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Morris, IL town hall & government

Morris spent $31 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $2,047 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Morris's money goes

Spent
$31 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,047
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
$167 per resident
Sewer & trash
$8 million26%
Administration & buildings
$6.5 million21%
Police
$4.9 million16%
Water & other utilities
$3.3 million11%
Roads & transportation
$3 million10%
Parks & libraries
$798,0003%
Interest on debt
$98,000<1%
Other
$4.5 million15%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 36%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Morris

Full-time staff
76
27 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$89,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
27
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
31 full-time14 part
Roads & transportation
17 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
12 full-time9 part
Water & other utilities
7 full-time
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part
Fire
0 full-time1 part
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

Morris Community High School District 101

Morris's high school district, shared with Goose Lake, Morris, Saratoga, Wauponsee, Erienna and Nettle Creek. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,309
Illinois: $21,567
Students
930
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.8 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal

  • Local 72%
  • State 25%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $13,309 per pupil, $7,789 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 Morris: Saratoga Community Consolidated School District 60C ($14,883 per pupil) · Morris School District 54 ($13,569 per pupil) · Nettle Creek Community Consolidated School District 24C ($23,654 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Morris pay

Typical tax bill
$5,106
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.06%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$247,400
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 Morris's government

🏛️ Official websitecity.mornet.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Morris →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Morris

Morris is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Morris'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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