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Clutier

Tama County · How cities work

$3,180 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($37.70 per $1,000 of taxable value)1
$1,100 a yearof that goes to the city ($13.03 per $1,000)
$68,068property taxes the city levies, FY27
$260,490city 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.

  • Dianna CowanClutier City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Donald HutchingsClutier City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Duane Parizek Jr.Clutier City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Gregg RieseClutier City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Linda PearsonClutier Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
  • Shelley KrizClutier City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Carley BolhuisClutier City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Emma WinkelpleckClutier City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Katherine SeyeClutier City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Sue KupkaClutier 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 Clutier

Homes and businesses in most of Clutier pay a combined $37.70 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). They pay it all to the Tama County treasurer, who passes each government its share; the city sets and gets only its own piece, $13.03. Estimate your bill.

Rates over time

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

YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$32.31$12.69
FY21$31.91$12.98
FY22$31.87$13.04
FY23$32.00$13.50
FY24$29.79$11.98
FY25$35.50$12.54
FY26$37.81$13.20
FY27$37.70$13.03
Show the numbers
YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$32.31$12.69
FY21$31.91$12.98
FY22$31.87$13.04
FY23$32.00$13.50
FY24$29.79$11.98
FY25$35.50$12.54
FY26$37.81$13.20
FY27$37.70$13.03

Compared with places this size3

Clutier’s city property tax rate of $13.03 per $1,000 is the 58th highest of 197 Iowa cities with 140–310 people. The middle of the group is $11.37.

