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Hornick

Woodbury County · How cities work

$2,570 a yearproperty tax on a $200,000 home here, FY27, for every local government ($30.50 per $1,000 of taxable value)1
$900 a yearof that goes to the city ($10.74 per $1,000)
$74,709property taxes the city levies, FY27
$313,767city 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.

  • Eric R. BebeeHornick City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Jessica SlempHornick City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Scott MatthiasHornick City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
  • Dustin JohnstonHornick City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Mat AndresenHornick City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
  • Scott MitchellHornick Mayor · elected November 7, 2023
  • Steve HolstHornick 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 Hornick

Homes and businesses in most of Hornick pay a combined $30.50 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). They pay it all to the Woodbury County treasurer, who passes each government its share; the city sets and gets only its own piece, $10.74. Estimate your bill.

Rates over time

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

YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$29.25$9.82
FY21$29.19$9.97
FY22$28.81$9.99
FY23$28.70$9.99
FY24$29.07$10.35
FY25$29.35$10.35
FY26$30.28$10.56
FY27$30.50$10.74
Show the numbers
YearCombinedCity’s own
FY20$29.25$9.82
FY21$29.19$9.97
FY22$28.81$9.99
FY23$28.70$9.99
FY24$29.07$10.35
FY25$29.35$10.35
FY26$30.28$10.56
FY27$30.50$10.74

Compared with places this size3

Hornick’s city property tax rate of $10.74 per $1,000 is the 76th lowest of 211 Iowa cities with 170–380 people. The middle of the group is $12.03.

