Town Hall · Montezuma

Montezuma, GA town hall & government

Montezuma spent $5.9 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $2,019 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Montezuma's money goes

Spent
$5.9 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,019
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
$1.1 million
$386 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.6 million44%
Police
$901,00015%
Administration & buildings
$672,00011%
Water & other utilities
$501,0008%
Roads & transportation
$482,0008%
Parks & libraries
$137,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$61,0001%
Interest on debt
$32,0001%
Health & welfare
$31,0001%
Other
$497,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 41%
  • Interest, fines & other 19%
  • From other local governments 11%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • Utility sales 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Montezuma

Full-time staff
34
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
and 2 full-time firefighters
Police
11 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
7 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time
Fire
2 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time4 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time1 part
Other
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Macon County School District

Montezuma's K–12 school district, shared with Ideal, Marshallville and Oglethorpe. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,086
Georgia: $15,800
Students
1,099
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal

  • Local 48%
  • State 29%
  • Federal 23%

Of the $18,086 per pupil, $8,493 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 Montezuma pay

Typical tax bill
$1,429
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
1.33%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$107,700
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.

Local

Contact Montezuma's government

🏛️ Official websitemontezuma-ga.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Montezuma →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Montezuma

Montezuma is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Montezuma'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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