Twenty-Nineteen is finally over and most of are probably saying hooray! I attended the Chambers annual dinner a few weeks ago and since 2019 was so challenging, we were asked to share something good about 2019. Mantorville saw historic flooding, wind damage and large hail damage, personally I had some challenges as well. When it came to my turn I said that my initial reaction to what was good about 2019 was that it was over! I then went on to say that if I had left my answer like that it would have been short sighted. With the Flooding the high winds and record-setting hail damage what I saw each time was our community coming together and neighbors helping neighbors. In my personal challenges too I have seen the true strength of a community like Mantorville with so many offers of help, support and prayers. Thank you one and all for everything you helped out with and the great offers of support, those have meant a great deal to my family.
The new year has begun and I am able to get back to my blog.
Lower Taxes for All
The City is allowed to charge up to 1%
of the taxable market value of a home. If the City were to charge the
entire 1%, our “advertised levy rate” would be “100%” of that
1%. In other words a house with a taxable market value of
$100,000 would be tax by the City in the amount of $1,000. Over the
last few years the City has either raised the levy by a small amount
like 3% or held even with a 0% levy. Thanks to the City council and
our committee chairs we were able to do something very few governing
bodies ever do, lower the rate at which we tax our citizens. In fact,
our rate for 2014 is lower than our rate for any of the last three
years. The City has passed a “1%” levy DECREASE that sets our
rate at less than three fourths of the max the City is allowed or a
dollar value of $422,995. In order to put this figure in perspective,
I have included a table below that illustrates the tax levy amounts
and levy rates for the last five years.
| Tax Year | Levy Dollar Amount | Levy Rate | Population | Cost / Person |
| 2009 | $406,611.00 | 56.00% | 1157 | $351.44 |
| 2010 | $414,743.00 | 57.00% | 1197 | $346.49 |
| 2011 | $423,037.00 | 63.00% | 1201 | $352.24 |
| 2012 | $427,268.00 | 73.00% | 1204 | $354.87 |
| 2013 | $427,268.00 | 72.00% | 1215 | $351.66 |
| 2014 | $422,995.00 | 72.00% | 1206 | $350.74 |
| 2015 | $424,525.00 | 72.00% | 1200 | $353.77 |
| 2016 | $427,226.00 | 70.00% | 1210 | $353.08 |
| 2017 | $440,118.00 | 68.00% | 1216 | $361.94 |
| 2018 | $453,322.00 | 61.00% | 1209 | $374.96 |
| 2019 | $480,521.00 | 57.70% | 1217** | $394.84 |
| 2020 | $509,352.00 | 56.75% | 1219** | $417.84 |
Last year we hired a new Public works employee and this year we are hiring a new Assistant Clerk. I am looking forward to 2020 and the many new promises it brings. The State of our City is strong and we will only continue to improve.
Yours in service,
Chuck Bradford
Mayor, City of Mantorville
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