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Reform, AL town hall & government

Reform spent $1.4 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $921 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Reform's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$921
typical Alabama cities: $1,419
Long-term debt
$99,000
$64 per resident
Police
$374,00026%
Water & other utilities
$341,00024%
Sewer & trash
$330,00023%
Administration & buildings
$263,00018%
Fire
$66,0005%
Parks & libraries
$50,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 39%
  • Property taxes 31%
  • Other taxes & licenses 19%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From the state 1%

Reform didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Reform

Full-time staff
11
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time11 part
Police
4 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Reform didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Pickens County School District

Reform's K–12 school district, shared with Aliceville, Carrollton, Ethelsville, Gordo, McMullen and Memphis. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,040
Alabama: $13,926
Students
2,249
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 18%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 25%

Of the $15,040 per pupil, $8,307 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 Reform pay

Typical tax bill
$477
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.46%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$102,700
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Reform

Reform is represented in Congress by Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Boyd Britt and Representative Terri A. Sewell. Kay Ivey is governor.

All of Reform'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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