257
88Galva$12.68416
89Martensdale$12.63413
90Blencoe$12.57223
91Williams$12.57299
92Maurice$12.56271
93Clearfield$12.50277
94Kensett$12.47256
95Mccausland$12.45314
96Spillville$12.40371
97Modale$12.34284
98Mingo$12.31314
99Brandon$12.29331
100Blakesburg$12.21273
101Cushing$12.18225
102Bonaparte$12.17357
103Macedonia$12.12266
104Hawkeye$12.11429
105Paton$12.09217
106Kiron$12.03262
107Colesburg$11.97379
108Liscomb$11.96292
109New Providence$11.88233
110Thornton$11.86394
111Joice$11.72206
112Allerton$11.72432
113Atalissa$11.71287
114Cantril$11.69224
115Kelley$11.69312
116Orient$11.66363
117Cincinnati$11.57280
118Delta$11.52257
119Terril$11.48310
120Westside$11.45283
121Holland$11.37261
122Churdan$11.31359
123Mallard$11.28255
124Miles$11.28400
125Renwick$11.16228
126Frederika$10.99206
127Milton$10.98395
128New Vienna$10.91384
129Letts$10.91358
130Goose Lake$10.89250
131Birmingham$10.87371
132Charlotte$10.86386
133Yale$10.85265
134Batavia$10.77434
135Hornick$10.74255
136Riverdale$10.67385
137Bode$10.64304
138Union$10.58378
139Cleghorn$10.49235
140Calamus$10.47348
141Danbury$10.43315
142Lytton$10.38274
143Stacyville$10.36436
144Rhodes$10.36269
145Dedham$10.28221
146Deloit$10.28246
147Protivin$10.28264
148Andrew$10.22374
149Royal$10.20379
150Bronson$10.14294
151Rudd$10.13339
152La Motte$10.09235
153Defiance$10.05248
154Floyd$10.02297
155Panama$9.85234
156Grafton$9.83212
157Lynnville$9.68382
158Ionia$9.65220
159Salix$9.63303
160Luxemburg$9.58240
161Rippey$9.42217
162Farnhamville$9.18364
163Middletown$9.16365
164Alleman$9.12439
165Dixon$9.03204
166Lester$8.94309
167Harvey$8.71242
168Washta$8.65206
169Rowley$8.31264
170Bertram$8.10267
171Fostoria$8.10229
172Grandview$8.10431
173Lost Nation$8.10425
174Low Moor$8.10242
175Nichols$8.10317
176Laurel$8.10214
177Luana$7.98303
178Lockridge$7.92245
179Delhi$7.81438
180Klemme$7.74429
181Pulaski$7.58259
182Beacon$7.56434
183Sheldahl$7.56312
184Fredonia$7.55227
185Worthington$7.50374
186Harpers Ferry$7.49273
187Alvord$7.41216
188Marquette$7.08434
189Columbus City$6.94385
190Donahue$6.83336
191Libertyville$6.60278
192Keswick$6.49238
193Crawfordsville$6.44278
194Holy Cross$5.91348
195Conesville$5.86350
196Maharishi Vedic City$3.87290
197Wahpeton$3.19337
198West Okoboji$2.92311
199Rickardsville$2.27204

The $8.10 limit

Granville’s general levy is $7.97 per $1,000 of taxable value in FY27, $0.13 below the limit.4 456 of 934 Iowa cities have a higher general levy. All cities.

FY23 $8.10 · FY24 $8.10 · FY25 $8.21 · FY26 $8.21 · FY27 $7.97 (before FY25, the general levy alone)

Outside the limit: $8.04 more5

  • Debt Service Levy$4.07 · $63,078
  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$2.04 · $31,659
  • Total Employee Benefit Levies$1.92 · $29,780

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$123,45750%
  • Debt Service Levy$63,07825%
  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$31,65913%
  • Total Employee Benefit Levies$29,78012%

Budget and spending

Reading a local budget

Where each dollar of Granville’s budget goes, FY26

Public Works: 26¢ of every dollar26¢Public Safety: 22¢ of every dollar22¢General Government: 18¢ of every dollar18¢Culture and Recreation: 16¢ of every dollar16¢Debt Service: 9¢ of every dollar9¢Everything else: 9¢ of every dollar9¢

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 197 Iowa cities closest in size (200–450 people).

