Severance, CO town hall & government
Severance spent $20.1 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,903 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Severance's government.
Coming up at Severance's town hall
- Oct 5Mon · 5:00 pm
- Oct 7Wed · 6:00 pmCitizen Advisory Board3 S Timber Ridge Parkway Meeting page ↗
- Oct 7Wed · 6:00 pmCitizen Advisory BoardCitizen Advisory Board/Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee3 S Timber Ridge Parkway Meeting page ↗
- Oct 13Tue · 5:00 pm
- Oct 21Wed · 6:00 pmPlanning Commission3 S Timber Ridge Parkway Meeting page ↗
- Oct 27Tue · 6:00 pm
Recent meetings
- Sep 22Tue · 5:00 pmTown Council3 S Timber Ridge Parkway Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep 16Wed · 6:00 pmPlanning Commission3 S Timber Ridge Parkway Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep 8Tue · 6:00 pmTown CouncilTown Council Work Session/Regular Meeting3 S Timber Ridge Parkway Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep 7Mon · 5:00 pm
- Sep 2Wed · 6:00 pmCitizen Advisory BoardCANCELED Citizen Advisory Board/Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee3 S Timber Ridge Parkway Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Aug 25Tue · 5:00 pmTown CouncilTown Council Work Session/Regular Meeting3 S Timber Ridge Parkway Agenda ↗Minutes ↗Meeting page ↗
- Aug 19Wed · 6:00 pm
- Aug 11Tue · 5:00 pmTown CouncilPublic Safety Town Hall: Camera's, Radar and Community Policing3 S Timber Ridge Parkway Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
Official listings from Severance's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.
Where Severance's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 19%
- Fees & charges 18%
- Sales taxes 17%
- Interest, fines & other 15%
- From the state 12%
- Property taxes 10%
- Other taxes & licenses 6%
- From other local governments 3%
Who works for Severance
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Windsor School District RE-4
Severance's K–12 school district, shared with Windsor. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Colorado districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal
- Local 81%
- State 16%
- Federal 2%
Of the $12,442 per pupil, $6,771 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.
Also serving Severance: Ault-Highland School District RE-9 ($13,043 per pupil) · Weld County School District No. RE-2 ($12,663 per pupil).
Which schools Severance kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Severance pay
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.
Contact Severance's government
Who represents Severance
Severance is represented in Congress by Senators Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper and Representative Lauren Boebert. Jared Polis is governor.
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.