Harris: $23.13Fenton: $22.05Soldier: $21.92Coulter: $21.80Chelsea: $21.61Smithland: $21.12Volga: $20.23Alta Vista: $19.88Arthur: $19.86Coin: $19.59Garden Grove: $19.20Fort Atkinson: $19.19Hastings: $18.95Cumberland: $18.42Jamaica: $18.24Hillsboro: $17.68Woolstock: $17.26Pisgah: $17.09Lakota: $16.84Marble Rock: $16.78Auburn: $16.65Prescott: $16.53Montour: $16.37Corwith: $16.22Deep River: $16.18Waucoma: $16.17Granville: $16.00Little Sioux: $15.74Moorhead: $15.68Onslow: $15.63Linden: $15.62Kamrar: $15.47Greeley: $15.23Riverton: $14.94Marathon: $14.89Ladora: $14.74Magnolia: $14.68Bagley: $14.63Davis City: $14.45Lucas: $14.40Halbur: $14.37Crystal Lake: $14.36Kimballton: $14.27Steamboat Rock: $14.19Westgate: $14.05Fertile: $13.70Stockport: $13.68Kellerton: $13.60Quimby: $13.58Meservey: $13.43Persia: $13.41Leland: $13.31Harcourt: $13.21Calumet: $13.16Ridgeway: $13.10Farmersburg: $13.09Portsmouth: $13.05Silver City: $12.87Patterson: $12.84Martelle: $12.83Malcom: $12.82Blencoe: $12.57Williams: $12.57Maurice: $12.56Clearfield: $12.50Kensett: $12.47Aurora: $12.40Modale: $12.34Bridgewater: $12.29Blakesburg: $12.21Cushing: $12.18Hanlontown: $12.17Stout: $12.14Macedonia: $12.12Paton: $12.09Decatur: $12.08Kiron: $12.03Rembrandt: $12.03Shambaugh: $11.98Liscomb: $11.96Lone Rock: $11.92New Providence: $11.88Henderson: $11.85Parnell: $11.78Reasnor: $11.76Joice: $11.72Atalissa: $11.71Cantril: $11.69Kelley: $11.69Wadena: $11.65Exline: $11.60Cincinnati: $11.57Beaman: $11.54Delta: $11.52Terril: $11.48Westside: $11.45College Springs: $11.44Holland: $11.37Mallard: $11.28Renwick: $11.16Linn Grove: $11.15Dundee: $11.14Randolph: $11.08Leighton: $11.07Rake: $11.05Frederika: $10.99Alexander: $10.90Goose Lake: $10.89Yale: $10.85Lambs Grove: $10.78Wallingford: $10.75Hornick: $10.74Woden: $10.68Bode: $10.64Cleghorn: $10.49Barnes City: $10.44Lytton: $10.38Stockton: $10.37Rhodes: $10.36Randall: $10.35Dedham: $10.28Deloit: $10.28Protivin: $10.28Meriden: $10.28Drakesville: $10.24Bronson: $10.14Hancock: $10.13La Motte: $10.09Melvin: $10.05Defiance: $10.05Floyd: $10.02Barnum: $9.96Panama: $9.85Grafton: $9.83Tingley: $9.81Ionia: $9.65Salix: $9.63Van Wert: $9.62Rock Falls: $9.61Kirkville: $9.59Luxemburg: $9.58Rippey: $9.42Elberon: $9.16Dixon: $9.03Lester: $8.94Blairsburg: $8.93Prairieburg: $8.91Oakville: $8.89Luther: $8.83Harvey: $8.71Washta: $8.65Moorland: $8.61Pilot Mound: $8.54Ollie: $8.44Thor: $8.38Rowley: $8.31South English: $8.27Thurman: $8.26Boxholm: $8.11Bertram: $8.10Fostoria: $8.10Low Moor: $8.10Laurel: $8.10Lineville: $8.10Luana: $7.98Lockridge: $7.92Mount Auburn: $7.86Haverhill: $7.86Grand River: $7.86Olds: $7.86Castalia: $7.86Dickens: $7.86Rose Hill: $7.86West Chester: $7.82Mcclelland: $7.79Lidderdale: $7.68Pulaski: $7.58Sheldahl: $7.56Fredonia: $7.55Braddyville: $7.49Harpers Ferry: $7.49Alvord: $7.41Packwood: $6.77Libertyville: $6.60Keswick: $6.49Crawfordsville: $6.44Gravity: $6.18Oakland Acres: $5.88Springbrook: $5.79Maysville: $5.77Panorama Park: $4.62Maharishi Vedic City: $3.87West Okoboji: $2.92Sherrill: $2.66Rickardsville: $2.27New Liberty: $2.27Clutier: $13.03$2.27 lowest$23.13 highestmiddle
See all 197
#PlaceRate per $1,000People
1Harris$23.13145
2Fenton$22.05250
3Soldier$21.92176
4Coulter$21.80220
5Chelsea$21.61207
6Smithland$21.12184
7Volga$20.23200
8Alta Vista$19.88219
9Arthur$19.86218
10Coin$19.59171
11Garden Grove$19.20173
12Fort Atkinson$19.19300
13Hastings$18.95157
14Cumberland$18.42248
15Jamaica$18.24196
16Hillsboro$17.68158
17Woolstock$17.26141
18Pisgah$17.09248
19Lakota$16.84261
20Marble Rock$16.78258
21Auburn$16.65253