Where it goesOf each dollarCities this size (197)
Public Works26¢20¢
Public Safety22¢9¢
General Government18¢17¢
Culture and Recreation16¢8¢
Debt Service9¢3¢
Everything else9¢2¢

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$238,87534%
  • Public Safety$171,10024%
  • General Government$122,80017%
  • Debt Service$64,6009%
  • Culture and Recreation$63,2009%
  • Community and Economic Development$50,0007%
  • Health and Social Services$2,4500%
Budget compared with what it spent, FY23
FunctionBudgetSpent
Public Works$277,550$96,330
Public Safety$159,900$134,989
Health and Social Services$2,450$1,995
General Government$107,820$92,106
Debt Service$35,600$35,230
Culture and Recreation$42,450$52,496
Community and Economic Development$17,000$2,201
Capital Projects$0$0
Business Type / Enterprise$218,900$156,276

What it spent each year

FY24 left out6

$1.3M
$1.1M

Debt, reserves and audits

How local debt works · What an audit tells you

What Granville owes

$992,604 at June 30, 2026: $3,202 per resident. 264th most per resident of 939 Iowa places of its kind (the list).7

$1.0M
$992,604
June 30OwedPer resident
2026$992,604$3,202
2025$1.0M$3,374
2024$767,000$2,474
2023$808,000$2,606
2022$849,000$2,739
2021$881,975$2,845
2020$304,764$983
2019$311,412$1,005
2018$338,564$1,092
2017$19,879$64
2016$0$0
2015$0$0
2014$0$0
2013$0$0
2012$0$0
2011$10,000$32
2010$20,000$65
Show the numbers
June 30OwedPer resident
2026$992,604$3,202
2025$1.0M$3,374
2024$767,000$2,474
2023$808,000$2,606
2022$849,000$2,739
2021$881,975$2,845
2020$304,764$983
2019$311,412$1,005
2018$338,564$1,092
2017$19,879$64
2016$0$0
2015$0$0
2014$0$0
2013$0$0
2012$0$0
2011$10,000$32
2010$20,000$65

Up 4863% since 2010.

The 5% limit8

General obligation debt is $783,604, 63% of the limit of about $1.2M (5% of $24.9M, the full value of its taxable property in 2024).

3 obligations at June 30, 2026
KindForPaid off byOwed
General ObligationStreet Repair Project 20202040$475,000
General ObligationStreet Improvement Project 20242044$308,604
Revenue BondsSanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project2037$209,000

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. Granville’s latest audit has them: Annual Examination, period ending Sunday, June 3, 2018 (PDF).

Audits10

The latest: Annual Examination for the period ending Sunday, June 3, 2018 (PDF), released Thursday, December 13, 2018, by the Auditor of State.

1 earlier report for Granville

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: $378,688 in FY25, up 847% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 655% more. Grants are below.

Show the numbers
SourceFY22FY23FY24FY25
Road Use Tax (streets)$42,566$42,203$44,096$376,466
Commercial and industrial tax replacement (“backfill”)$9,102$2,222$1,666$2,222

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.

$13,530
$0
    YearGrants and projects
    FY19$13,530
    FY20$0
    FY21$0
    FY22$0
    FY23$757
    FY24$0
    FY25$0
    Show the numbers
    YearGrants and projects
    FY19$13,530
    FY20$0
    FY21$0
    FY22$0
    FY23$757
    FY24$0
    FY25$0

    Has it kept up with prices?

    Each source from FY19 to FY25, after inflation.

    • Road Use Tax (streets)+650%$39,990 → $376,466, up 841% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 650% more

    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 75% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 39% more.

    $66,039

    Federal grants, for comparison: $22,727 in FY23.

    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.

    Most recent: November 4, 2025

    City · 3

    2 seats: the top 2 win.

    Local races from civicAPI and county auditors for Granville; 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.

    • Granville City Council At-Large (3 seats)
      Now held by Mark Von Arb, Curtis James Christoffel, Jim Schlichte
    • Granville Mayor
      Now held by Roger L. Goergen

    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

    Jeff Taylor (Sen. 2)Thomas M. Jeneary (Rep. 3)

    U.S. House:District 4

    Sioux CountyMoc-Floyd Valley schools