Stanhope: $29.10Fenton: $22.05Soldier: $21.92Coulter: $21.80Chelsea: $21.61Elliott: $21.61Smithland: $21.12Volga: $20.23Alta Vista: $19.88Arthur: $19.86Coin: $19.59Garden Grove: $19.20Fort Atkinson: $19.19Salem: $19.15Cumberland: $18.42Jamaica: $18.24Massena: $18.23Callender: $17.78Ringsted: $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: $15.75Little Sioux: $15.74Moorhead: $15.68Onslow: $15.63Linden: $15.62Kamrar: $15.47Peterson: $15.27Greeley: $15.23Riverton: $14.94Marathon: $14.89Ryan: $14.84Ladora: $14.74Magnolia: $14.68Bagley: $14.63Davis City: $14.45Lucas: $14.40Garrison: $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: $13.41Lacona: $13.38Leland: $13.31Ute: $13.26New Market: $13.25Plymouth: $13.21Harcourt: $13.21Bennett: $13.16Ridgeway: $13.10Farmersburg: $13.09Portsmouth: $13.05Clutier: $13.03Menlo: $12.92Templeton: $12.91Silver City: $12.87Patterson: $12.84Martelle: $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: $12.14Macedonia: $12.12Paton: $12.09Decatur: $12.08Kiron: $12.03Rembrandt: $12.03Colesburg: $11.97Liscomb: $11.96New Providence: $11.88Parnell: $11.78Joice: $11.72Atalissa: $11.71Cantril: $11.69Kelley: $11.69Orient: $11.66Wadena: $11.65Cincinnati: $11.57Delta: $11.52Terril: $11.48Westside: $11.45College Springs: $11.44Holland: $11.37Churdan: $11.31Mallard: $11.28Renwick: $11.16Dundee: $11.14Randolph: $11.08Rake: $11.05Frederika: $10.99Letts: $10.91Goose Lake: $10.89Birmingham: $10.87Yale: $10.85Lambs Grove: $10.78Woden: $10.68Bode: $10.64Union: $10.58Cleghorn: $10.49Calamus: $10.47Danbury: $10.43Lytton: $10.38Stockton: $10.37Rhodes: $10.36Dedham: $10.28Deloit: $10.28Protivin: $10.28Meriden: $10.28Drakesville: $10.24Andrew: $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: $9.63Van Wert: $9.62Luxemburg: $9.58Rippey: $9.42Farnhamville: $9.18Elberon: $9.16Middletown: $9.16Dixon: $9.03Lester: $8.94Blairsburg: $8.93Oakville: $8.89Harvey: $8.71Washta: $8.65Ollie: $8.44Thor: $8.38Rowley: $8.31South English: $8.27Boxholm: $8.11Bertram: $8.10Fostoria: $8.10Low Moor: $8.10Nichols: $8.10Laurel: $8.10Lineville: $8.10Luana: $7.98Lockridge: $7.92Grand River: $7.86Olds: $7.86Pulaski: $7.58Sheldahl: $7.56Fredonia: $7.55Worthington: $7.50Harpers Ferry: $7.49Alvord: $7.41Donahue: $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: $2.92Sherrill: $2.66Rickardsville: $2.27Hornick: $10.74$2.27 lowest$29.10 highestmiddle
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#PlaceRate per $1,000People
1Stanhope$29.10354
2Fenton$22.05250
3Soldier$21.92176
4Coulter$21.80220
5Chelsea$21.61207
6Elliott$21.61328
7Smithland$21.12184
8Volga$20.23200
9Alta Vista$19.88219
10Arthur$19.86218
11Coin$19.59171
12Garden Grove$19.20173
13Fort Atkinson$19.19300
14Salem$19.15380
15Cumberland$18.42248
16Jamaica$18.24196
17Massena$18.23352
18Callender$17.78361
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
37Little Sioux$15.74170
38Moorhead$15.68186
39Onslow$15.63198
40Linden$15.62206
41Kamrar$15.47178
42Peterson$15.27321
43Greeley$15.23216
44Riverton$14.94243
45Marathon$14.89221
46Ryan$14.84348
47Ladora$14.74223
48Magnolia$14.68194
49Bagley$14.63230
50Davis City$14.45178
51Lucas$14.40176
52Garrison$14.38345
53Halbur$14.37268
54Lorimor$14.36377
55Crystal Lake$14.36243
56Kimballton$14.27281
57Steamboat Rock$14.19261
58Westgate$14.05190
59Mystic$14.01318
60Wesley$13.91382
61Diagonal$13.91331
62Bussey$13.83378
63Mondamin$13.82335
64Livermore$13.78382
65Fertile$13.70300
66Stockport$13.68272
67Kellerton$13.60241
68Quimby$13.58245
69Meservey$13.43212
70Persia$13.41292
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
82Menlo$12.92347
83Templeton$12.91337
84Silver City$12.87244
85Patterson$12.84176
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
105Decatur$12.08174
106Kiron$12.03262
107Rembrandt$12.03199
108Colesburg$11.97379
109Liscomb$11.96292
110New Providence$11.88233
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
122College Springs$11.44172
123Holland$11.37261
124Churdan$11.31359
125Mallard$11.28255
126Renwick$11.16228
127Dundee$11.14193
128Randolph$11.08183
129Rake$11.05179
130Frederika$10.99206
131Letts$10.91358
132Goose Lake$10.89250
133Birmingham$10.87371
134Yale$10.85265
135Lambs Grove$10.78174
136Hornick$10.74255
137Woden$10.68183
138Bode$10.64304
139Union$10.58378
140Cleghorn$10.49235
141Calamus$10.47348
142Danbury$10.43315
143Lytton$10.38274
144Stockton$10.37171
145Rhodes$10.36269
146Dedham$10.28221
147Deloit$10.28246
148Protivin$10.28264
149Meriden$10.28175
150Drakesville$10.24170
151Andrew$10.22374
152Royal$10.20379
153Bronson$10.14294
154Hancock$10.13199
155Rudd$10.13339
156La Motte$10.09235
157Melvin$10.05196
158Defiance$10.05248
159Floyd$10.02297
160Barnum$9.96186
161Panama$9.85234
162Grafton$9.83212
163Lynnville$9.68382
164Ionia$9.65220
165Salix$9.63303
166Van Wert$9.62175
167Luxemburg$9.58240
168Rippey$9.42217
169Farnhamville$9.18364
170Elberon$9.16178
171Middletown$9.16365
172Dixon$9.03204
173Lester$8.94309
174Blairsburg$8.93175
175Oakville$8.89198
176Harvey$8.71242
177Washta$8.65206
178Ollie$8.44196
179Thor$8.38182
180Rowley$8.31264
181South English$8.27196
182Boxholm$8.11177
183Bertram$8.10267
184Fostoria$8.10229
185Low Moor$8.10242
186Nichols$8.10317
187Laurel$8.10214
188Lineville$8.10194
189Luana$7.98303
190Lockridge$7.92245
191Grand River$7.86192
192Olds$7.86174
193Pulaski$7.58259
194Sheldahl$7.56312
195Fredonia$7.55227
196Worthington$7.50374
197Harpers Ferry$7.49273
198Alvord$7.41216
199Donahue$6.83336
200Packwood$6.77186
201Libertyville$6.60278
202Keswick$6.49238
203Crawfordsville$6.44278
204Holy Cross$5.91348
205Oakland Acres$5.88178
206Conesville$5.86350
207Maharishi Vedic City$3.87290
208Wahpeton$3.19337
209West Okoboji$2.92311
210Sherrill$2.66176
211Rickardsville$2.27204

The $8.10 limit

Hornick’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 $7.86 · FY26 $8.10 · FY27 $8.10 (before FY25, the general levy alone)

Outside the limit: $2.64 more5

  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$2.64 · $18,276

Tax increment financing (TIF)

Hornick’s TIF revenue, from its reports to the state. It budgeted $69,580 in TIF revenue for FY25.