22Prescott$16.53186
23Montour$16.37199
24Corwith$16.22259
25Deep River$16.18243
26Waucoma$16.17235
27Granville$16.00302
28Little Sioux$15.74170
29Moorhead$15.68186
30Onslow$15.63198
31Linden$15.62206
32Kamrar$15.47178
33Greeley$15.23216
34Riverton$14.94243
35Marathon$14.89221
36Ladora$14.74223
37Magnolia$14.68194
38Bagley$14.63230
39Davis City$14.45178
40Lucas$14.40176
41Halbur$14.37268
42Crystal Lake$14.36243
43Kimballton$14.27281
44Steamboat Rock$14.19261
45Westgate$14.05190
46Fertile$13.70300
47Stockport$13.68272
48Kellerton$13.60241
49Quimby$13.58245
50Meservey$13.43212
51Persia$13.41292
52Leland$13.31240
53Harcourt$13.21257
54Calumet$13.16144
55Ridgeway$13.10261
56Farmersburg$13.09264
57Portsmouth$13.05187
58Clutier$13.03209
59Silver City$12.87244
60Patterson$12.84176
61Martelle$12.83250
62Malcom$12.82257
63Blencoe$12.57223
64Williams$12.57299
65Maurice$12.56271
66Clearfield$12.50277
67Kensett$12.47256
68Aurora$12.40165
69Modale$12.34284
70Bridgewater$12.29145
71Blakesburg$12.21273
72Cushing$12.18225
73Hanlontown$12.17200
74Stout$12.14194
75Macedonia$12.12266
76Paton$12.09217
77Decatur$12.08174
78Kiron$12.03262
79Rembrandt$12.03199
80Shambaugh$11.98161
81Liscomb$11.96292
82Lone Rock$11.92143
83New Providence$11.88233
84Henderson$11.85140
85Parnell$11.78190
86Reasnor$11.76157
87Joice$11.72206
88Atalissa$11.71287
89Cantril$11.69224
90Kelley$11.69312
91Wadena$11.65201
92Exline$11.60157
93Cincinnati$11.57280
94Beaman$11.54155
95Delta$11.52257
96Terril$11.48310
97Westside$11.45283
98College Springs$11.44172
99Holland$11.37261
100Mallard$11.28255
101Renwick$11.16228
102Linn Grove$11.15155
103Dundee$11.14193
104Randolph$11.08183
105Leighton$11.07153
106Rake$11.05179
107Frederika$10.99206
108Alexander$10.90165
109Goose Lake$10.89250
110Yale$10.85265
111Lambs Grove$10.78174
112Wallingford$10.75154
113Hornick$10.74255
114Woden$10.68183
115Bode$10.64304
116Cleghorn$10.49235
117Barnes City$10.44152
118Lytton$10.38274
119Stockton$10.37171
120Rhodes$10.36269
121Randall$10.35156
122Dedham$10.28221
123Deloit$10.28246
124Protivin$10.28264
125Meriden$10.28175
126Drakesville$10.24170
127Bronson$10.14294
128Hancock$10.13199
129La Motte$10.09235
130Melvin$10.05196
131Defiance$10.05248
132Floyd$10.02297
133Barnum$9.96186
134Panama$9.85234
135Grafton$9.83212
136Tingley$9.81146
137Ionia$9.65220
138Salix$9.63303
139Van Wert$9.62175
140Rock Falls$9.61143
141Kirkville$9.59159
142Luxemburg$9.58240
143Rippey$9.42217
144Elberon$9.16178
145Dixon$9.03204
146Lester$8.94309
147Blairsburg$8.93175
148Prairieburg$8.91156
149Oakville$8.89198
150Luther$8.83147
151Harvey$8.71242
152Washta$8.65206
153Moorland$8.61169
154Pilot Mound$8.54155
155Ollie$8.44196
156Thor$8.38182
157Rowley$8.31264
158South English$8.27196
159Thurman$8.26162
160Boxholm$8.11177
161Bertram$8.10267
162Fostoria$8.10229
163Low Moor$8.10242
164Laurel$8.10214
165Lineville$8.10194
166Luana$7.98303
167Lockridge$7.92245
168Mount Auburn$7.86162
169Haverhill$7.86164
170Grand River$7.86192
171Olds$7.86174
172Castalia$7.86141
173Dickens$7.86146
174Rose Hill$7.86156
175West Chester$7.82147
176Mcclelland$7.79147
177Lidderdale$7.68162
178Pulaski$7.58259
179Sheldahl$7.56312
180Fredonia$7.55227
181Braddyville$7.49142
182Harpers Ferry$7.49273
183Alvord$7.41216
184Packwood$6.77186
185Libertyville$6.60278
186Keswick$6.49238
187Crawfordsville$6.44278
188Gravity$6.18149
189Oakland Acres$5.88178
190Springbrook$5.79145
191Maysville$5.77155
192Panorama Park$4.62142
193Maharishi Vedic City$3.87290
194West Okoboji$2.92311
195Sherrill$2.66176
196Rickardsville$2.27204
197New Liberty$2.27141

