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Cass, MI town hall & government

Cass spent $4.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,952 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cass's money goes

Spent
$4.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,952
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
$2.2 million
$950 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million25%
Water & other utilities
$1.1 million24%
Roads & transportation
$812,00018%
Police
$564,00013%
Administration & buildings
$445,00010%
Parks & libraries
$300,0007%
Interest on debt
$5,000<1%
Other
$155,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 26%
  • Fees & charges 25%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Cass

Full-time staff
17
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
5 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time4 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cass City Public Schools

Cass's K–12 school district, shared with Evergreen, Novesta, Elkland, Greenleaf, Elmwood and Grant. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,224
Michigan: $16,528
Students
918
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.2 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal

  • Local 23%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $14,224 per pupil, $8,786 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 Cass pay

Typical tax bill
$1,688
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.49%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$113,100
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Cass's government

🏛️ Official websitecasscity.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cass →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cass

Cass is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Lisa C. McClain. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Cass'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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