$56,968
$54,021
YearTIF revenue
FY16$21,949
FY17$35,716
FY18$46,853
FY19$51,638
FY20$51,670
FY21$56,968
FY22$55,878
FY23$54,021
Show the numbers
YearTIF revenue
FY16$21,949
FY17$35,716
FY18$46,853
FY19$51,638
FY20$51,670
FY21$56,968
FY22$55,878
FY23$54,021

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$56,17375%
  • Liability, property & self insurance costs$18,27625%

Budget and spending

Reading a local budget

Where each dollar of Hornick’s budget goes, FY26

Public Safety: 84¢ of every dollar84¢General Government: 4¢ of every dollarBusiness Type / Enterprise: 4¢ of every dollarPublic Works: 3¢ of every dollarDebt Service: 3¢ of every dollarEverything else: 1¢ 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 209 Iowa cities closest in size (170–380 people).

Where it goesOf each dollarCities this size (209)
Public Safety84¢8¢
General Government4¢18¢
Business Type / Enterprise4¢37¢
Public Works3¢21¢
Debt Service3¢3¢
Everything else1¢13¢

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$96,88531%
  • Debt Service$86,96128%
  • Public Works$74,32824%
  • Public Safety$36,36212%
  • Culture and Recreation$15,4865%
  • Health and Social Services$2,8951%
  • Community and Economic Development$8500%

The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($95,316 in FY26), so this total is low.

Budget compared with what it spent, FY23
FunctionBudgetSpent
Public Works$60,750$47,186
Public Safety$26,150$1.6M
Health and Social Services$2,500$2,117
General Government$101,000$77,817
Debt Service$57,313$57,313
Culture and Recreation$11,700$12,353
Community and Economic Development$500$24,277
Capital Projects$54,404$142,954
Business Type / Enterprise$84,580$123,777

What it spent each year

FY24 left out6

$2.1M
$1.2M

Debt, reserves and audits

How local debt works · What an audit tells you

What Hornick owes

$798,271 at June 30, 2026: $3,130 per resident. 270th most per resident of 939 Iowa places of its kind (the list).7

$798,271
June 30OwedPer resident
2026$798,271$3,130
2025$494,000$1,937
2024$500,000$1,961
2023$565,000$2,216
2022$630,000$2,471
2021$683,372$2,680
2020$716,412$2,809
2019$346,000$1,357
2018$359,000$1,408
2017$372,000$1,459
2016$384,000$1,506
2015$396,000$1,553
2014$408,000$1,600
2013$430,000$1,686
2012$430,000$1,686
2011$450,000$1,765
2010$450,000$1,765
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June 30OwedPer resident
2026$798,271$3,130
2025$494,000$1,937
2024$500,000$1,961
2023$565,000$2,216
2022$630,000$2,471
2021$683,372$2,680
2020$716,412$2,809
2019$346,000$1,357
2018$359,000$1,408
2017$372,000$1,459
2016$384,000$1,506
2015$396,000$1,553
2014$408,000$1,600
2013$430,000$1,686
2012$430,000$1,686
2011$450,000$1,765
2010$450,000$1,765

Up 77% since 2010.

Money in reserve

The state’s budget files don’t include cities’ fund balances8. Hornick’s latest audit has them: Periodic Examination, period ending Wednesday, June 30, 2021 (PDF).

Audits9

The latest: Periodic Examination for the period ending Wednesday, June 30, 2021 (PDF), released Friday, April 1, 2022, by a CPA firm.

1 earlier report for Hornick

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: $34,211 in FY25, up 39% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 11% more. Grants are below.

Show the numbers
SourceFY22FY23FY24FY25
Road Use Tax (streets)$29,128$28,591$29,259$29,418
Commercial and industrial tax replacement (“backfill”)–$2,890$2,167$4,793

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.

$1.5M
$71,458
  • State grants$71,458100%
YearGrants and projects
FY19$0
FY20$0
FY21$0
FY22$241,214
FY23$1.5M
FY24$225,006
FY25$71,458
Show the numbers
YearGrants and projects
FY19$0
FY20$0
FY21$0
FY22$241,214
FY23$1.5M
FY24$225,006
FY25$71,458

Has it kept up with prices?

Each source from FY19 to FY25, after inflation.

  • Road Use Tax (streets)−4%$24,539 → $29,418, 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 51% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 21% more.

$48,357

Federal grants, for comparison: $513,983 in FY25.

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 · 1

3 seats: the top 3 win.

Local races from civicAPI and county auditors for Hornick; 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.

  • Hornick City Council At-Large (3 seats)
    Now held by Steve Holst, Mat Andresen, Dustin Johnston
  • Hornick Mayor
    Now held by Scott Mitchell

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

Kevin Alons (Sen. 7)Travis M. Sitzmann (Rep. 13)

U.S. House:District 4

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