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How Seibert is run

Seibert spent $311,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,453 per resident.

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City budget
$311,000
spent, year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,453
Below typical Colorado cities ($2,526)
Long-term debt
$64,000
$299 per resident
City staff
2
full-time
Typical tax bill
$354
a year · CO $2,602

What stands out about how Seibert is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $1,453 per resident a year, or $3.98 a day

The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 22% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Sales taxes 30%Utility sales 22%Fees & charges 17%From the state 14%Property taxes 8%Other taxes & licenses 6%Interest, fines & other 2%
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $354 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.30% of the home’s value, vs 0.48% across Colorado.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Colorado$2,602
Seibert$354
$354
typical bill a year
0.30%
effective rate
$118,800
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Seibert’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

The school district

Hi-Plains School District R-23

Seibert’s K–12 school district, shared with Vona. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Seibert →
$22,479
per pupil · CO $15,889
117
students
$1.5 million
long-term debt

Of the $22,479 per pupil, $10,077 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 25%State 70%Federal 5%

Colorado districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Seibert

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Seibert yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Seibert

One full-time town employee for every 107 residents

On the payroll in March 2022 (a Census Bureau estimate).

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings1
Water & other utilities1
2
full-time
0
part-time
$71,600
average full-time pay, before benefits

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents Seibert

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Seibert.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Colorado HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Colorado SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Colorado

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Seibert’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Seibert is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Seibert get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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