Town Hall · Garden

Garden, CO town hall & government

Garden spent $1.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $6,925 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Garden's money goes

Spent
$1.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$6,925
typical Colorado cities: $2,526
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$545,00028%
Roads & transportation
$541,00028%
Administration & buildings
$506,00026%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$76,0004%
Parks & libraries
$47,0002%
Paid to other governments
$1,000<1%
Other
$216,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 87%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • From the state 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Garden

Full-time staff
8
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$69,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time7 part
Police
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Greeley School District 6

Garden's K–12 school district, shared with Evans and Greeley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,735
Colorado: $15,889
Students
22,505
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$368.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Colorado districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal

  • Local 45%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $14,735 per pupil, $7,325 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.

Local

Contact Garden's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofgardencity.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Garden →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Garden

Garden is represented in Congress by Senators Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper and Representative Gabe Evans. Jared Polis is governor.

All of Garden'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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