The $8.10 limit

Clutier’s general levy is $8.29 per $1,000 of taxable value in FY27, $0.19 above the limit; it has to come down in steps.4 91 of 934 Iowa cities have a higher general levy. All cities.

FY23 $8.10 · FY24 $8.10 · FY25 $8.37 · FY26 $8.37 · FY27 $8.29 (before FY25, the general levy alone)

Outside the limit: $4.74 more5

  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$2.85 · $14,540
  • Total Employee Benefit Levies$1.89 · $9,668

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$42,34164%
  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$14,54022%
  • Total Employee Benefit Levies$9,66815%

Budget and spending

Reading a local budget

Where each dollar of Clutier’s budget goes, FY26

Business Type / Enterprise: 31¢ of every dollar31¢General Government: 25¢ of every dollar25¢Public Works: 20¢ of every dollar20¢Public Safety: 13¢ of every dollar13¢Culture and Recreation: 11¢ of every dollar11¢

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 195 Iowa cities closest in size (140–310 people).

Where it goesOf each dollarCities this size (195)
Business Type / Enterprise31¢34¢
General Government25¢20¢
Public Works20¢22¢
Public Safety13¢9¢
Culture and Recreation11¢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.

  • Public Works$105,12540%
  • General Government$76,58029%
  • Public Safety$40,09515%
  • Culture and Recreation$37,94015%
  • Community and Economic Development$7500%

The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($95,150 in FY26), so this total is low.

Budget compared with what it spent, FY23
FunctionBudgetSpent
Public Works$47,658$53,856
Public Safety$28,934$28,839
Health and Social Services$0$0
General Government$74,208$90,785
Debt Service$0$0
Culture and Recreation$24,435$21,500
Community and Economic Development$0$0
Capital Projects$15,251$0
Business Type / Enterprise$42,095$53,885

What it spent each year

FY24 left out6

$310,977

Debt, reserves and audits

How local debt works · What an audit tells you

What Clutier owes

No debt at June 30, 2026.7

$36,718
$0
June 30OwedPer resident
2026$0$0
2025$0$0
2024$0$0
2023$5,245$25
2022$24,235$114
2021$14,837$70
2020$19,497$92
2019$25,203$118
2018$29,595$139
2017$36,718$172
2016$0$0
2015$0$0
2014$0$0
2013$0$0
2012$0$0
2011$7,000$33
2010$14,000$66
Show the numbers
June 30OwedPer resident
2026$0$0
2025$0$0
2024$0$0
2023$5,245$25
2022$24,235$114
2021$14,837$70
2020$19,497$92
2019$25,203$118
2018$29,595$139
2017$36,718$172
2016$0$0
2015$0$0
2014$0$0
2013$0$0
2012$0$0
2011$7,000$33
2010$14,000$66

Down 100% since 2010.

The 5% limit8

General obligation debt is $0, 0% of the limit of about $483,076 (5% of $9.7M, the full value of its taxable property in 2024).

Money in reserve

The state’s budget files don’t include cities’ fund balances9. Clutier’s latest audit has them: Periodic Examination, period ending Saturday, December 31, 2016 (PDF).

Audits10

The latest: Periodic Examination for the period ending Saturday, December 31, 2016 (PDF), released Monday, August 6, 2018, by the Auditor of State.

1 earlier report for Clutier

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: $23,315 in FY25, up 30% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 3% more. Grants are below.

Show the numbers
SourceFY22FY23FY24FY25
Road Use Tax (streets)$19,255$19,242$21,442$19,865
Commercial and industrial tax replacement (“backfill”)$4,882$3,413$2,920$3,450

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.

$187
$0
    YearGrants and projects
    FY19$178
    FY20$187
    FY21$0
    FY22$0
    FY23$0
    FY24$0
    FY25$0
    Show the numbers
    YearGrants and projects
    FY19$178
    FY20$187
    FY21$0
    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)−12%$17,994 → $19,865, up 10% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 12% 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 56% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 25% more.

    $24,947
    $20,348

    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 · 2

    5 seats: the top 5 win.

    Local races from civicAPI and county auditors for Clutier; 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.

    • Clutier City Council At-Large (5 seats)
      Now held by Katherine Seye, Carley Bolhuis, Sue Kupka, Dianna Cowan, Emma Winkelpleck
    • Clutier Mayor
      Now held by Linda Pearson

    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

    Annette Sweeney (Sen. 27)Dean Fisher (Rep. 53)

    U.S. House:District 2

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