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Bay Minette, AL town hall & government

Bay Minette spent $16.1 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,942 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Bay Minette's government.

Local leadership

Who runs Bay Minette

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Bay Minette's money goes

Spent
$16.1 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,942
typical Alabama cities: $2,292
Long-term debt
$18.1 million
$2,188 per resident
Police
$4.4 million27%
Parks & libraries
$2.7 million17%
Administration & buildings
$2.4 million15%
Fire
$1.6 million10%
Paid to other governments
$1.3 million8%
Sewer & trash
$1.2 million8%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.1 million7%
Interest on debt
$534,0003%
Roads & transportation
$512,0003%
Other
$307,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 47%
  • Other taxes & licenses 11%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From the state 6%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Bay Minette

Full-time staff
178
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$59,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
25
and 15 full-time firefighters
Police
34 full-time
Parks & libraries
27 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
20 full-time
Water & other utilities
20 full-time
Fire
15 full-time
Administration & buildings
11 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
11 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time
Health & welfare
0 full-time4 part
Other
37 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Bay Minette didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Baldwin County School District

Bay Minette's K–12 school district, shared with Daphne, Elberta, Fairhope, Foley, Loxley and Magnolia Springs. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,438
Alabama: $13,926
Students
31,818
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$192.6 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Alabama districts overall: 31% local, 53% state, 16% federal

  • Local 45%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $14,438 per pupil, $8,289 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Bay Minette pay

Typical tax bill
$529
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.31%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$173,000
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Bay Minette's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofbayminette.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Bay Minette →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bay Minette

Bay Minette is represented in Congress by Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Boyd Britt and Representative Barry Moore. Kay Ivey is governor.

All of Bay Minette's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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